Details On Awkward End To Asuka vs. Mickie James Match On Raw
In this week’s Raw we have see the Asuka successfully defended her Raw Women’s Title aganist Micike James. But we have seen that match was stopped when Asuka lock out on Mickie James. And referee call for bell to stop the match and that was confused everyone as Mickie didn’t tap out.
There is a speculation that Mickie was injured during the match but that wasn’t the case. She was absolutely fine and didn’t suffer any shoulder injury during the match.
Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Radio reported that multiple sources have revealed that referee simply botched the finish of the Raw Women’s Title Match. James is not injured but referee thought that she was hurt and called off the match.
WWE never announced any kind of injury to James in their official website but they did explain the finish of match in thier Raw recap.
“Realizing that this could be her last chance at a championship, Mickie James left it all in the ring against The Empress of Tomorrow. But although Mickie James was ready for Asuka, Asuka was also ready for her. The Raw Women’s Champion locked on the Asuka Lock, and despite James’ best efforts to fight out, the referee ruled her unable to continue and awarded the match to Asuka.”
It is thought that it’s last chance of Mickie James for Raw Women’s Title. Now Asuka got the new Challenger on Raw after her match against Mickie James. Zelina Vega interrupted Asuka celebrations after the match and set her focus on Raw Women’s Title.