10 WWE Storylines from 2018 that didn't get resolved

#3 Why did Asuka scream?

No one knows why Asuka reacted the way she did

Asuka’s undefeated streak from NXT put every female wrestler on the main shows on alert, and when Asuka first arrived on Raw in September 2017, she quickly continued her winning ways, including being the sole survivor of the women’s elimination match at Survivor Series and winning the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble.

Despite having only tapped out once at WrestleMania 34, Asuka was heading into her second WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship at Money in the Bank against Carmella as indestructible as ever.

Whilst the match was fairly evenly balanced throughout, Asuka eventually gained the upper hand, and it appeared she was going to finally claim the Smackdown Women's Championship. Then, something interesting happened.

Someone approached the ring, dressed up in Asuka’s outfit, and distracted her. When the masked person later revealed themselves to be none other James Ellsworth, Asuka completely freaked out as if she had just seen a ghost.

Her reaction does pose the question of why she reacted in such a way. There’s no history between her and Ellsworth, and if she was genuinely reacting in such a way because she just doesn’t like anyone else wearing her clothes, then it’s a tenuous way of showing Asuka’s weakness, considering she’s such a focused wrestler with solid victories over Bayley, Ember Moon, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax and almost everyone else on the main roster.

Even though Asuka eventually fought James Ellsworth and won, the fact remains that Asuka didn’t mention once after the match why she had such a problem with James Ellsworth wearing her clothes, leaving her reaction as an unresolved storyline.