Asuka On Her New Name With Kairi Sane, WWE NXT Tag Team Titles Update, Ilja Dragunov, Seth Rollins
- Above is new video of WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins at the recent live event in Brussels. Rollins retained over Baron Corbin that night and as you can see, made sure one fan had an unforgettable night.
- Today's WWE NXT UK episode on the WWE Network at 3pm ET will feature the debut of Ilja Dragunov. He will face Jack Starz.
- Tonight's regular NXT episode on the WWE Network will feature NXT Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders giving an update on the future of the titles now that they are on the RAW brand. The following matches were taped:
* Keith Lee vs. Cezar Bononi
* Kushida vs. Kona Reeves
* Vanessa Borne vs. Jessie Elaban
NXT spoilers for tonight are at this link.
- As noted, Paige announced on last night's WWE SmackDown that Asuka and Kairi Sane are now called The Kabuki Warriors. She promised to guide them to the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles next. As seen below, Asuka took to Twitter after SmackDown and commented on the new name.
Asuka wrote, "Kabukimono [Japanese] Sengoku or Edo-period eccentric who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and weird behavior"
You can see her full tweet below:
Kabukimono ???
Sengoku or Edo-period eccentric who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and weird behavior pic.twitter.com/HcdruoYQti? ASUKA / ??? (@WWEAsuka) May 15, 2019