Charlotte Flair defeated Asuka during “WWE SmackDown” to earn the advantage for her team within the Women’s WarGames match at Survivor Series.
Flair is about to team with Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, Alexa Bliss, and AJ Lee within the eponymous match on the event, while Asuka teams together with her Women’s Tag Team Championship partner Kairi Sane, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, and Becky Lynch. Flair took somewhat convincing before she teamed together with her rival in Ripley, having told Bliss at first that she would not have the ability to compete alongside her.
Bliss and Flair had also lost their Women’s Tag titles to Asuka and Sane earlier within the month, adding to the story of the long-time rivals during Friday’s match.
Going into the bout, Flair and Asuka had met in 14 singles matches since WrestleMania 34, with the record tied at 6-6-2. Flair pulled ahead of their saga on Friday having endured Asuka’s best efforts, specifically an try to mist her opponent; Flair avoided it, ensuring that a timekeeper got the mist to the face as an alternative, taking the motion back into the ring to hit Natural Selection and get the winning pinfall.
Flair’s win over Asuka was also her first singles win since defeating current Women’s United States Champion, Chelsea Green, in August.