SmackDown Women's Champion: Mandy Rose
Speaking of being on the knife edge, this one is too. Unfortunately, I slightly favor Mandy Rose walking out of MetLife Stadium with the gold.
A top AEW star just called one of his colleagues 'spoiled' and 'narcissistic' HERE.
We're probably headed for a triple threat match between Asuka, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville. Lacey Evans might possibly be added to make it a fatal four-way. That scenario means that Asuka can lose the title without getting pinned, protecting her in defeat. With the focus and build she's gotten, Mandy Rose has a slightly greater than 50% chance in such a match, especially with Asuka being advertised for Raw's Japan shows in June, suggesting she might be moving.
But there's also a decent chance Asuka retains. Nobody cares about Mandy Rose, and Fastlane especially made it clear as day that she's not championship material. A Mandy Rose reign would be asking for an exact repeat of Carmella's failed reign a year ago.
Asuka has a way of surviving when everyone thinks she can't, so perhaps WWE will continue to see sense and leave the title on her until the division can be strengthened in the Shakeup, where someone more worthy can eventually succeed her. It's notable that Mandy's build hasn't been super strong or notable. It's just been there.
Fingers crossed, but I still favor Mandy, ever so slightly. Sonya, unfortunately, would probably only be there to get pinned, even though she's much better than Mandy.