PHOTO: Asuka Was Backstage at Monday Night Raw Last Night

NXT Women’s Champion Asuka tweeted this photo late last night after Monday Night Raw went off the air:

with @itsBayleyWWE on the backstage of RAW!#RAW #WWE pic.twitter.com/IKnMKlOxAz

— ASUKA / ??? (@WWEAsuka) November 22, 2016

This is notable in the sense that some of the NXT talent, like new tag team champions Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa, had already gone home after Saturday’s NXT TakeOver: Toronto special. This could mean anything or nothing, but the most likely explanation is that she stayed with the crew to tape a match and/or angle at the NXT taping being held in conjunction with the live SmackDown tonight (Tuesday). NXT is a bit short on shows until the next tapings back in Florida at Full Sail Live, which necessitated adding a taping as part of tonight’s SmackDown taping.