The Empress of Tomorrow broke character and hugged Lynch during the segment. Sportskeeda’s Tom Colohue revealed on the new Dropkick DiSKussions podcast that Asuka was not informed about Becky Lynch’s pregnancy, however, she did know that she would get the title.
According to Colohue, that was Asuka’s real reaction and not something that was done for kayfabe reasons. The reaction was genuine and heartfelt and it may have possibly turned Asuka babyface in the process.
Face turn for Asuka?
Tom speculated that WWE may want Asuka to be the top babyface going forward as they would not have allowed the new RAW Women’s Champion to react in the manner that she did if the plan was to keep her as a heel.
It was also noted that Asuka, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax are the three top women on the Red Brand and not all of them can be heels. Out of the aforementioned Superstars, Asuka is the ideal choice to be the face of the brand.
Tom explained the following to host Korey Gunz on the Dropkick DiSkussions podcast:
Asuka is one of the most popular female Superstars in the company and her highly-entertaining work off late has helped increase her stock in the eyes of the fans. Her genuine reaction during the RAW segment may have been the beginning of a deserved babyface run.
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