Even though one has to feel good about Asuka winning the Women's Battle Royal on WWE SmackDown, one has to wonder if it was the right call to have her challenge both Sasha Banks and Bayley. This was an opportunity to elevate someone like Shayna Baszler or Tegan Nox to the next level, and one has to feel that WWE blew it.
At the same time, from a storytelling perspective, it's not the worst decision to have Asuka win the battle royal on WWE SmackDown either. There isn't enough time to build another challenger for Bayley at this point in time, with WWE SummerSlam only days away.
In 'Best and worst' tradition, this article too shall end with a gif of Little Miss Bliss. One has to wonder what lies in store for her, in the Universal Championship picture at SummerSlam.
Speaking of the WWE SmackDown women's division, check out Rick Ucchino's conversation with Sonya Deville in the link that's been posted above, ladies, and gentlemen.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
In addition to everything he does in Sportskeeda, Dasgupta is also the bassist and lyricist for heavy metal bands- Albatross and Primitiv.
Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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