10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (July 28)

8. Asuka Is Close To Topping Rockin' Robin's Record

Asuka NXT Women's Champion
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On August 17, NXT Women's Champion Asuka will surpass former WWF Women's Champ Rockin' Robin as the longest-reigning female titleholder in WWE. Robin's reign lasted 502 days (October 7, 1988 until the title was deactivated on February 21, 1990) and remains the lengthiest post-Fabulous Moolah reign in modern WWE history.

Asuka bagged the NXT Women's Title at NXT TakeOver: Dallas on April 1, 2016. Coming close to Rockin' Robin's record isn't the only milestone for the Japanese star either; according to PWInsider, Asuka has passed Demolition's 478-day stint with the WWF World Tag-Team Titles and will soon pass The New Day's 483-day reign on July 29.

Neither of those records are as relevant as the WWF Women's Title one though, because Robin's reign came with a female championship. This record-shattering moment has flown under the radar for Asuka. She's close to becoming WWE's longest-reigning Women's Champ in over 27 years.

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