5 takeaways from WWE Backstage (January 14th, 2020)

#2 Asuka getting her due

The Empress of Tomorrow misted the Champ on the latest RAW

Contract signings always end in calamity and the latest one between Asuka and Becky Lynch for the RAW Women's Championship didn't disappoint. Prinze Jr. has always loved Asuka saying that he's "been a fan of her since she came in" and that "this new philosophy she's taking is old-school" regarding the mist and her arrogant promos in Japanese.

The actor went on to say that "she (Asuka) has embraced it on another level" and that "her personality is really coming through". Prinze Jr. also loves how the Empress of Tomorrow "is a great, real, legitimate obstacle for Becky Lynch who's been a steamroller" over the past year and a half.

Woods added that "it's great that we remember how dangerous Asuka can be" because "we sometimes forget how dangerous people are" after falling to the likes of Charlotte Flair and other top stars.

Moon provided some more great insight as usual, saying that "Asuka is a hard-hitter. Asuka is a dominant force. She is the monster that she was in NXT and it took a while to get back to that."

She also added a great idea for WWE at the Royal Rumble if they were so bold, claiming that "if I was booking this, Asuka would win. If Asuka won at Royal Rumble, that would steal the show". Her reasoning was that it "would give Becky more depth and more of an evolution because I love Becky chasing the title."