5 WWE Superstars who defeated Asuka: How did they win and why?

#1 Natalya

How did Natalya defeat Asuka?

The inspiration for this article comes from the November 4 episode of RAW, which saw Natalya and Charlotte Flair join forces to defeat Women’s Tag Team Champions Asuka and Kairi Sane.

In the first five months of The Kabuki Warriors’ tag partnership, their only tag team defeat came in a Fatal 4-Way match in August when Sane was pinned by Alexa Bliss.

Three months on, Asuka lost the non-title match for her team by tapping out to Natalya’s sharpshooter, ending the Japanese duo’s five-match winning run.

Why did Natalya defeat Asuka?

According to the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer, the match was originally booked as a victory for The Kabuki Warriors. However, WWE’s decision-makers made a late change and opted for the makeshift team of Natalya and Charlotte Flair to pick up the win.

"I don't know this as far as what happened to lead to a change here, but the original finish was Asuka and Kairi going over."

As a result, Natalya ended up winning the match for her team, which presumably means she will join forces with Flair again in the future to challenge for the Women’s Tag Team titles.

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