Predicting WWE's 10 Champions At The End Of 2018

5. RAW Women’s Championship - Asuka

Asuka WWE Champion
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It's tempting to put a heel Bayley in this spot, but the dominance of The Empress of Tomorrow is difficult to overlook. It is surely only a matter of time before Asuka wins the RAW Women’s Championship, and you can bet your bottom penny that her reign isn’t going to be a short one. WWE has invested plenty of time in Asuka, so they might as well go all the way with their most talented female.

Will Asuka stay undefeated all the way through 2018? That is less likely, but it isn’t out of the equation entirely. The winner of the inaugural women’s Royal Rumble could see her streak come to an end at WrestleMania 34, but the lack of clear opponent makes that somewhat unlikely. Is Alexa Bliss going to do it? Nia Jax? Sasha Banks? There aren’t a huge amount of options as of yet.

Asuka has to lose eventually, but there is no point in rushing that just yet. There is plenty more success in her immediate future, and the former NXT Women’s Champion will ride that wave all the way until the end of the year.

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