After losing to Asuka, Nia Jax has a hard time with the defeat.

Pre-Show

We come back to the panel for discussion on Nia Jax vs. Asuka. Graves picks Nia Jax and Lita goes with Asuka. 

Main Show

We see Nia Jax backstage warming up.

We get a video package for tonight’s Women’s Title match.

NXT Women’s Title Match: Nia Jax vs. Asuka

We go to the ring and out first comes Nia Jax. NXT Women’s Champion Asuka is out next.

Match starts and Asuka immediately attempts to take Nia down. Nia will helicopter sling to Asuka. Asuka ends up getting the guillotine locked in out of nowhere but Jax breaks it with a big suplex and another 2 count. Jax ends up putting Asuka in a bearhug. Asuka gets out and tries to get Nia down but she can’t. Asuka goes with a knee bar instead. Jax makes it to the bottom rope and breaks the hold. They go on and Jax slams Asuka in the mat but then misses a leg drop. Asuka rallies with a sliding knee. Jax talks some trash but gets kicked. Asuka comes off the second rope with a missile dropkick.

Asuka with strikes and the hip attack for a 2 count. Jax ends up powerbombing Asuka to the mat for a close 2 count. Asuka with an armbar out of nowhere. Jax fights off the Asuka Lock and keeps up on her feet. Asuka with a big kick to the head. And another to bring Jax to one knee. A third kick and a running shot brings Jax down and Asuka covers for the pin.

 After the match, Jax recovers and Asuka gets her gold as we go to replays. We see a trainer checking on Jax in the corner as Asuka makes her exit.

The towering Nia Jax poses the biggest challenge NXT Women’s Champion Asuka has faced since arriving in NXT. Can The Empress of Tomorrow topple her monstrous opposition? Find out at NXT TakeOver: The End…, live this Wednesday at 8 ET/5 PT, only on WWE Network!

NXT Women’s Championship Contract Signing

Asuka & Nia Jax are both out for the contract signing. Nia says Asuka beat Bayley but she broke Bayley and will beat her because Asuka’s never faced anyone like her. Asuka says Nia talks too much, and should be scared of her. They step to one another, and Asuka with a series of strikes, but Jax catches a kick and powerbombs her. She stands over the Asuka as the show closes.

May 29th is officially here which means it’s Nia’s birthday! A few weeks ago NiaJax.com announced Nia’s birthday project. It’s no surprise Nia has not only made an impact on the NXT roster but also in the lives of her fans. So we put together a project to allow all of you the chance to wish Nia a Happy Birthday as well as tell how she has inspired you! We would like to thank Rain for helping us design Nia’s T-shirt as well as our staff member, David for helping put together the birthday video! Read all of the birthday messages below.

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NXT Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Nia Jax

NXT Women’s Champion Asuka has decimated every Superstar who has stepped her way. However, at NXT TakeOver on Wednesday, June 8, The Empress of Tomorrow will face a threat of a whole new variety in the powerfulNia Jax.

The towering challenger is perhaps the lone woman to rival Asuka in terms of intimidation and sheer dominance. Case in point? Her May 18 dismantling of Bayley. Though the beloved former champion was in line for a rematch against Asuka, Bayley had the displeasure of running into the human Humvee named Nia Jax first. Jax thrashed the all-heart Bayley in their one-on-one encounter, rendering NXT’s most huggable competitor unable to compete on June 8.

With Asuka’s presumptive challenger out of action, General Manager William Regal scheduled a Triple Threat No. 1 Contender’s Match between Jax, Carmella and Alexa Bliss on May 25, which Jax won decisively. The fireworks didn’t end there, as Asuka entered the ring to confront her TakeOver opponent, and neither Superstar showed as much as a glimmer of trepidation. Jax did, however, issue a warning, telling Asuka that she would drop her next time the champion gets in her face.

The Empress of Tomorrow boasts a world-class array of vicious strikes and seemingly inescapable submission holds, but will her tried-and-true arsenal make a dent against Nia Jax? With big strength and bad will to spare, Jax will no doubt look to seize her all-important opportunity on June 8, especially in light of the fact she fell just short of winning the Women’s Title last time she challenged for it, against Bayley in London last December.

Who will stand tall when the destroyer Asuka defends her championship against the monstrous Nia Jax? See the hotly anticipated title bout live on NXT TakeOver Wednesday, June 8, exclusively on the award-winning WWE Network.