10 Biggest booking mistakes by the WWE this decade

#8 Charlotte Flair breaking Asuka's Streak At Wrestlemania 34

Could have been great

On 28th January 2018, Asuka won the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble. Although her win was a bit overshadowed by Ronda Rousey's arrival on the main roster, it was a big deal. On the SmackDown brand's pay-per-view Fastlane, Asuka finally chose her opponent at Wrestlemania 34 i.e. Charlotte Flair.

Although the buildup to the match wasn't great, it was one of the biggest draws on the card.

Since her NXT debut, Asuka was yet to be defeated. So, when Charlotte stepped into the ring to defend her SmackDown Women's Championship, all the odds were in the favour of Asuka. It would have been a logical decision too, as it was too early to break her winning streak. But, in a surprising booking decision, WWE made Asuka tap out to Charlotte's figure-8 submission move, thus ending her streak.

Up to that point, Asuka's character was largely dominated by her undefeated streak. Thus, the sudden lack of it took away all the momentum that Asuka had built-up since arriving on the main roster. It can be argued that a broken streak leaves her open to better rivalries, but WWE has yet to utilize on them.

Since then, Asuka has lost a tag team match and a title bout against Carmella and has barely appeared on weekly shows. It is now clearly evident that breaking her streak was a bad booking decision.

Rumours are floating around that Charlotte broke Asuka's streak to set up Wrestlemania 35's main event against Ronda Rousey. But was it worth breaking Asuka's streak?