10 Biggest Shock Signings AEW Could Make From The WWE Roster

9. Asuka

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Injury has kept Asuka off our screens for what feels like forever. Apparently cleared to perform and with the Royal Rumble only days away, speculation about her return has been inevitable. She’s the sort of name that WWE could easily insert straight into a title programme.

On the other hand, she could easily end up playing second fiddle if Bayley also makes a surprise comeback. Imagine if instead, she showed up somewhere else entirely. Asuka becoming All Elite would be a game-changer.

“The Empress Of Tomorrow” is one of the most talented and charismatic performers on WWE’s books. She’s also Japanese and working for a company with a shaky record when it comes to presenting talent from her homeland. Asuka is no exception.

WWE have given her multiple runs with top titles but also squandered her undefeated streak, allowed James Ellsworth to make her look foolish and stuck her in a tag team with another Japanese wrestler because reasons.

All that said, she’s the biggest female star in the company outside of the horsewomen. While it sometimes feels like WWE don’t know what they have with her, you can bet they know enough to not want to gift her to the competition.

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