WWE Smackdown Live: 3 possible reasons why Charlotte won the women's championship
WWE pulled off the biggest surprise yet on the Road to Wrestlemania when Charlotte Flair defeated Smackdown Live women's champion Asuka for the championship on the latest episode of the show.
There was a scheduled fatal four-way match involving Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose, Naomi, and Carmella to be the number one contender for Asuka's title. But WWE completely ditched that match and set up a championship match between Asuka and Charlotte, which was eventually won by the Queen.
Charlotte is also set to main-event Wrestlemania 35 alongside Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch. So, how the dynamics of that match now goes remains to be seen.
Here are 3 possible reasons why Charlotte won the Smackdown Live women's championship:
#1 Giving credibility to the Smackdown Live women's title
Ever since Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch have been feuding with Ronda Rousey for the RAW women's title, the Smackdown Live part of the division has been hampered severely. Asuka is a credible champion in her own right but the rest of the division is not built up like Charlotte, Becky or even Asuka.
The fact that WWE was not able to single out an opponent for Asuka at Wrestlemania only proves the point that the Smackdown Live women's title scene needed strengthening. The match for the title at Fastlane involving Asuka and Mandy Rose was not good. Asuka's supposed opponent for Wrestlemania Lacey Evans also did not entirely convince that she deserves to be on the main roster.
WWE went for the tried and tested route of putting the title on Charlotte. Anyway, she has been like the third wheel in the Becky and Rousey feud. With the Smackdown title in her grasp, Charlotte can be portrayed as a genuine threat going into the match at Wrestlemania.