#5.) vs Nikki Cross – Last Woman Standing Match, NXT 2017
Asuka was in her peak as NXT Women’s Champion in 2017 and she found herself in a mini-feud with Sanity’s Nikki Cross. Here’s a little fun fact about not just this match, but the week it took place. The week of this match was the first time in WWE history where RAW, SmackDown and NXT were main evented by women. RAW was main evented by a Women’s Gauntlet match, SmackDown Live was main evented by the Women’s Money In The Bank ladder match and the Last Woman standing match between Asuka and Cross main evented NXT.
The match was certainly a memorable one, with Asuka and Cross being as innovative as possible in a desperate attempt to walk out as NXT Women’s Champion. The match turned out to be more of a war, as Asuka narrowly escaped with the NXT Women’s title.
