Qoraal sii socota faqradan - Bishii Abriil 17, Asuka waxaa loo qoray SmackDown iyada oo qayb ka ah 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up, iyada oo markii ugu horreysay ka soo muuqatay iyada oo ka badbaadisay Charlotte Flair iyo Becky Lynch weerar ay soo qaadeen The IIconics (Billie Kay iyo Peyton Royce) ka dibna <unk> Horyaalka Haweenka ee SmackDown Carmella. Munaasabaddii 15-ka May ee "SmackDown", Agaasimaha guud ee SmackDown Paige ayaa carqaladeeyay Carmella, si ay ugu dhawaaqdo inay difaaci doonto Horyaalka Haweenka SmackDown ee Asuka at Money in the Bank. Munaasabadda 17-kii Juun, Asuka waxay ku guuldareysatay Carmella ka dib faragelin ka timid soo noqoshada James Ellsworth, iyada oo la kulantay guuldaradeedii ugu horreysay ee rasmiga ah ee WWE. Paige ayaa markaa siisay Asuka dib-u-ciyaar dhacday 15-kii Luulyo ee Extreme Rules, taas oo Asuka ay lumisay ka dib markii ay ka mashquulisay Ellsworth, oo ku xirnaa giraanta ka sareysa qafis shark, oo Carmella u adeegsatay inay ku guuleysato ciyaarta. Bishii Sebtembar, Asuka waxay caawisay Naomi, ka dib markii ay ka adkaatay Peyton Royce waxaa weeraray The IIconics. Taasi waxay keentay in labadii kooxood ay isku horfadhiyaan 6dii Oktoobar ee WWE Super Show-Down, halkaas oo Asuka iyo Naomi looga adkaaday. Sidoo kale waqtigaas, waxaa lagu dhawaaqay in Asuka iyo The Miz ay ka qeyb qaadan doonaan xilli ciyaareedka labaad ee tartanka Mixed Match Challenge. Waxay socon lahaayeen ilaa semi-finalka, halkaas oo ay ka saari lahaayeen guuleystayaasha ugu dambeeya R-Truth iyo Carmella. Bishii Nofeembar 18, Asuka waxay ka qeyb qaadatay taxanaha Badbaadada
waxay ka mid aheyd kooxda Smackdown, halkaas oo ay aheyd haweeneydii ugu dambeysay ee laga saaro kooxda Smackdown.