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Later in the Kairi and Asuka are seen backstage. They say their goodbyes as Nia watches Kairi from behind.
Kairi plays her recorder. Nia sneaks up behind her and throws her into a road case.
Asuka find Kairi with an ice pack on her head. She asks if Kairi is okay. Asuka is irate.
Asuka finds Nia and kicks Nia in the head.
Apr 1, 2024
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Kairi comes out for her scheduled match with Nia. The announcers don't side with Nia and fail to see her as the victim in her feud with the Kabuki Warriors. Asuka watches from backstage. Nia starts off patting Kairi's head before Kairi punches her. Kairi is able to get some offense in--some kicks, a spinning elbow, a DDT counter, a Sliding D--but Nia stops her momentum by banging her head against the hard side of the ring apron. Kairi suffers an accidental head gash as she's thrown into the stairs, an accident that sent some viewers into a rage for years. (Despite viewer outrage, Kairi had no ill feelings about the gash, even emphasizing that you can't be afraid to get hurt in a match in a World Wonder Ring Stardom promo years later.) The shortened match ends with a leg drop and the cameras not showing Kairi's head gash. Asuka rolls into the ring to confront Nia.
Apr 3, 2024
The Kabuki Warriors are interviewed by Charly Caruso. They sing their theme coming in. Kairi is asked about the height difference (and only that) between Nia and her and why the outcome of this night's match would be different than the last time they fought. "Kairi is ready for rematch," Asuka says. "No one is ready for Asuka." They leave singing their theme.
Despite being advertised by being at Kairi's side Asuka is only seen watching the match on a TV as the match is happening.
Jerry Lawler doubts Kairi's ability to win this match.
Kairi taunts Nia at the match's start but Nia is able to overtake her. Kairi attacks Nia's surgically repaired knee and manages to stop a Samoan drop attempt. She's also able to fire off a spinning elbow and a Sliding D. But before Kairi is able to hit her InSane Elbow, Nia moves out of the way and says "I don't think so." Nia Samoan drops Kairi for the win. Lawler thinks Asuka might be disappointed in Kairi. (The next episode makes it seem the aforementioned isn't the case.)
Mar 29, 2024
After Asuka's Raw Women's Championship win, Kairi Sane introduces a segment to celebrate Asuka. Asuka comes out to her music. Kairi hands her flowers. Asuka then summarizes the events of the previous week.
For some reason Kairi gestures around the WWE logo on the Raw Women's Championship. Kairi then proceeds to go through Asuka's accomplishments that make her WWE's second Grand Slam Champion (after the designation for women was created after Bayley's SmackDown Women's Championship win at Money in the Bank 2019). Kairi pulls out a greenish, translucent, glittery recorder. As Kairi starts to play the recorder Nia Jax comes out. Predictably Nia hates this celebration. Nia suggests Asuka lucked into winning the title and that she's more worthy of the title. Asuka kicks Nia, delivers a hip attack to Nia, and yells in Japanese.
Apr 1, 2024
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IIconics (champions) vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross vs. Kabuki Warriors.
* Mandy Rose rolls up Billie Kay for a pin, eliminating the IIconics.
* Asuka submits Rose with the Asuka Lock, eliminating Rose and Deville.
* Nikki pushes Kairi off the turnbuckle, leaving her susceptible to a punch (forearm?) by Bliss as Paige watches. Bliss hits Twisted Bliss, win titles.
Feb 28, 2024
Since all of this is not on YouTube.
On this episode of SmackDown the Tokyo tour dates are recapped, complete with footage of the Kabuki Warriors winning against the IIconics in Tokyo.
A backstage segment (linked here) follows where Paige and the Kabuki Warriors confront the IIconics for the title shot they were promised. The IIconics delay the title match. The segment ends with face manager Paige slapping Billie Kay.
Feb 27, 2024
Drafts is what I use for a lot of things between my iPad and a webpage. I’m using this to take pointless notes about the Kabuki Warriors things I’m watching on Peacock. Like any gaps in Kabuki Warriors appearances. Or deciding maybe I’m not too crazy about the IIconics as an onscreen tag team after all. Or my irritation with this one smark blog (now defunct for a very good reason, name of blog withheld here) I’m using to find their appearances.
Feb 23, 2024