WWE Fastlane 2019: 8 Things We Learned
8. Asuka Needs A Marquee Opponent For WrestleMania
Nobody is ready for Asuka, including WWE's writing staff.
The colourful Japanese princess of pain is a bit lost in the shuffle right now. Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair have stolen the majority of the headlines, and even Sasha Banks and Bayley's ascent to the Tag Title crown has made Asuka's life difficult. She's not a third wheel, she's a sixth.
Fastlane was another example of WWE's inability to write something compelling for the reigning SmackDown Women's Champ. Her match with Mandy Rose screamed house show, and it didn't exactly do much for Mandy and her pal Sonya Deville either. It looks like they could be heading for splitsville.
Forget that for now, 'cause Asuka is the more pressing concern. She badly needs a marquee opponent for WrestleMania. If she doesn't get one and WWE go down the Lacey Evans route (or, worse, a rematch with Mandy), then she could find herself in 'Mania hell.