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#1 Asuka's push in WWE to reportedly continue

The #WWERaw #WomensTitle was on the line as @WWEAsuka collided with @NiaJaxWWE! pic.twitter.com/r93xSxD53J

— WWE (@WWE) June 18, 2020

With Paul Heyman being removed as the Executive Director of Monday Night RAW, there has been a lot of speculation on who is safe and who isn't in terms of being pushed on WWE RAW. Considering most of the Superstars who were being pushed on RAW were favorites of Paul Heyman, it is likely that some of the Superstars will lose their steam in the coming weeks.

However, as per WrestleTalk, Asuka will not be one of those Superstars as Vince McMahon is reportedly high on the RAW Women's Champion.

However, our sources have told us that WWE higher-ups, including Vince himself, as still high on Asuka and see value in her as a top player in the women’s division, especially in the absence of Becky Lynch.

Asuka won the 2020 Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match and was given the RAW Women's Championship by Becky Lynch on RAW, as The Man relinquished the title and went on a sabbatical due to pregnancy.

It will be interesting to see how Asuka is booked on RAW in the coming weeks as she prepares to feud with Nia Jax and potentially Charlotte Flair.