Asuka Finally Has A Date For Her WWE Main Roster Debut

After an unprecedented championship run that saw her surpass Goldberg’s historical winning streak, Asuka was forced to relinquish the title when she sustained a collarbone injury in her match against Ember Moon at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III.

Triple H has described Asuka as “an anchor” of NXT, and admitted that he told Vince McMahon that he would be “doomed” if he lost her. Despite that, he’s also acknowledged that she’s already helped raise the bar for the level they’ll allow women to compete to on the main roster, saying “She’s changed … how the girls work and that intensity level.”

Now the Empress of Tomorrow will soon be back in action, and thanks to this teaser during the Kickoff Show of Sunday’s No Mercy pay-per-view, we finally have a date.

For the past few weeks, WWE has been airing vignettes teasing the return of former NXT Women’s Champion Asuka on episodes of Raw. Now, the most dominant force in NXT is joining Team Red, and their women’s division has until October’s TLC pay-per-view to prepare:

If the above gif is any indication, it only takes the mere mention of her name to have any future main roster opponents shaking in their wrestling boots. And now they wanna give her tables, ladders, and/or chairs (and stairs)? Oooooooooo, you in danger, girls.