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ASUKA ENDS BELAIR’S RECORD-BREAKING TITLE REIGN

Asuka is the new WWE Women's RAW Champion

In a stunning upset, Asuka defeated Bianca Belair at WWE’s Night of Champions 2023 pay-per-view event in Jedda, Saudi Arabia. Belair held the WWE RAW Women’s Championship for 420 days before “The Empress of Tomorrow” ended her reign.

Asuka and Belair have been battling for the title since last January when Asuka returned at the Royal Rumble event in January 2022. Since her return, Asuka challenged Belair for the title at WrestleMania 39 but failed to win the title. She then began targeting Belair and turned heel earlier this month following this year’s WWE Draft.

Belair’s reign was the longest women’s championship reign on WWE’s main roster in over 17 years, and the longest singles title reign for any Black wrestler in WWE history.