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Vic Joseph announces the Kabuki Warriors will face Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair for the tag team titles because Natalya had family obligations. Becky tells the audience about Natalya in her promo before talking about the Raw Women's Championship (which she holds) and Survivor Series while listing the Kabuki Warriors as two of her foes. Charlotte and then the Kabuki Warriors come out for their match.
Midway through the match Shayna Baszler shows up. Shayna took out Bayley on the earlier SmackDown Manchester, England show. Kairi attacks Charlotte. Asuka and Kairi keep Charlotte away from tagging Becky for a while. Shayna climbs on the apron to distract Becky but is attacked by Bayley. The distraction is enough for Asuka to roll up Becky. Shayna ducks into the audience while Bayley attacks Becky as Becky's attempting to catch up to Shayna.
Mar 7, 2024
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The week before Charlotte and Natalya formed a tag team to defeat the IIconics.
The Kabuki Warriors are already in the ring when this segment starts. Charlotte walks to the ring. Crown Jewel 2019 (and the mishaps following that show) aired on October 31; a video package plays hyping the importance of the first professional women's wrestling match in Saudi Arabia, Natalya vs. Lacey Evans. No one on commentary asks why the Kabuki Warriors turned on Paige. Commentary does mention Paige needing to see an eye specialist after getting misted the week earlier. During the match Charlotte takes out Asuka after she gets Kairi's foot on the ropes. Charlotte goes to a corner of the ring to perform a double moonsault, but Asuka breaks up the pin. Asuka chokes Charlotte on ropes.
Later Charlotte spears Kairi to prevent Kairi from interfering with the match. Natalya wins by putting Asuka in a sharpshooter. It's not formally announced, but this gives Charlotte and Natalya a shot at the tag titles. Things would change between this match and the tag title chance...
Mar 6, 2024
"Earlier" Charlotte Flair talks to Becky about a tag match against the Kabuki Warriors. Becky Lynch refuses and instead wants a handicap match. "Good luck," Charlotte says.
Becky has her handicap match where despite the odds she dominates in the match. The Kabuki Warriors are disqualified after Asuka hits Becky with a chair and Kairi hits her InSane Elbow into Becky into a chair.
Mar 12, 2024
Becky ends up in medical with ice on her shoulder. Charlotte visits her. Becky agrees to a tag match at the TLC event, if only to get a shot at Asuka. As Charlotte leaves medical the Kabuki Warriors attack her with a chair.
The Kabuki Warriors are interviewed. They want a tables, ladders, and chairs match at TLC.
Charlotte and Becky hear the Kabuki Warriors' challenge and accept.
Mar 12, 2024
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Writers questioned Asuka's poison mist gimmick after it appeared in WWE at Hell in a Cell. A writer from Wrestleview called the gimmick "stereotypical." The Ringer blamed the mist gimmick on...Paul Heyman. But here is a video from a WrestleMania weekend where Asuka talks about her admiration for The Great Muta and her desire to do a poison mist gimmick in WWE about a year and a half before she started doing it.
Mar 2, 2024
Since all of this is not on YouTube.
On this episode of SmackDown the Tokyo tour dates are recapped, complete with footage of the Kabuki Warriors winning against the IIconics in Tokyo.
A backstage segment (linked here) follows where Paige and the Kabuki Warriors confront the IIconics for the title shot they were promised. The IIconics delay the title match. The segment ends with face manager Paige slapping Billie Kay.
Feb 27, 2024
IIconics (champions) vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. Kabuki Warriors.
* Mandy Rose rolls up Billie Kay for a pin, eliminating the IIconics.
* Asuka submits Rose with the Asuka Lock, eliminating Rose and Deville.
* Nikki pushes Kairi off the turnbuckle, leaving her susceptible to a punch (forearm?) by Bliss as Paige watches. Bliss hits Twisted Bliss, win titles.
Feb 28, 2024