Asuka vs. Liv Morgan is now official for Friday’s Elimination Chamber go-home edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX.
The match was made after a Twitter exchange between Asuka, Morgan and Carmella, which you can see below. Monday’s RAW saw Carmella, Asuka and Nikki Cross defeat Morgan, Natalya and Raquel Rodriguez in a RAW vs. SmackDown match featuring Elimination Chamber participants. Carmella posted a photo of Morgan tapping out to Asuka in the match, and wrote, “I guess @YaOnlyLivvOnce wasn’t ready for @WWEAsuka … [smirking face emoji]
Morgan then responded and called Carmella out, writing, “Hahahaha not u thinking of me on a random Thursday afternoon [heart hands emoji] Not only am I ready for @WWEAsuka & #WWEChamber… I’m ready for u Mella. Anytime, anywhere princess [winking face with tongue emoji]”
Carmella responded and suggested a match between Morgan and Asuka, writing, “Woah woah woah @YaOnlyLivvOnce! This has nothing to do with me. @WWEAsuka is the one who made you TAP. I’m sure she wouldn’t mind doing it again. Personally, I would LOVE to see that. [smiling face emoji]”
Asuka then chimed in with a clip of her strikes to Morgan from RAW. She captioned the video with, “No one is as ready for #EliminationChamber as Asuka [clown face emoji]”
Morgan then called Asuka out for SmackDown, writing, “How about u get an earlier flight to Montréal then so we can test that theory out ? [winking face emoji]”
Finally, Adam Pearce then made the match official for SmackDown.
“BREAKING: Clearly @WWEAsuka and @YaOnlyLivvOnce have unresolved issues lingering from #WWERaw. They will get the chance to resolve them in person tomorrow night on #SmackDown when they go one-on-one in Montreal! It is official,” he wrote.
Below is the updated card for tomorrow’s SmackDown from the Bell Centre in Montreal, along with the aforementioned tweets:
* Go-home build for Elimination Chamber
* Asuka vs. Liv Morgan
* Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler vs. Natalya and Shotzi
* Sami Zayn returns to Montreal
* The Viking Raiders vs. Sheamus and Drew McIntyre
* WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER defends against Madcap Moss
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