NXT Women’s Championship Match: Asuka (c) vs Mickie James
Asuka and James lock up. Asuka forces James into the corner. James rolls out into a pin. Asuka kicks out. They have not released each other from the lock up. They finally let each other go. James and Asuka shake hands. James pulls Asuka in close and blows her a kiss. James locks in a side headlock. Asuka sends James into the ropes for a shoulder block, but James doesn’t go down. Asuka locks in an armbar, but James cartwheels out of it. James sends Asuka to the mat after a trip, James hits a basement dropkick. Asuka retreats to the outside. James smiles and holds the second rope open for Asuka. Asuka smiles and gets on the apron and goes under the bottom rope. Asuka grabs a hammerlock. James tries to flip out of it but Asuka holds onto the hold. James reverses it into an armbar of her own. Asuka turns that into a head scissors. James kips up out of the head scissors. Asuka kicks James in the chest. James kicks Asuka in the chest. James hits the ropes, but Asuka surprises her with a flying hip attack that sends James flying to the outside.
Asuka holds the rope open for James but James gets in her face, then tries to go under the bottom rope. Asuka attacks James, then hits another vicious hip attack that sends James flying to the outside once again. Asuka misses an apron hip attack. James hits a head kick, followed by a hurricanranna on the outside. James tries another kick, but Asuka catches her in an ankle lock. Asuka turns the ankle lock into a German suplex! James looks to be out. James is almost counted out. James manages to get in the ring. Asuka hits a corner dropkick for another near fall.
(cont).
