10 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Ruby Riot

3. She Needed Five Stitches After Facing Asuka

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Many of NXT's women came a cropper during Asuka's indomitable reign with the title around her waist, but few turned out worse for wear than Ruby Riot.

During the pair's title match under the Download festival's pavillion in Leicester earlier this year, 'The Empress of Tomorrow' left her challenger bloody and bruised after smashing her head open on the steel ring steps. The spot - which was entirely accidental - proved serendipitous, being worked into the angle as a way to further emphasise Asuka's dominance.

After the bout, Riot required five stitches to patch up the wound, and was soon back in service with a cool new battle scar.

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