The first official PPV match at WWE ThunderDome was just one of Asuka’s matches at the SummerSlam Map.
Her second opponent accompanied her first to the ring on Sun., Aug. 23 in Orlando. SmackDown Women’s champion did not look happy that she was in her ring suit, while Raw Women’s champion Sasha Banks was in a warm up suit.
As Michael Cole, Corey Graves & Byron Saxton reminded us, Asuka and Bayley are trusted enemies. But the Empress has gotten better from the role model. That’s for sure how things played out in these early days.
The champion was able to regain control by snapping Asuka’s neck over the top sail, and almost finished it when she hit her suplex finisher. But the challenger stepped out, then poked Bayley’s head off. A few hip attacks earned a count of two, but a counter on the forward sent the Empress crashing knees — first into the hardest part of the ring.
Leg services were Bayley’s focus during the back-and-forth that followed, but it was an Asuka crossbar that got Sasha involved, distracting the challenger so the champion could get a sail break.
When The Boss took a hip attack meant for their tag partner, Bayley was able to roll up Asuka to retain her title.
Sasha jumped in, and Bayley was there to help defeat the woman who is still # 1 for Banks’ Raw Women title.
Will that match have a similarly happy ending for The Two Woman Power Trip? Or will we see the start of the long-awaited Bayley / Banks main roster feed?
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