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2. Asuka Defeats James Ellsworth

James Ellsworth’s got a love life so hot that he can fry an egg on it. In fact, he’s got a date with Smackdown GM Paige tonight. In other words, he’s got a match with Asuka tonight, as announced by Paige last week.

Asuka has wanted a piece of James Ellsworth ever since this year’s Money in the Bank PPV, when Ellsworth made a shocking return in an Asuka costume. This mystical costume disguise distracted Asuka and hindered her from winning her title match with Carmella.

Since Ellsworth was the reason Asuka lost to Carmella at MITB, this matchup was bound to happen. James Ellsworth is known for having intergender matches in the WWE. Check out the link from WWE’s Youtube page below, in which he faced Becky Lynch on November 7, 2017:

Asuka’s match with James Ellsworth will have a similar outcome, in which she will evidently pick up the victory and gain momentum for her Smackdown Women’s Title match against Carmella at Extreme Rules. Ellsworth is not ready for Asuka and not even a distraction from Smackdown Women’s Champion Carmella can hinder Asuka from tearing James Ellsworth apart. Any man with two hands has a fighting chance, except when that man is facing ASUKA!