WWE 2017 recap: 10 bad things and 12 good ones

Modified Dec 31, 2017 11:27 GMT

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Good: Asuka carries the torch

2017 wasn't a good year for WWE's women, but it was a great year for one. Asuka put on tremendous matches with Ember Moon and Nikki Cross, and though she vacated the NXT Women's Championship after her instant classic with the former in Brooklyn, she hasn't missed a beat on the main roster. She's gotten over on RAW at a rapid pace, looks like a star, and is poised to ascend even greater heights in 2018.

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Asuka has single-handedly carried the torch of WWE's self-congratulatory "women's revolution," and her coming title reign will usher in a far better era for the division.

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