After losing her championship on SmackDown, injured WWE star responds.

Injuries are part of WWE stardom. Dakota Kai is out of SmackDown.

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Kai still supports her Damage CTRL pals, and she has responded to Asuka trying to steal the WWE Women's Championship on the blue brand.

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The current WWE SmackDown edition began with a massive tag team bout between Damage CTRL (Bayley and IYO SKY) and Charlotte Flair & Shotzi.

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Asuka appeared to grab the WWE Women's Championship from wounded Dakota Kai at ringside to change the match.

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She let Charlotte Flair take down Bayley and the WWE Women's Champion before Shotzi tagged in to win for her team.

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On SmackDown, IYO SKY and Asuka looked each other down after the match.

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The villain challenged The Genius of the Sky with her WWE Women's Championship. It became the segment's main story.

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Kai posted a photo of The Empress taking her title on Twitter after the show. The image had an unamused face emoji.

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