5 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Oct 16)
3. A Quiet Build To Tomorrow
Oftentimes, the anticipation for something is greater than the event itself. That certainly could be applied to Asuka’s impending debut on the Raw brand at TLC.
WWE has been airing vignettes that convincingly show the Empress of Tomorrow demolishing her opponents in NXT during an epic, 500-plus-day reign as women’s champion. It’s a very simple tactic that gives casual fans a brief introduction to her without oversaturating them.
In some cases, the hype machine can backfire when a wrestler doesn’t live up to expectations, but as any NXT fan knows, Asuka is worth the hype. That, of course, comes with the caveat that the powers that be don’t find a way to screw her up by doing something dumb.
So for now, we’ll give a little credit in the lead-up to Asuka’s Raw debut against Emma.