WWE has announced that a Women’s Championship presentation will take place on tonight’s SmackDown as Asuka will receive a new title belt.
Asuka enters the show as the Raw Women’s Champion despite being a member of the SmackDown roster.
Asuak ended Bianca Belair’s reign as the Raw Women’s Champ at Night of Champions last month. When the Draft took place, Belair was the Raw Women’s Champion and Rhea Ripley was the SmackDown Women’s Champion. They’ve since swapped brands.
“Tonight on SmackDown, Raw Women’s Champion Asuka will have a WWE Women’s Championship Presentation,” WWE wrote in the announcement. “The WWE Universe will be waiting with bated breath to see how Asuka reacts and what the new design will look like.”
Here is the updated card for tonight’s SmackDown that takes place at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa:
Jey Uso makes his choice about whether he’s siding with Jimmy Uso or Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa
Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Santos Escobar vs. Mustafa Ali
Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Butch vs. Baron Corbin
Women’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Bayley vs. Michin
Women’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: IYO SKY vs. Shotzi
Asuka to be presented with new WWE Women’s Championship
TONIGHT on #SmackDown
A WWE Women’s Championship Presentation!
📺 8/7c on @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/ThdtWwaX7Y
— WWE (@WWE) June 9, 2023
