TNW:R Presents: iMPACT (7/21/17)

[Asuka Urai]

Asuka would recieve the slaps staying on her feet.  

[Kairi Sane]

Kairi would then attempt to Irish-whip Asuka into the opposite ropes!  

[Asuka Urai]

Asuka bounces off returning to Kairi.  

[Kairi Sane]

Sending her to the ropes, Kairi would quickly run to the ones on the side and rebound off, attempting to collide with Asuka with a spear!

 

[Asuka Urai]

Asuka would be folded.  

[Kairi Sane]

Kairi would connect with the spear, as she would be on both knees feeling the momentum of the crowd. She would look to the turnbuckle, as the audience would be standing on their feet, as they knew something big was gonna transpire! she would stand on her feet and get out through the second rope onto the apron, climbing the top turnbuckle.. HOWEVER, she would wait for her opponent to get up to her feet!  

[Asuka Urai]

Asuka stumbles up onto her feet in Kairi's range.  

[Kairi Sane]

Kairi would leap off the top turnbuckle with a forearm smash, but she made sure it was .. "Phenomenal"!

 

[Asuka Urai]

Asuka would run towards the turnbuckle as she grabd on Kairi's legs bringing her off the turnbuckle landing on her feet as Asuka grabs the back of her head running across the ring sending her to the outside!

 

[Kairi Sane]

Kairi successfully hit the phenomenal forearm off the top rope.
Landing straight on Asuka for pin with her shoulders on the mat and sitting on her, Kairi would lift her left leg and hook it for the pin as the referee would drop down to count.

 

[Asuka Urai]

Asuka would use her legs to push Kairi back and off avoiding the three count!  

[Kairi Sane]

The bell would sound three times signaling the match's end. Kairi Hojo would pick up the victory off a phenomenal forearm, although fans were a little disappointed that she didn't do the elbow drop, they were still satisfied to see her pick up the first victory over Asuka, and they still had two more matches to go after this one.

"Kono matchi no jushō-sha.. HOOOOJOO KAIRI!"

Kairi would hear her theme play through the P.A. system, as she would have her hand raised by the referee, seeing Asuka down on the canvas.

 

[Asuka Urai]

Tonight wasn't Asuka's night how ever she's learned and knows exactly whats to come next week. She makes onto one knee as she holds her head making eye contact with Kairi Jojo.  

[Kairi Sane]

Exhausted from the performance, Kairi would turn around only to see Asuka looking on one knee. The two's eyes had both met for a brief moment, before Kairi would then extend her hand out for a handshake, and to help Asuka up.  

[Asuka Urai]

Asuka takes her hand as the crowd cheers as Asuka walks up closer to Kairi's face as both women are exhausted but is going to enjoy this rivalry.