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#2 Mandy Rose
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How did Mandy Rose defeat Asuka?
Asuka ended 2018 as SmackDown Women’s Champion after she defeated Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair in a TLC Triple Threat match at the TLC pay-per-view to win the blue brand’s title for the first time in her career.
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Unfortunately for “The Empress of Tomorrow”, her three-month reign with the title was mostly forgettable. The standout moment came when she retained against Becky Lynch at the 2019 Royal Rumble, but her next rivalry with Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville left a lot to be desired.
Neither members of Fire ‘n’ Desire were able to defeat Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, but Rose did pick up a surprise non-title win on a February 2019 episode of SmackDown when she feigned an eye injury and rolled up her rival for a 1-2-3.
Why did Mandy Rose defeat Asuka?
At the time, Asuka’s SmackDown Women’s Championship reign was being completely overshadowed on Tuesday nights, so WWE had to do something to give her a new challenger for the title.
Rose’s victory led to her receiving a title opportunity at the Fastlane pay-per-view, where Asuka retained in a six-minute match and never looked likely to lose.
