Asuka (C) vs Nia Jax (for the NXT Women's Championship)
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Nia Jax returned to face undefeated NXT Women's Champion Asuka.
Asuka circled Jax as the match began as she avoided her much larger opponent's offence, delivering kicks in exchange. Nia overpowered Asuka, sending her crashing into the turnbuckle. Asuka tried to hit back with elbows before Nia tossed her across the ring by the hair. Asuka tried to lock in a Guillotine hold before hitting kicks to the gut. Jax hit back with a devastating spine buster before kicking Asuka across the back of the head. Jax then drove Asuka right into the turnbuckle as the champion looked vulnerable.
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Jax the hit Asuka with a running rear-end to the corner. Asuka looked rocked but she got up again and tried to fight back, only to be laid out again by a dominant Nia Jax. Asuka tried to fight back once again with forearms, only for Jax to slam her into the mat. Jax attempted a Samoan Drop but ended up falling into Asuka and covering her for a 2-count. Nia Jax followed it up with a sidewalk slam for another 2-count.
The champion tried to fight back again and looked like she'd rocked Jax with a spinning back-fist but Jax recovered and smashed her into the mat again. She then locked Asuka into a sleeper but Asuka broke out and acrobatically locked in a kneebar. Nia broke out once again and slammed Asuka into the mat by the hair. Asuka then sent Nia crashing out of the ring and hit her with a running hip attack as she tried to climb back in. Asuka then tried a running hip attack from the apron to ringside but Jax caught her in midair and flung her into the apron.
Jax tried a leg drop as Asuka climbed in but missed as Asuka hit her with a series of vicious knees, dropping her to her knees. Asuka then hit her with a running hip attack, grounding her. As Jax got up and attempted a Powerbomb, Asuka smoothly reversed it into an armbar before transitioning into a triangle lock. Asuka powered Asuka up but Asuka climbed onto the apron and jumped onto Jax to attempt an Asuka lock. Jax responded with a vicious Powerbomb before getting a nearfall off the cover.
Asuka hit back with spinning fists and a roundhouse kick, before somehow managing a German Suplex on her much larger challenger. Jax screamed as she was on her way back to her feet by Asuka knocked her lights out with a shin kick to the side of the head. The champion then pinned Jax for a hard fought victory.
Asuka def. Nia Jax
