WWE SummerSlam: 3 Superstars whose stock has risen since last year's PPV and 3 whose stock has fallen

#5 Asuka (Risen)

RETRIBUTION TIME for @WWEAsuka! #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/5Qr4YHT2Hs

— WWE (@WWE) August 4, 2020

One of the likely headline matches for this year's SummerSlam is Asuka's challenge of the RAW Women's Championship, especially after the way Sasha Banks and Bayley have wronged her. Bayley took out the departing Kairi Sane backstage, which led to Banks winning the RAW Women's Title from Asuka by count-out.

The SummerSlam match between the two will be excellent, similar to their encounters so far but, hopefully, with a proper finish. This is vastly different from the position Asuka was in one year ago. She, along with Sane, failed to capture the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

And as a result, the Kabuki Warriors were left off the SummerSlam card. Their fortunes completely changed a couple of months later, following a subtle heel turn from the duo. Asuka and Sane did a great job as Tag Team Champions, eventually losing the belts to the team they beat, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, at WrestleMania 36.

We have NEW @WWE Women's #TagTeamChampions, and their names are @AlexaBliss_WWE & @NikkiCrossWWE! #RAW #TagTeamTitles pic.twitter.com/GEtReNqkgS

— WWE (@WWE) August 6, 2019

Since then, the Empress of Tomorrow has gone from strength to strength. She won the Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match, which was actually for the RAW Women's Championship. Asuka's reign may not have been the greatest, but she remains in a prominent spot heading into SummerSlam. Do not be surprised if she regains the title in the near future.