Asuka’s WWE Status Amid Wrestling Retirement Rumors Revealed

Asuka is believed to be semi-retired from WWE following her emotional showdown with Iyo Sky at Backlash.

Asuka’s WWE Status Amid Wrestling Retirement Rumors Revealed

Iyo Sky and Asuka at WWE Backlash [via- WWE]

Asuka lost a gritty battle to Iyo Sky on Saturday at WWE Backlash. The emotions started to kick in once it was over. ‘The Empress of Tomorrow’ had tears in her eyes, and she pulled Sky in for a hug. Asuka was spotted waving her hands for the crowd while walking up that ramp to the back as if it were a goodbye from her.

While she has yet to confirm it, an assessment of the situation from Dave Meltzer has revealed that Asuka is semi-retired. The veteran journalist couldn’t elaborate on that phrase during Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez. Meltzer wasn’t sure if it’d mean Asuka going back to Japan and wrestling periodically.

Big E said during the Backlash post-show that he’d never seen Asuka that emotional. He wasn’t certain if she was indeed retiring or not. The former New Day member added that if that’s actually it for Asuka, she would be dearly missed.

Acknowledging her achievements from before her time in WWE, E affirmed that she further staked the claim of an all-time great in the Stamford-based promotion. Having debuted in WWE in October 2015, she would embark on a 149-match undefeated streak in NXT, which spilled over to the main roster until WrestleMania 34, where she incurred her first loss to Charlotte Flair.

The time span of her streak lasted 914 days. The Osaka-born wrestling icon also holds the distinction of winning the inaugural women’s Royal Rumble match in 2018. She’s had four different world title reigns on the main roster in WWE and five women’s tag team title reigns with the likes of Kairi Sane, Charlotte Flair, and Alexa Bliss.

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Asuka receives the admiration of fellow WWE women following tear-jerking Iyo Sky match

The match that Asuka had with Iyo Sky at Backlash could very well end up her last in WWE. They were the only women’s match on the card. Both were given an ample amount of time to express themselves in terms of the story they were telling on top of the in-ring action. And they delivered a match to remember.

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Asuka’s WWE future is uncertain (via- WWE)

Sky, the student, finally overcame her senpai in what truly appeared as a passing of the torch moment. In an emotional post-match note, Sky wrote on social media that her story with Asuka came to its final chapter with their match at Backlash. She added that her heart was full of emotions the moment it ended. ‘The Genius of the Sky’ was grateful for having spent time with Asuka and sitting under her learning tree.

She called them irreplaceable treasures. At last, she thanked the ‘Empress of Tomorrow’ and conveyed her love to the 44-year-old. Several of the women on the WWE roster also showered their appreciation for Sky vs. Asuka tearing the house down at Backlash. Rhea Ripley, who considers Sky her best friend, called the match phenomenal and hailed both the women involved as the best of the best.

Bayley called them two of the rarest wrestlers in the entire world, regardless of place and era. Nattie quoted a reply on Bayley’s post by adding that the passion they possess is palpable and Asuka & Sky strive to be the leaders in that ring. AJ Styles also bought the Asuka retirement rumors by posting their picture on Instagram. He wrote that he doesn’t know the facts but that she would be a Hall of Famer.

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