Charlotte Flair walked into WWE SmackDown with the entire Women’s WarGames landscape on her shoulders, and she walked out with the one thing every team wants going into Survivor Series: the advantage. In a matchup built on years of history, tension, and championship-level precision, Flair defeated Asuka to tip the scales in her team’s favor — and she did it in a way that immediately reignited the rivalry between two of the most accomplished women in WWE history.
The story writes itself. These two have met fourteen times since WrestleMania 34, dead even at 6-6-2. Friday night broke the tie, and Flair didn’t just win — she outplayed one of the most dangerous technicians on the roster. Asuka tried to steal the moment with her signature mist, but Flair dodged, leaving a stunned timekeeper eating the full blast. Moments later, Natural Selection sealed the win and snapped Flair’s dry spell, marking her first singles victory since that summer showdown with Chelsea Green.
Backstage, the win carried even more weight. Flair and Alexa Bliss reportedly had to do some serious talking before Flair agreed to stand alongside Rhea Ripley — one of her fiercest rivals — in the WarGames match. Their uneasy alliance adds a volatile edge to Team Flair and Ripley, which also includes Iyo Sky and AJ Lee. On the opposite side, Asuka will regroup with Kairi Sane, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, and Becky Lynch, building a squad that’s just as unpredictable.
The loss stings for Asuka, especially after she and Sane took the Women’s Tag Team Titles off Bliss and Flair earlier this month, layering another chapter onto a drama-filled November.
With the advantage secured, Flair’s team now controls the pace inside WarGames — but Survivor Series has a habit of flipping expectations on their head. The question going forward is simple: did Flair’s victory actually stabilize her team, or is the combination of rivals and uneasy partners about to combust the moment that cage locks?
Either way, the countdown to Chicago just got a whole lot more interesting.