The wrestling world was shocked after Asuka dropped the Smackdown Women’s Championship this week. This came after Charlotte Flair defeated her in an impromptu match on Smackdown.
This is a decision that has been a hot topic of conversation since it happened, with many fans expressing their displeasure on social media.
We have some backstage notes to pass your way about the decision to put the Title back on Charlotte.
According to Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer forums (subscribe here), this was a decision made by Vince McMahon in the late afternoon before Smackdown.
He says that Vince didn’t feel it was worth having Asuka as the 17th or 18th match on the Wrestlemania card, where nobody would really care about it.
On Wrestling Observer Radio, it was also noted that the idea of including the Smackdown Women’s Title in the main event has been floating around for a few months now. Vince finally decided to pull the trigger prior to Smackdown this week at the last minute.
What did you think of WWE’s decision to put the Title on Charlotte Flair? Let us know in the comment section below.
On a related note, check out 5 possible reasons why Asuka dropped the Smackdown Women’s Title.