During the August 14, 2020 edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, a Women's Battle Royale was held to choose a competitor for Bayley's Women's SmackDown Championship Match at SummerSlam.
Bayley and Sasha Banks decided to kick the ring announcer from the ring and do it themselves. The Golden Role Models mimicked and mocked The Iiconics members Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, they continued to verbally attack and degrade each contestant as they called their names to join in-ring for the Women's Battle Royale. As Bayley went to read the last entrant's name, she looked stunned as she looked to WWE officials at ringside asking if they had made some mix-up.
Bayley got her answer as ASUKA'S music sounded over the speakers in the Performance Center. Asuka ran down the ramp towards the ring and went after Sasha Banks and Bayley who then fled the ring. The Women's Battle Royale carried on with: The Iiconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) vs. Asuka vs. Liv Morgan vs. Shotzi Blackheart vs. Tegan Nox vs. Nikki Cross vs. Dana Brooke vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Bianca Belair vs. Naomi vs. Tamina.
The last two WWE female superstars in the ring were Asuka and Shayna Baszler. Asuka was able to pull herself out of a Karifuda Clutch and flip Shayna Baszler out of the ring to the floor at ringside, winning the opportunity to take on Bayley at SummerSlam for the Women's SmackDown Championship!
.@WWEAsuka has done it!! The #EmpressOfTomorrow will challenge BOTH @itsBayleyWWE AND @SashaBanksWWE at #SummerSlam! #SmackDown #WomensBattleRoyal pic.twitter.com/FgXj3Y2OmG
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020
Asuka will now compete in TWO matches at SummerSlam as she is already set to take on Bayley's best friend and tag-team partner, Sasha Banks the same night for the Women's RAW Championship as well! Asuka now has the opportunity to leave SummerSlam with two championship belts!
