10 “Say What?” moments from NXT Takeover: Toronto

#7 - Asuka retains, Mickie impresses

Asuka’s warpath continues

Mickie would ultimately lose her return match but she and Asuka put on a great match and Mickie looked as though she had never been away. While there was some good technical wrestling in this bout, it was the mind games between the two women that made this match so compelling.

Mickie would get the better of Asuka at numerous points in the match and sent the ‘Empress of tomorrow’ retreating from the ring on more than one occasion. However, once Asuka would apply the ‘Asuka lock’, Mickie would be forced to tap out and therefore fail in her attempt to capture the NXT Women’s Championship.

Although, the story wouldn’t finish there…