WWE Clash of Champions: 5 potential finishes for Asuka vs Zelina Vega - RAW Women's Championship

Zelina Vega has become a surprise challenger for Asuka's RAW Women's Championship heading into this weekend's Clash of Champions event. It has already been announced that this match will be taking place on the kick-off show ahead of the event, which minimizes the chance of any controversy taking place.

Two weeks ago, Zelina Vega was still the manager of Andrade and it appeared as though Mickie James would be the challenger to the RAW Women's Championship heading into Clash of Champions, but all this changed when Vega confronted The Empress of Tomorrow on RAW.

This past week on RAW, Vega was able to win the right to challenge for the Championship when she defeated Mickie James, before attacking Asuka and bringing an end to her match against Peyton Royce.

There are a number of combustible elements in this match, and here are just 5 potential finishes for the match between Asuka and Zelina Vega.

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#5 Zelina Vega becomes RAW Women's Champion at Clash of Champions

Zelina Vega has been seen as a manager for much of her WWE career, but the former IMPACT Wrestling star also has a lot of experience when it comes to in-ring competition.

Vega was the woman who stepped up to Asuka a few weeks ago on RAW and slapped the taste out of her mouth, before then winning the chance to challenge for the championship when she defeated Mickie James.

With many of the women on the RAW roster already embroiled in feuds heading into Clash of Champions, Zelina Vega was the best choice for the match against Asuka and could potentially be the shock victor.

If Andrade and Angel Garza are around to involve themselves on her behalf then there could be a new Champion crowned at Clash of Champions.

#4 Peyton Royce interferes in the match at Clash of Champions

This past week on Monday Night RAW, Peyton Royce and Billie Kay were able to talk Asuka into a match after confronting the champion backstage. It appeared that Billie Kay wanted to wrestle The Empress of Tomorrow, but stepped aside in favor of her friend.

Royce then faced Asuka on RAW with Kay at ringside, but the Australian star was unable to secure her first win over the RAW Women's Champion and secure herself a future Championship shot because Zelina Vega interfered.

Royce will likely want revenge for Vega costing her one of the biggest opportunities of her career and she could do that by interfering in their match on the kickoff show at Clash of Champions.

Royce and Kay seem to still be on the same page despite splitting earlier this month, so The IIconics could both decide to interfere, or Royce could decide to make this statement on her own.

Royce doesn't currently have any kind of direction in WWE, but she could step into a feud with Zelina Vega if she makes the decision to interfere in the match at Clash of Champions and cost Vega her first-ever Championship in WWE.

#3 Andrade and Angel Garza make an appearance at Clash of Champions

Andrade and Angel Garza will challenge for the RAW Tag Team Championships at Clash of Champions when they once again take on The Street Profits since it appears that the duo now has something to prove.

Whilst Vega herself admitted that at present she is trying to show Andrade and Garza that she's more than just a manager, the duo will be pushing forward to try to win the RAW Tag Team Championships to prove that they don't need Vega.

Whilst Vega has already proved her point by getting into such an impressive match so quickly, this could all come crashing down if Andrade and Angel Garza decide that they want to interfere in the match.

There are a few different options that WWE have if Angel Garza and Andrade interfere at Clash of Champions, since the two stars could go on to either help or hinder their former business partner.

The split could have all been a ruse and now the two stars are set to help her to become RAW Women's Champion and then later in the night Vega will help her business partners to become Tag Team Champions.

#2 Asuka retains her RAW Women's Championship at Clash of Champions

Asuka was handed the RAW Women's Championship by Becky Lynch when The Man was forced to head off onto maternity leave back in May. The Empress of Tomorrow has since defended her title against all challengers on RAW.

Zelina Vega was a shock challenger for Asuka at Clash of Champions and she took her by surprise when she slapped her on RAW, but it's hard to see Vega being able to do that again.

The fact that this match has been put on the kick-off show for Clash of Champions means that there could be a straight forward plan and that is perhaps to have Asuka make light work of Zelina Vega before the main show.

It's impressive that the former NXT star has been able to put herself in this position after only leaving Andrade and Angel Garza just over a week ago, and there will be plenty of women's championship matches in her future.

Unless Vega is assisted by outside interference, then it's likely that this match will go the same way as many of The Empress of Tomorrow's other championship defenses over the past few months, and Vega will be easily defeated.

#1 Shayna Baszler finally sends a message to Asuka at Clash of Champions

The only reason that Shayna Baszler isn't challenging Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship at Clash of Champions is because The Submission Magician is busy in the Tag Team Championship picture.

Baszler is one half of the current Women's Tag Team Champions with Nia Jax, and the two women will defend their championships against Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan on Sunday night at Clash of Champions.

It's been proved on SmackDown that it's possible to be Women's Tag Team Champion and compete for the main Women's Championships as well, so there's nothing stopping Baszler from sending a message to Asuka on Sunday night.

The Queen of Spades could be looking for a match for the RAW Women's Championship at Hell in a Cell, and after Asuka is able to easily brush aside her latest challenger, Baszler could be the woman to step up and make it clear that The Empress still has a target on her back.

It will be interesting to see if Baszler and Jax are able to successfully defend their Championships and then challenge for the women's championship whilst trying to remain on the same page.