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NXT Women’s champion Asuka hasn’t been pinned or submitted since joining WWE in 2015, and with the company drawing attention to the number of wins she’s racked up over that time - and even making comparisons to Goldberg’s legendary WCW streak - we’ve decided to follow along.
On Saturday night (April 22) in the main event at Cocoa Beach, Florida, the Empress of Tomorrow tagged with Hideo Itami to defeat SAnitY’s Eric Young & Nikki Cross...
@WWEAsuka and @NikkiCrossWWE A fun time at #NXTCocoa pic.twitter.com/VVmeIsYqbT
— Nicci Corrao (@crazeecakes) April 23, 2017
Some folks will scoff at a mixed tag being included, but it’s not the first one (but Goldberg’s streak is a whole ‘nother can of worms and, don’t tell anyone, but it’s all scripted anyway), so...
166!
7 more to tie Bill G’s WWE-acknowledged 1997 - 1998 streak.
NXT has a trip to the Midwest next weekend where the Women’s champ will probably be prominently featured.
Stay tuned.
For more information on what WWE is and isn’t counting in her “undefeated streak”, click here.