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On the January 11, 2017, episode of NXT when Asuka was overpowered by The Iconic Duo (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce), Nikki Cross came to her rescue but then herself attacked Asuka. [220] Asuka demanded to defend her title against all three and won the subsequent fatal four-way match on January 28 at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio. [221]
Asuka is the longest reigning champion at 510 days, [3] beginning on April 1, 2016, and ending on August 24, 2017; however, WWE recognizes the reign as 522 days, with it ending on September 6, 2017, the date the episode in which she vacated the title aired on tape delay.
Title was established on July 1, 2012, for WWE's developmental brand NXT. Rollins defeated Jinder Mahal in the eight-man NXT Championship tournament finals to become the inaugural champion. WWE recognizes his reign as beginning on August 29, 2012, when the match aired on tape delay. [4] [5] 2 Big E Langston: December 6, 2012: NXT: Winter Park ...
Another prominent match included Asuka defeating Bayley to win the NXT Women's Championship: the match was also notable as the start of Asuka's record-breaking reign as champion. Additionally, Shinsuke Nakamura , in his WWE debut, defeated Sami Zayn , and Austin Aries , also in his WWE debut, defeated Baron Corbin .
On August 24, Asuka relinquished the NXT Women's Championship due to a collarbone injury sustained during her match with Moon, thus ending her record-breaking reign. [7] Her reign lasted 510 days (WWE recognizes her reign as lasting 523 days due to the episode airing on tape delay on September 6, 2017).
The NXT Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling ... Only three women have held the title for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more: Asuka
After a hiatus due to a legit injury, Bliss returned on March 11, 2015, episode of NXT, where she defeated Carmella. [26] The following week on NXT, she defeated NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks by countout in a non-title match, [27] which led to Bliss being granted a title match against Banks on March 25 episode of NXT, which she lost. [28]
This is The Kabuki Warriors' record-tying second reign as a team and Asuka's record-setting fourth reign individually as champion. The Kabuki Warriors went onto retain their titles against Chance and Carter in a rematch on the February 5 episode of Raw, and against Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell at the Elimination Chamber: Perth pre-show.