WWE Royal Rumble 2019: 4 Potential Finishes For Asuka vs Becky Lynch - SmackDown Women's Championship
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Asuka defends her SmackDown Women's Championship against Becky Lynch in just over a week's time at the 2019 Royal Rumble, just a year after The Empress of Tomorrow was the first ever winner of the Women's Royal Rumble.
Asuka went on to have quite an underwhelming year following her loss to Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania before her career picked back up in December when she won the SmackDown Women's Championship as part of the inaugural Women's TLC match.
SmackDown Live had been dominated by Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch over the past few months, but now Asuka is on top and finally, it could be time for The Empress of Tomorrow to prove her worth and brush aside The Lasskicker one-on-one.
Here are just four potential finishes for their match next Sunday night in Chase Field, Phoenix.
#4 Asuka retains her SmackDown Women's Championship
Asuka only won the SmackDown Women's Championship because Ronda Rousey interfered in her match and cost both Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch the title. The Empress of Tomorrow is fully aware of this fact and has been pushing to prove her worth ever since TLC.
The only way Asuka can prove that she is a worthy Champion is by defeating former Champion Becky Lynch in a one-on-one match so that she can then move on to other challengers on the SmackDown brand.
Asuka was once undefeated for more than two years. She has also held the NXT Women's Championship and won the first ever Women's Royal Rumble; just because she had a lackluster 2018 doesn't mean that she no longer has what it takes to be taken seriously in a match of this caliber.