7 Ups And 4 Downs From WWE Raw Christmas Night (Dec 25)

3. Nobody’s Ready

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Ever since joining the Raw roster this fall, Asuka has been kept strong, but also out of the championship picture.

The Empress of Tomorrow was undefeated in NXT and retired as women’s champion after 16 months. In WWE, she has dominated, but hasn’t faced top-tier women yet. While that’s smart, it also makes it tough for Asuka to vault to the top of the division.

That is, until the women’s Royal Rumble was announced. And Asuka announced Monday that she’s entering the Rumble, meaning she could earn a title shot without having to ploy through the roster and leaving her some competition if she wins the title.

And just to show how big of a threat she is, Asuka kicked Alexa Bliss’ head off during a staredown in the ring. That’s how you make a statement.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.