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Charlotte walks to the ring as a recap of Charlotte vs. Asuka from the week before plays. The Kabuki Warriors are interviewed before the match. Asuka speaks mostly in Japanese as Kairi laughs throughout. They then claim they both will beat Charlotte before leaving gorilla position.
Before the match Kairi hits Charlotte with her wagasa and Asuka attacks Charlotte with her fists. The match starts. The Kabuki Warriors quick tag to control Charlotte and keep her in their corner. Charlotte’s able to get some momentum, but the Kabuki Warriors are able to break out or kick out of pins. The Kabuki Warriors win after Kairi makes a stealth tag before Charlotte puts Asuka in a Figure Four (with the intention of putting her in a Figure Eight). Kairi hits Charlotte with an InSane Elbow.
Charlotte is interviewed after the match saying she doesn’t regret wrestling the Kabuki Warriors.
Mar 11, 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
Charly Caruso interviews Charlotte prior to her match with Asuka. Caruso asks about the Asuka fight the night before and feels Charlotte's behavior isn't "captain-like." Charlotte says she was the best woman to be the captain (but doesn't say she's "captain-like") & suggested Asuka is jealous of Charlotte breaking Asuka's streak and ruining Asuka's aura.
A short recap of what happened at Survivor Series plays before the match. Charlotte points out to Asuka before the match that her mist dyed her hair and she can't get it out.
Kairi goes after Charlotte during the first part of the match to Asuka's advantage. Charlotte scares Kairi up to the concourse leaving Asuka alone.
Kairi later returns after a commercial break. She stops Charlotte from attempting a Figure Four/Figure Eight on Asuka. Charlotte this time catches Kairi and throws her into the ring post before she can run into the audience. As Charlotte enters the ring Kairi distracts the referee, allowing Asuka to pin and mist Charlotte.
Mar 10, 2024
During the match Charlotte targets Asuka's knee, hampering Asuka's ability to fight. Despite the targeting, Asuka is able to execute some moves--a drop kick off the turnbuckle here, an octopus stretch there. Kairi starts interfering in the match; she prevents Charlotte from doing something off the turnbuckle with Asuka. She later costs Asuka the match after Charlotte puts Asuka in the Figure Four/Figure Eight leg lock; Kairi breaks it up with an InSane Elbow.
Mar 18, 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