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#3 Asuka must win by DQ or lose in the dirtiest fashion imaginable
Carmella retaining her championship and continuing her abysmal reign is already a massive mistake, but after this week's SmackDown, that's what's set to happen. So the paramount question is how Asuka can be protected in defeat. Losing clean to a wrestler as bad as Carmella would be a catastrophe for her and send the SmackDown women's division into a full-blown crisis.
The likeliest outcome now is an appearance by James Ellsworth to help Carmella keep her title. The best options would be to either get Carmella disqualified or have his appearance lead to a countout for one of the competitors. If that doesn't happen, an extremely dirty pin (hopefully one which doesn't follow her awful superkick) is a bad compromise, but not a full-blown disaster.
Why this reign must continue is beyond me, but the company should at least let it happen only by the dirtiest of shenanigans so that Asuka can hopefully win the championship next month.
Teddy Long snaps when Swerve Strickland's race is brought up HERE
