NXT Women’s Champion Asuka became the longest reigning champion in history as the new year kicked off, according to WWE announcer Tom Phillips. Well… sort of. As of today, January 2nd, Asuka stands at 276 days, which according to WWE is enough to pass up Paige’s inaugural title run.
Here’s where it gets a little tricky. The match where Paige actually won the title was recorded a full month before it finally made air, which according to the vast majority of wrestling historians would put her title reign at 308 days. Big promotions tend to pick and choose if they want to measure reigns by match date or air date depending on what’s more convenient for them at the time. Given Paige’s somewhat controversial status with the company over the last few months, it makes a measure of sense for them to try and make that switch sooner.
This really only becomes a problem if they do end up taking the title from Asuka before she hits 308 days, as it will end up with WWE saying one person is the longest reigning champion, while the history book say another is.
we did it, haters stay mad
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"b bb bbb but but she's the female Brock Lesnar!"
one more month and she'll surpass Nikki Bella's title reign too and we bout to keep knocking heads off :asukasabo:
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