UPDATE: She's okay!
NXT is in Cleveland, Ohio tonight for a house show and the match card opened with Asuka taking on Emma. It was, by all accounts, an entertaining affair that came to a premature end due to an errant kick that may or may not have legitimately hurt Emma.
As noted by those at the show:
Match stopped after Emma kicked in the face legit. Oof. #NXTCleveland pic.twitter.com/r41OqRZqBc
— Matt Lazear (@BoxOfLunch) March 5, 2016
Asuka vs Emma is a TKO after Asuka accidentally connects with a kick to Emma's jaw and the ref calls the match. #NXTCleveland
— Will Henderson (@willh94) March 5, 2016
Asuka KO'd Emma legit. Ref stoppage. #NXTCleveland @WONF4W pic.twitter.com/Rn7Jwz9JdC
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) March 5, 2016
Winner via knockout after a kick to the head is @WWEAsuka. @EmmaWWE #NXTCleveland pic.twitter.com/tVYlejy7uZ
— Juicy Details (@JuicyPodcast) March 5, 2016
Here's to hoping Emma didn't suffer any serious injury and the match was stopped as a precautionary measure. We'll update as any new information comes in.
UPDATE: Video of the sequence which may have have caused an injury:
Asuka legit knocked Emma out at today's NXT Show in Cleveland. Ref had to stop the match.
Posted by New Xtreme Trolls on Friday, March 4, 2016