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#6 Asuka faces a game Peyton Royce, but the RAW Women's Champion has a new WrestleMania opponent

Charlotte Flair challenged Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship at WrestleMania a few weeks ago. While it was speculated that the Andrade situation was responsible for her being off the WrestleMania 37 poster and TV, that was not the case.

Charlotte Flair revealed that she has COVID-19, and now Asuka has to move on. Peyton Royce is one name that has been floating around, especially after her incredible promo on RAW Talk last week.

After the former Women's Tag Team Champion demanded for Asuka, she got what she wanted. While she fell short to the RAW Women's Champion, Royce gave Asuka the best match she has had in a while.

Despite an incredibly impressive showing by @PeytonRoyceWWE, #WWERaw Women's Champion @WWEAsuka gets the win! pic.twitter.com/cgbBlHVUkY
— WWE (@WWE) March 23, 2021

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Post-match, Royce's fellow Australian Rhea Ripley finally made her RAW debut. With no time to waste, she challenged Asuka to a RAW Women's Title match at WrestleMania. While The Empress declared that Ripley wasn't ready for her, she accepted and it's now official!

"I want a #WWERaw Women's Championship Match at #WrestleMania!" - @RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/IjNYfqJieX
— WWE (@WWE) March 23, 2021

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Rhea Ripley walked into WrestleMania 36 as the NXT Women's Champion, and she could walk out of WrestleMania 37 with the RAW Women's Title. The Rhea Ripley era could begin sooner than we think.

Another big takeaway is that this may have opened up the door for Peyton Royce to be a title challenger post-WrestleMania and a Champion down the line. It was a long overdue opportunity for the Australian.

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