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The Empress of Tomorrow has been out of action for over a year due to injury.
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When is Asuka expected back in WWE?
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When will Asuka be ready to come back?

That's the question that's been on the minds of her fans for some time now. The multi-time Women's Champion has been out of action for over a year at this point due to injury. She last competed at Backlash 2024, where Kairi Sane and herself dropped the Women's Tag Team Championships to Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select recently inquired about her status, and was informed that Asuka being out this long was always expected. Even though her name has cropped up every now and again during creative meetings.

"We’re told that when Asuka was injured, WWE was pretty sure she’d miss the rest of 2024, and the 2025 WrestleMania," Ross Sapp reported Monday. "When Fightful asked about Asuka’s status ahead of WrestleMania, we were told that there wasn’t serious consideration for her as she was still injured."

While discussions have been held about her eventual return to the ring, Ross Sapp was told that she isn't expected back imminently.

Asuka's tag team partner Kairi Sane did recently return from her own injury related hiatus. While she failed to qualify for the Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match, she did defeat former Women's World Champion Liv Morgan Monday Night on Raw, thanks to a major miscommunication between Judgment Day members.

Should Sane and Morgan, who is still one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, continue their feud beyond this week, Kairi could be in need of some backup against Liv and Raquel Rodriguez.

With Asuka still sidelined, any support for Sane would likely come from her old Damage CTRL cohort IYO SKY. The reigning Women's World Champion is in a bit of a holding pattern with much of the roster tied up in Money in the Bank Qualifying Matches.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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