[42][43] In July 2015, Kana made it to the semi-finals of the 2015 Catch the Wave tournament, but was defeated there by eventual tournament winner Yumi Ohka. [79][80] On December 15 at JWP's annual year-end Climax event, Kana lost the JWP Openweight Championship back to Nakajima in her third title defense. [110] On September 8, Kana defeated Serena to become the inaugural Smash Diva Champion. [97] In the rematch on July 24 at Smash.5 Kana, now a full blown heel, defeated Syuri via submission in just three minutes. ", "Complete WWE Elimination Chamber PPV Coverage Including RAW Talk Coverage", "The Miz to team with Asuka in WWE Mixed Match Challenge", "WWE supports 12 charities with new Facebook Watch show: WWE Mixed Match Challenge", "The Miz & Asuka def. @KairiSaneWWE #WWE #wwe_jp pic.twitter.com/IaJfZkTIMB, WWE Japan (@WWEJapan) February 22, 2020. The WWE Superstar, who is currently one-half of the reigning WWE Women's Tag-Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors with Asuka, recently got married and following the ceremony, Sane took to social media this week to share some photos and a statement, which WWE Japan later shared. Urai has also worked as a freelance graphic designer and video game journalist and through her work with Microsoft she has been sponsored by the company, wearing an Xbox 360 logo on her gear. His guest will be the host of WrestleMania. [341] On the October 31 episode of Raw, Asuka and Alexa Bliss defeated women's tag team champions Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky in a title match and won the championship. Asuka became RAW Women's Champion when Becky Lynch could no longer defend the title. Big E & Carmella in Week 2 of WWE Mixed Match Challenge", "The Miz & Asuka def. Inside the ring, the Empress Of Tomorrow is unlike anybody . ", "Asuka won the Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match", "5/11 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Becky Lynch's major announcement, the return of Edge and Randy Orton, Lynch confronting MITB winner Asuka, Money in the Bank fallout", "WWE Backlash results: Powell's review of Edge vs. Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship, Asuka vs. Nia Jax for the Raw Women's Championship, Braun Strowman vs. 1.0k. [318] Asuka presumably lost the Raw Women's Championship to Sasha Banks at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules after she indirectly blinded the referee with the green mist and Bayley removed the referee's shirt, put it on herself and counted the pinfall, which was unofficial. [253], On January 28, 2018, at the Royal Rumble, Asuka won the first women's Royal Rumble match, entering at number 25 and eliminating her former rival Ember Moon and lastly Nikki Bella to earn herself a women's championship match at WrestleMania 34. [160][161] Kana, Whipwreck and Tajiri were also defeated in a rematch the following day in Osaka,[162] before coming back to win the second rematch on September 1 in Toyohashi, ending the villainous trio's win streak in the process. [276] In September, Asuka helped Naomi, who after defeating Peyton Royce was attacked by The IIconics. Asuka beats down till the ref stops it. Asuka wrestled extensively in Japan before signing with WWE in 2015. [159] On August 30, Kana, Mikey Whipwreck and Tajiri were defeated in a Barbed Wire Board Deathmatch by Syuri, Akira and StarBuck. Since 2019, she has her own YouTube channel KanaChanTV focused on gaming and lifestyle content. The following month, she defeated Emma in her in-ring debut at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on October 22, 2017. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. She has dedicated her life to her work and pursuing her career and dream. [55] On May 12, Kana made her Mexican debut, when she took part in Toryumon Mexico's DragonMania VII event, defeating Syuri in a singles match. The body measurement section in a wrestlers biography is quite interesting as they maintain an amazing physique. Urai turned as the first Japanese wrestler to be included on the annual PWI Female 50 list in 2017. [117][118] In her Shimmer debut on Volume 41, Kana was shown in early segments ignoring Sara Del Rey and Cheerleader Melissa's welcoming, establishing herself as a villain in the process. [57] Kana returned to Ice Ribbon on October 20, when she teamed with new ICE60 Champion Mio Shirai in a tag team main event, where they defeated Maki Narumiya and Tsukasa Fujimoto. [179] On December 26, Kana defeated Syuri to win the Reina World Women's Championship. Asuka attended WWE's NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn event on August 22, 2015 amid rumours that she signed with the company. Asuka in WWE. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. Mella gets a knee to the stomach, a few knees to the face, Kick, Asuka ducks, grabs the leg, tries for an ankle lock, but Mella kicks her from the ground . Asuka is the current WWE Women's Title holder. [53][54] On May 5 at Ice Ribbon's Golden Ribbon 2012 event, Kana defeated Hikaru Shida in a non-title singles match. [323] Asuka then faced Sasha Banks at Survivor Series in a losing effort. Yes, you heard it right! [2][45] On June 19, Kana formed the Triple Tails stable with Io and Mio, the Shirai sisters, and together the three of them worked for several promotions across Japan. She remained there until retiring in March 2006. Carmella, Liv and Asuka were all involved in the Women's Elimination Chamber bout at WWE Elimination . See Asuka Dating Details, Stephanie McMahon Fires WWE Superstar following act of disobedience and insubordination. [210] Both wrestlers' performance was highly praised by critics such as Dave Meltzer, who called the match "fantastic". Share. Becky Lynch, who has been the breakout performer and carried the company for the better part of 2019 and the start of 2020, handed over her title to Asuka. Kana Urai is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name, Asuka. [63] On February 24, 2013, Triple Tails.S held its first self-produced event in nine months, which saw Kana and Mio Shirai wrestle Arisa Nakajima and Ayako Hamada in a main event tag team match. [268] After Flair retained the SmackDown Women's Championship against Ruby Riott on March 11 at Fastlane, Asuka challenged Charlotte for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 34. Bayley Wrestler is another famous female professional wrestler with a net worth of $1 Million. [88], On October 5, 2014, Kana made a special appearance for All Japan Pro Wrestling, teaming with Mika Iida in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Shuu Shibutani and Yumi Ohka. [107] On May 3 at Smash.17, Serena defeated Kana with a spear in the first singles match between the two. The episode on which Asuka vacated the title aired on September 6, 2017, and as a result WWE officially recognizes her reign as having lasted 523 daysthe actual length is 510 days. [255][256][257][258][259][260] Asuka defeated Nia Jax on February 25 at Elimination Chamber[261] and again on the March 5 episode of Raw. In WWE NXT she is a former NXT Women's Champion, holding the record for the longest reign at 510 days. The 31-year-old has been off television since the Royal Rumble in January, and WWE has not . [72][73] Kana made her first successful title defense on September 16 against the reigning JWP Junior and POP Champion Manami Katsu. 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[328] On the May 3 episode of Raw, another rematch between Ripley and Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship was scheduled for WrestleMania Backlash. Asuka is active on twitter. Asuka has become very successful in gathering a huge fan following her social media account through her successful career. [165] On September 20, Kana was defeated by Akira in an intergender match at Korakuen Hall. [281] On November 18, Asuka took part in the Survivor Series as part of Team Smackdown, where she was the last woman eliminated from Team SmackDown. [337] Lynch defeated Asuka in a rematch on the next episode of Raw and she was added to the title match. 6. She isn't married yet and Asuka has never let the media know about her affairs and relationship history. She also indicated that she isn't planning to stop wrestling anytime soon, stating that she'll "continue working hard to become a pro-wrestler". Previously known as Kana (), she started her professional wrestling career in 2004 in the AtoZ promotion, where she remained until retiring in 2006. [278][279] Also during that time, it was announced that Asuka and The Miz would take part in the upcoming season two of Mixed Match Challenge. Asuka, whose real name is Kanako Urai, is an avid gamer. . [24][25][26] On February 17, Kana, as the 2011 Catch the Wave winner, was granted entrance into the Wave Single Championship tournament, defeating Mio Shirai in her semi-final match. [201] She joined WWE's developmental territory NXT,[202][203] and adopted the ring name Asuka. [213] On April 1, Asuka defeated Bayley by technical submission to win the NXT Women's Championship at NXT TakeOver: Dallas[214] and successfully defended the title against Nia Jax on June 8 at NXT TakeOver: The End. [172][173] Following the match, Kana quit WNC and once again became a freelancer, claiming that she had not been paid for months and had not been able to get in contact with the promotion's president Tsutomu Takashima. Kairi Sane has tied the knot, and some of the photos from the wedding of one-half of the WWE Womens Tag-Team Champions known as The Kabuki Warriors has shared some of the photos from the ceremony. Winner: Asuka. [334] After 9 months of inactivity due to her injury recovery, Asuka made her return on the April 25, 2022, episode of Raw confronting Becky Lynch. [142][143][144] Kana returned to Shimmer on October 18, 2014, unsuccessfully challenging Cheerleader Melissa for the Shimmer Championship at Volume 67. 51 Hot Asuka Photos. Kanako Urai. THE EMPRESS, BRYAN VS STYLES, DEAN VS. 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Dedicated to joshi and current WWE star Asuka! [67][68] Ahead of Ayumi Kurihara's impending retirement, she and Kana came together on July 26 to produce the "kanAyu" independent event, which saw Kana and Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! Asuka's billed height and weight stand at 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) and 62 kg (137 lb), respectively. [189][190] On March 25, Kana lost her position as the Reina GP to Shida after she and her stablemates Cat Power and Yuko Miyamoto were defeated in a six-person tag team match by Shida, Shiro Koshinaka and Zeus. [354] She and Mio Shirai have also released a gravure DVD together, titled Sadistic Tails (2012). Generational greatness. [222] In early February, Asuka became the longest-reigning singles champion in NXT history, male or female. [183][184][185] On January 12, 2015, Kana and Nakajima made their first successful defense of the Reina World Tag Team Championship against Goya Kong and Mueca de Plata. 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