Asuka Says Vince McMahon Hugged Her After Championship Win At TLC

The new SmackDown Women’s champion Asuka told Tokyo Sports (via rough translation) that Vince McMahon hugged her after the title win and said he was really happy because it was a good match.

Now that she’s captured the title though, Asuka has her eyes set on WrestleMania. Telling Tokyo Sports that she wants to successfully defend the title at WM35 so that she can still hold the belt when WWE returns to Japan.

“The reason why I came to WWE is raising the quality of girls,” Asuka explained while talking about her upcoming reign. “I want to make girls more recognizable, that is my mission.”