WWE News: Debut Match for Asuka Revealed at the TLC PPV
Oct 10, 2017 at 1:40 PM
As announced earlier, Asuka would be debuting at the TLC PPV on October 22nd.
The anticipation is quite high considering the dominant performer that the former NXT Women’s Champion is. She is still undefeated ever since debuting in the WWE. She also has the record of holding the title for 500 plus days which she never lost. Instead, she was forced to relinquish it due to an injury.
Numerous promos were aired on the Youtube channel of the WWE and the programming of Raw to hype up her debut. However, we were not aware of her first match on the main roster until this week’s edition of the flagship show.
UP NEXT: A #Fatal5Way #EliminationMatch will take place to determine who will face @WWEAsuka at #WWETLC! #RAW pic.twitter.com/WUFpilkjSz
— WWE (@WWE) October 10, 2017
As seen in a backstage segment, the women of the Raw women’s division was much excited to welcome her at TLC. A fallout broke out among all the women who got settled by the Raw GM, Kurt Angle. He decided to host a fatal-five-way match with the winner getting a shot to Asuka at the TLC PPV.
The match contested in an elimination style where the five women competing were Alicia Fox, Emma, Dana Brooke, Bayley and Sasha Banks participated. Quite surprisingly, Nia Jax was not present on last night’s show and hence was not part of this match.
What was even more surprising was that Bayley was the second one to get eliminated from the match and that too in the hands of Alicia Fox. It might be a sign of a rivalry between these two shortly.
It won’t be @DanaBrookeWWE…
It won’t be @itsBayleyWWE…
WHO will challenge @WWEAsuka in her debut match at #WWETLC?! #RAW #Fatal5Way pic.twitter.com/ng0Mj7LyzX— WWE (@WWE) October 10, 2017
Emma and Sasha Banks were the last two women standing inside the ring. The latter one was the favourite one to win the bout. However, it witnessed a quick finish, as Emma rolled Sasha up to get the pinfall. She will get the opportunity to face Asuka in her first-ever match on the main roster.
Social media is already BUZZING… @EmmaWWE will face @WWEAsuka at #WWETLC!!! #RAW #Fatal5Way pic.twitter.com/qNNithOjVi
— WWE (@WWE) October 10, 2017
These two had quite a history from NXT. So, this is going to be a reincarnation of rivalry on the flagship show. Also, The Empress of Tomorrow is supposed to win the match with quite an ease since Emma is not considered as an elite superstar on Raw, till date.