The women of NXT were in a bit of tough spot, asked to follow the latest amazing tag match which had the Amway Center crowd eating out of their hands (and spitting some of it back).
Asuka and Ember Moon’s response was to beat the crap out of each other.
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It's all about the @WWENXT #WomensChampionship between @WWEEmberMoon and @WWEAsuka! #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/8lXkouldL4
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2017
Moon fought valiantly through the submission which ended Bayley’s title reign a year ago on WrestleMania weekend, and seemed to have the Empress of Tomorrow lined up for her Eclipse finisher.
Which is when Asuka became a full-on supervillain.
The champ threw the referee into Ember, breaking up the move. While both the official and the challenger were shocked, she hit another stiff shot to keep her belt - or a new one, anyway.
Can anyone end Asuka’s reign? Moon will be looking for another shot, that’s for sure.
For a complete rundown of the show with all of the match results, head over to the live blog here.