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A recap of the tag match from the week before plays followed by an interview with Alexa and Nikki. Both tell Kayla Braxton they're irritated by Asuka's actions the previous week. Alexa challenges Asuka to a match the following week.
Mar 25, 2024
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Nikki Cross is on commentary during the match. If she's not commenting on the match itself she's scaring Michael Cole.
Asuka and Alexa trade barbs before the match. On commentary Nikki says Alexa and she believe the Kabuki Warriors are hiding on Raw. Before the commercial break Nikki and Alexa collectively mock Asuka until Asuka drives Alexa into ring stairs.
Later Alexa dives Asuka's shoulder into the outside apron. After Asuka is driven into a ring side it leaves Asuka eventually open to succumb to a DDT.
Mar 25, 2024
By this point in time COVID forced wrestling shows to be held without fans and to film episodes of weekly shows at one location. For WWE this location would be at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL for several months until the weekly shows moved to the ThunderDome setup (held in various locations in Orlando and Tampa, FL) and NXT moved into the Performance Center (after leaving Full Sail University for their weekly shows pre- and post-COVID). For the rest of the Kabuki Warriors's initial run this location would just be the Performance Center.
The first SmackDown starts with, after an introduction by Triple H, Sasha and Bayley vs. Nikki and Alexa. Bayley cuts a promo saying she and Sasha are the faces of SmackDown before the two ask for Paige (who was supposed to do a segment with Sasha and Bayley before the live SmackDown this segment was supposed to air on was canceled). Alexa and Nikki come out. Despite the Kabuki Warriors mocking Alexa on Raw Alexa claims the Kabuki Warriors didn't respond to her past some "weird random tweets." Both Nikki and Alexa claim the Kabuki Warriors are hiding out on Raw to prevent defending the tag team championships. This leads into this match.
Michael Cole and Triple H on commentary mention the tag titles and how they're supposed to be defended on "both" (rather than all three) WWE brands, but oftentimes they're not.
Asuka appears to slam Alexa into the ring apron and dance, costing Alexa and Nikki the match.
Mar 24, 2024
Tom Phillips mentions, in a way, WrestleMania 36's tag line: "This year is the only year that's too big for two nights." LOL. The Kabuki Warriors vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross is set for WrestleMania.
This match itself starts with Asuka asking Kayden who she is before saying her signature phrase "No one is ready for Asuka." The match ends with Asuka hitting a knee on Kayden before submitting her in the Asuka Lock. Asuka goes to the Raw announce desk (still, for the moment, located near the entrance ramp), grabs a headphone set, and calls out Nikki and Alexa in Japanese.
Mar 26, 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