Who should end Asuka's streak?

#2 Medium Term: Bayley at SummerSlam 2018 (~10 Months)

The redemption story.

When talking about credibility earlier, surely it can't mean Bayley, right? She's currently near the bottom of the totem pole because of her horrendous main roster booking. Yet Bayley, like Ember Moon, has already put on two showcase matches with Asuka. Their history would make for a great program.

Asuka first became the monster that she is on Bayley's watch, ripping the NXT Women's Championship from her hands and then, to quote the Empress, "ended her dreams where they came true" in a heartbreaking match in Brooklyn.

In many respects, Bayley never recovered and her career has been downhill since Asuka pushed her off the cliff. Coming back to exorcise her demons and finally defeat Asuka would be the ultimate redemption story.

The chief problem here (aside from promos) is that Bayley would first have to recover her credibility. As it stands now, she's nowhere near Asuka's level, and her rebuilding would take a longer time than simply calling Ember Moon up.

Bayley can start her redemption arc by re-igniting her feud against Alexa Bliss (after she drops her title), who in many ways was responsible for sending her into the abyss. It can start with a month of merciless taunts leading into the next PPV.

However, there can be no doubt about the match. Bayley needs to crush "Little Miss Bliss" and make a statement that she's not to be trifled with. Yet, while this demon has been exorcised, the ultimate one awaits.

The next few months would need to repeat a familiar pattern: Bayley keeps winning matches, only to have heard heart broken again and again when it comes to #1 contender opportunities. The word begins to go around that Bayley "just can't win the big one."

Meanwhile, Asuka shoots down everyone that prevails over Bayley in those big matches without fail until finally, the latter would win a title opportunity of her own, preferably over one of her fellow Four Horsewomen so the match is competitive and emotional.

This would only be the start though...the real battle has yet to begin. Asuka's already destroyed Bayley twice, as well as all of her friends that she's had trouble defeating. What makes Bayley think she can do what they couldn't?

You know where it ends. In a classic match to rival her previous Brooklyn glory, the ultimate underdog finally overthrows the undefeated empress, ending in a celebration that might just move many to tears. Asuka loses none of her mystique and Bayley redeems not only her story but also her career.