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On the penultimate SmackDown Live before WrestleMania 35, WWE pulled off a huge swerve when they announced that Charlotte Flair would be facing off against SmackDown Women's Champion, Asuka, with the title on the line.
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Most WWE fans felt that Flair, like Becky Lynch, would only have eyes on the RAW Women's title and Ronda Rousey, heading into WrestleMania 35, where the trio will face off for the RAW Women's title, which will also headline WrestleMania - a first for the women.
The match is getting a lot of attention among the WWE Universe as well as casual fans and the mainstream audience, thanks to the long build towards the match, and also the incredible Twitter exchanges that all three Superstars have had against each other.
But WWE threw a spanner in the works after Charlotte Flair won the match and became 8-time women's champion and a three-time SmackDown Women's Champion.
As of now, the SmackDown Women's title is not being defended at WrestleMania 35, but I am quite sure that the title will be on the line on April 7, 2019, at the MetLife Stadium. Here are 5 opponents for Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 35:
Outside Pick: Shayna Baszler
WrestleMania is all about big moments, debuts, and surprises. One big surprise that could shock the audience is the introduction of a new Superstar to challenge Charlotte Flair. One Superstar who is ready to step up to the main roster from NXT is current NXT Women's Champion, Shayna Baszler.
At NXT TakeOver: New York, on WrestleMania weekend, Baszler will be defending her NXT Women's Championship against Io Shirai, Bianca Belair and Kairi Sane. If Baszler drops the belt there, it's highly likely that she will be moving to the main roster.
A way to make a big entrance to the main roster is by challenging Flair, which also ties in with the Rousey-Flair-Lynch storyline, as Baszler is close friends with Rousey.
#1 Asuka
The most likely choice of opponent for Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 35 will be Asuka, the woman she beat to win the SmackDown Women's title.
Asuka and Flair battled each other a year ago at WrestleMania 34, where Asuka's undefeated streak was finally ended by Flair, who went on to retain her SmackDown Women's title.
Asuka and Flair also competed in a triple threat match alongside Becky Lynch at TLC, where an interference by Ronda Rousey helped Asuka win the SmackDown Women's title, which she lost to Flair this week.
I don't think Asuka will win back her title, if she faces Charlotte at WrestleMania 35, as WWE will want to have two title holders in the high-profile main event, but as was evidenced in the match on SmackDown, the two talented stars will put on a great show.
#2 Mandy Rose & #3 Sonya Deville
Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville were to compete in a No.1 Contender's match on this week's SmackDown Live, alongside Naomi and Carmella, with the winner getting an opportunity to face Asuka.
But that match was scrapped and replaced with the title match between Charlotte and Asuka.
Rose and Deville, who are good friends, have not been on the same page over the last few weeks after Deville cost Rose the match when she faced off against Asuka at Fastlane.
We could maybe see a singles match or a triple threat match, where there may be a possibility of Rose and Deville turning on each other and one of them turning heel.
Charlotte will most likely not walk out of the match without the belt around her waist, and this match could be just a way to give her a win at WrestleMania, considering Becky Lynch is the favourite to win the triple threat match.
#4 Naomi & #5 Carmella
It's a pity that a talented Superstar like Naomi has been sidelined and not featured much on SmackDown, while also not having a match for WrestleMania 35 as of now. Naomi is a two-time SmackDown Women's champion but hasn't had too many title opportunities lately.
Perhaps we could see Naomi added to a multi-woman match for the SmackDown Women's championship match, alongside another former SmackDown Women's champion, Carmella.
WWE may want to give all these talented women their WrestleMania moment by putting them in a match to face off against Charlotte at the start of the night, which will give Charlotte ample time to get prepared for the triple threat match for the RAW Women's championship that will close WrestleMania 35.
This may be just a filler match but it could deliver if the likes of Asuka, Charlotte Flair, and Naomi are in the same ring!
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