[99] Kana then began feuding with Tajiri, which led to an intergender match on December 24 at Happening Eve, where Tajiri was victorious. [277] This led to a tag team match between the two teams on October 6 at WWE Super Show-Down, where Asuka and Naomi were defeated. [224][225] Around this time, WWE began promoting Asuka's "undefeated streak [] since her arrival" in NXT. [232] In June, Asuka decisively defeated Nikki Cross in a Last Woman Standing match to retain her championship. As the daughter of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and a member of the legendary Hart family, wrestling is in Natalya's blood. Lynch became upset and later attacked both of them during their match. She is a former NXT Women's Champion with her reign of 510 days being the longest of any title in WWE's post-national expansion era. KanaChanTV features playthrough videos with her own bilingual English/Japanese commentary as well as lifestyle content. She is a professional wrestler who is best known for being signed with WWE Network and appears under the SmackDown brand in her ring name "Asuka.". ", "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. Aside from being a wrestler, graphic designer, businesswoman, and model, Asuka is an occasional video game journalist. [180][181] Following the win, Kana reformed Reina as the promotion's new "general producer" (GP). Urai, working originally as a graphic designer, decided to find a new career in professional wrestling after becoming a fan of the likes of Keiji Mutoh, Satoru Sayama, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Antonio Inoki, Akira Maeda, Nobuhiko Takada, Masakatsu Funaki, Volk Han and Minoru Suzuki. [262] In parallel, she also took a part of the Mixed Match Challenge tournament, with The Miz as her partner in support of the charity Rescue Dogs Rock. [270], On April 17, Asuka was drafted to SmackDown as part of the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up, making her first appearance by saving Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch from an attack by The IIconics (a duo made of Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) and thenSmackDown Women's Champion Carmella. Her achievements include winning the JWP Openweight Championship, Smash Diva Championship, and Wave Tag Team Championship. WWE Superstar Asuka has made her return to WWE programming at the WWE Royal Rumble premium live event with the return of her classic Kana vibes from . Asuka was a Grand Slam Champion Credit: WWE. [326] She also lost the Raw Women's title at WrestleMania 37 against Rhea Ripley, ending her reign at 231 days. [337] Lynch defeated Asuka in a rematch on the next episode of Raw and she was added to the title match. [12] In the first encounter on April 30 at Smash.16, Serena teamed with Makoto and Syuri to defeat the Triple Tails in a six-woman tag team match, when Serena pinned Kana with her finishing maneuver, the spear. Team Smackdown, Corbin vs. Miz", "Keller's WWE Raw report 11/27: Reigns addresses crowd with his newly won IC Title, Elias vs. Reigns, Page & Co. vs. Mickey & Sasha & Bayley", "WWE RAW Report: Which Is The Most Dominant Three Person Unit?, Do Not Mess With Samoa Joe, Who Is Set For Deletion?, And More", "WWE RAW Report: Who Is The Number One Contender? Asuka: Bio. Vince McMahon rumoured to have dated Asuka. Veer Mahaan with The Miz as special referee", "WWE Raw report: Riddle gets serious, card subject to change, mixed tag action, and more", "Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair def. Asuka: WWE Raw Women's Title: WWE WWE Live - Saturday Night's Main Event Aug 6th 2022: Bianca BelAir (c) def. She is also a former two-time Raw Women's Champion, SmackDown Women's Champion, record-tying three-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion (with Kairi Sane, Charlotte Flair, and Alexa Bliss; the only woman to win this title with three different partners), and the 2020 Women's Money in the Bank ladder match winner. [183] In May, Kana made her first successful defenses of the Reina World Women's Championship against visiting Mexican wrestlers, defeating Gitana on May 17[184][191] and Reyna Isis on May 29. [45] On October 29, Kana was elected the eighth president of 666, a small independent promotion for which she had wrestled for the past year. [98] The article led to a confrontation between Kana and wrestlers from the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion on August 30 at Smash.7, but never led to a direct match. Previously known as Kana (), she started her professional wrestling career in 2004 in the AtoZ promotion, where she remained until retiring in 2006. [110] On September 8, Kana defeated Serena to become the inaugural Smash Diva Champion. She performs on 'RAW' under the stage name, Asuka. [109] On August 11 at Smash.20, Kana defeated Syuri to set up a rematch with Serena in the finals of the tournament. The last report we had on the former Raw Women's champion was that she was healthy, but in creative limbo. [327] On the Raw after WrestleMania, Asuka faced Ripley for the title in a rematch which resulted in a no-contest due to Charlotte Flair attacking both of them. She has accumulated most of her net worth through her successful career. [124] Later that same day on Volume 46, Kana was defeated in a singles match by Mercedes Martinez. [20] While a tag team champion with Kurihara, Kana also regularly teamed with Mio Shirai as Triple Tails.S and on February 1, 2012, Kurihara, Mika Iida and Shuu Shibutani were made official members of Triple Tails. Be it in tag team action or even as a singles wrestler. Sasha Banks provides update on her ankle injury. [233][234] During that time, she surpassed Goldberg's winning streak[235] and Rockin' Robin's record-setting 502-day WWF Women's Championship reign. 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[196], On August 22, 2015, Urai attended WWE's NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn event in Brooklyn, New York,[197] Rumours about her having signed with WWE[198][199] were soon confirmed[200] at a press conference on September 8 in Tokyo; this made her the first female Japanese wrestler to sign with the company since Bull Nakano in 1994. Naomi, along with Asuka, Sonya Deville, Carmella and a mystery competitor, will take on the women's RAW team of Mickie James, Tamina, Nia Jax, Ruby Riott and Natalya in a traditional Survivor . @KairiSaneWWE #WWE #wwe_jp pic.twitter.com/IaJfZkTIMB, WWE Japan (@WWEJapan) February 22, 2020. [193][194] On August 31, ahead of her impending departure from the promotion, Kana relinquished the Reina World Women's Championship. [344], In January 2023, after a brief hiatus, Asuka returned and participated in the 2023 Women's Royal Rumble match with a new look, more reminiscent of her Kana character. At Backlash, Asuka retained the title against Jax after both were counted out. In September 2019, Urai launched her gaming and cooking channel on YouTube,KanaChan TV. [220] On the January 11, 2017, episode of NXT when Asuka was overpowered by The Iconic Duo (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce), Nikki Cross came to her rescue but then herself attacked Asuka. [325] They lost the titles back to Jax and Baszler at the Royal Rumble. Growing up as a fan of pro-wrestling, Asuka gave a special nod to mythical wrestling figure The Great Muta, portrayed by pro . Later that month, Nikki revealed that she is pregnant and the couple is expecting their . [333] During the 2021 WWE Draft, Asuka was not drafted and was declared a free agent. Asuka currently resides in Orlando, Florida, the United States of America far from her native land and family. Asuka saved Carmella from a post-match attack by Eva Marie and Nia Jax and afterwards had a staredown with Bayley, indicating that she wanted a shot at her title. Asuka being a mother is something that WWE doesn't really talk about, but Charlotte Flair brought it up as well. She embraced Becky Lynch after the announcement and chanted her name, thus turning face in the process. In August 2015, Urai signed a developmental deal with WWE, making her the first Japanese female wrestler signed with the company in over 20 years. [287] Throughout her reign, Asuka was able to fend off different challengers such as Naomi on the SmackDown following TLC,[288] Becky Lynch at the Royal Rumble[289][290][291][292] and Mandy Rose at Fastlane. [135][136][137] Later that same day on Volume 55, Kana was defeated by Madison Eagles in another singles match. [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. [335] On the May 9 episode of Raw, WWE official Adam Pearce gave Asuka a championship contender's match against Raw Women's Champion Bianca Belair. Generational greatness. [27][28][29] On March 17, Kana was defeated in the finals of the tournament by Yumi Ohka. [181][182] In early 2015, Kana launched her own stable, originally named Kana-gun (Kana Army), but later renamed Piero-gun (Clown Army) due to all members adopting Kana's clown makeup; members of the stable included native wrestlers Makoto and Rina Yamashita, foreigners Alex Lee, Cat Power and La Comandante and male wrestlers Hercules Senga and Yuko Miyamoto. She is committed towards her WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) career and seems like she has not allocated time for thinking to get into the relationship or celebrate the wedding at the moment. During their chat, Strowman details how he learned from some of the best active big men in the industry like Kane, Mark Henry, and The Big . [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. I will continue working hard to become a pro wrestler that can bring much happiness and smiles to people. According to some online sources, the Japanese professional WWE wrestler is trained by Yuki Ishikawa. WWE RAW Superstar and one-half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Kairi Sane got married on February 22, 2020. Kanako Urai ( , Urai Kanako, born September 26, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler.She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Asuka ( or , / s k /).. She thanked her fans for supporting her throughout her career, and added that she has tied the knot with her fiance. However, later that night, WWE official Sonya Deville added Flair to the championship match to make it a triple threat match. She has written for Xbox Magazine and designed graphics for Nintendo DS and various mobile applications. (pin) Besides the WWE name, Asuka Urai is also known for other aliases such as Kana-Hime, Princess Kana, Ramen Woman Skull Reaper Kana, and Tomoe Gozen. Since her WWE debut in 2015, Asukaborn Kanako Urai in Osaka, Japanhas been a true beacon of light. [241], After multiple vignettes in the upcoming weeks, it was revealed on the September 11, 2017, episode of Raw, Asuka was assigned to the Raw brand. As WWE tweeted yesterday, the 41 year old Japanese Superstar is now the first woman to win the Royal Rumble, a Money in the Bank ladder match, and an Elimination Chamber match. Now in her fourteenth year with the company, 38-year-old Natalya is considered a veteran in WWE. [36] On July 12, the White Tails stable produced their final event before the group's dissolution, during which Kana wrestled the soon-to-retire Ayumi Kurihara to a ten-minute time limit draw. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Alexa Bliss may have lost to Bianca Belair at Royal Rumble, but fans still want to see her on RAW weekly. We shall be there to inform you if anything changes shortly. Urai had a sports background in badminton and figure skating. The WWE Superstar, who is currently one-half of the reigning WWE Womens 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. [176] After Kana used her power to strip Ariya and Makoto of the Reina World Tag Team Championship,[177][178] she and Arisa Nakajima became the new champions on November 20 by defeating Lin Byron and Syuri in a tournament final, when Syuri was betrayed by her own partner, paid off by Kana. Sane spent around two years in NXT before making her way to the main roster last year. Marching to the ring in a traditional noh mask and kaleidoscopic battle gear and looking every bit the victor before the opening bell even rings, Asuka has used her . 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[211], On the January 13, 2016, episode of NXT, Asuka participated in a battle royal to determine the number #1 contender for Bayley's NXT Women's Championship; she was eliminated second-to-last by Eva Marie. At present, she is the SmackDown Womens Champion. Reigns has an 8-year-old daughter named Joelle and the two were featured in a WWE PSA about parenthood. [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. Asuka (aka , Kana, Kanako Urai and The Empress) is a Japanese professional wrestler under contract to WWE who performs on the Raw brand. Asuka became RAW Women's Champion when Becky Lynch could no longer defend the title. [358] She had teased the channel with several posts on her Twitter account before formally announcing the channel. [74][75] Kana made her second successful title defense on October 14 against JWP Tag Team and Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Champion Hanako Nakamori. [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. [41] The team made it all the way to the finals of the tournament, before losing to Las Aventureras (Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata) in a three-way match, which also included Muscle Venus (Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto). [305][306], After a short hiatus, The Kabuki Warriors returned in September and defeated Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. [22] On March 6, the new incarnation of Triple Tails was named White Tails, in reference to Wave's top villainous alliance, Black Dahlia. At the Royal Rumble, Asuka failed to win the title from Lynch. [71][72] Following the win, Kana, portrayed as the villainous outsider, smeared makeup on Nakajima's face, before gloating over capturing JWP's top title during Plum Mariko's memorial event. 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