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"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
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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
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
After a segment where Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe and the Viking Raiders fight off Seth Rollins, Murphy, and the Authors of Pain (setting up that night's main event), Becky's music starts up and she comes out to the ring. The Kabuki Warriors come out. Asuka speaks Japanese before ending with "easy-peasy."
Tom says Becky is more confident now than she was before fighting Asuka at the Royal Rumble for the title. Kairi is still aiding Asuka--she distracts Becky for a hip attack and takes a punch off the apron from Becky.
Becky wins after scramble pin attempts and a predecessor of the Manhandle Slam. Becky is then attacked by a debuting (on the main roster) Shayna Baszler.
Mar 20, 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