10 Booking Steps For Asuka On WWE's Main Roster
7. Unwelcome
Carmella's arrogance is ultimately her undoing. Mistakenly believing her cash-in would lead to an easy retention over the newcomer, she is outmatched and embarrassed in Asuka's main roster debut.
Harking back to the brief times they shared on NXT, 'The Princess Of Staten Island' begs for forgiveness and contrition but is mercilessly destroyed with a raft of kicks and strikes that end her title reign almost as quickly as it started.
Dominant, decisive and dangerous, the new SmackDown Women's Champion sets her stall out with the victory, and opens the post-Survivor Series edition of the show with a hard-fought title match victory over Natalya.
The pair shake hands after the match, but are both decked by an enraged Carmella and James Ellsworth, as well as Tamina and Lana. Carmella announces the formation of a new and improved Welcoming Committee, advising the downed former and current champion that she is the only set to reclaim the prize.
Undeterred, Asuka returns the following week with a victory over Lana, and works through all the members of the group despite numerical disadvantage en route to again soundly defeating the former 'Ms. Money In The Bank' at the December pay-per-view.