Backstage Update on Asuka’s WWE Status – PWMania

Due to an injury, one of WWE’s best wrestlers will be out of action for a while.

That star is Asuka, who has been sidelined following knee surgery. It all started back in March, when fans watched her limp along during the final moments of a SmackDown episode after she, along with Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY and Kairi Sane, lost to Bianca Belair, Naomi and Zelina Vega at WWE house shows.

There were concerns that Asuka was nursing an injury, as she appeared to suffer a leg injury during the main event segment where Damage CTRL defeated Bayley. She continued to work matches, including Backlash France in April, where she lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship to Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill.

After announcing she was taking a break due to a knee injury, she underwent surgery and began rehabilitation, documenting her journey in a series of vlogs on her YouTube channel.

Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp indicated in an interview that Asuka will be out of the ring before the end of the year.

Sapp said: “(Asuka is) not expected to be back at the end of the year, according to people at WWE. But anything can happen. (I) don’t know yet what kind of surgery it’s going to be.”