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She started her professional wrestling career in the AtoZ promotion in June 2004 under the ring name Kana. [210] Both wrestlers' performance was highly praised by critics such as Dave Meltzer, who called the match "fantastic". Triple H and Stephanie McMahon", "Asuka joins Team Blue and bulldozes The IIconics", "WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: MORE QUALIFIERS FOR MONEY IN THE BANK, NAKAMURA ANNOUNCES HIS STIPULATION, BIG MATCH NEXT WEEK, AND MORE", "WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: A CONTRACT SIGNING, BEST FRIENDS FACE OFF IN THE RING, ASUKA IN ACTION, AND MORE", "WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: A SUMMIT THAT TURNS INTO A MATCH, HARDY VERSUS NAKAMURA, AJ TALKS TO LAWLER, AND MORE", "ASUKA VS. 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She isn't married yet and Asuka has never let the media know about her affairs, boyfriend, and relationship history. They've been married for nine years, and his "beautiful sexy" wife gave him the best gift of all. Look back at some of the Empress of Tomorrow's biggest accomplishments.GET YOUR 1st MONTH of WW. 5 Natalya. She returned to the ring in 2007, starting to work as a freelancer for promotions such as JWP Joshi Puroresu, NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Wave, Reina Joshi Puroresu, Smash, and Wrestling New Classic. 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. She embraced Becky Lynch after the announcement and chanted her name, thus turning face in the process. [269] At the event on April 8, Asuka submitted to Charlotte, ending her WWE undefeated streak at 914 days, or roughly 2 and a half years. Kanako Urai (born September 26, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Asuka. Vince McMahon rumoured to have dated Asuka. The former WWE Grand Slam Champion recently lost to Bayley and Rhea Ripley, and this seems to have broken the 41-year-old. Her joie de vivre and general awesomeness are as infectious as the love . One-half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions just added another title marriage. [53][54] On May 5 at Ice Ribbon's Golden Ribbon 2012 event, Kana defeated Hikaru Shida in a non-title singles match. Asuka has been working as a professional wrestler for almost two decades. As of September 2020, Asuka has close to 2 million followers in her Instagram account. [282], Towards the end of November, Asuka won a battle royal to enter her way into the first-ever women's Tables, ladders, and chairs match against both Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship. [125], Kana returned to Shimmer on October 27, 2012, when she and LuFisto unsuccessfully challenged The Canadian NINJAs (Nicole Matthews and Portia Perez) for the Shimmer Tag Team Championship as part of Volume 49. [12][13] Trained by Yuki Ishikawa,[10] Urai adopted the ring name Kana and made her professional wrestling debut for all female promotion AtoZ on June 16, 2004, in a match against Leo-na. [164] During a press conference the following day, Kana and Makoto announced that they were coming together to produce an event at Shinjuku Face on November 9, celebrating their common birthday, respectively. [315], On the Raw immediately following Money in the Bank, Becky Lynch revealed that she had vacated the Raw Women's Championship due to pregnancy, and that the ladder match was in fact for the vacated Raw Women's Championship rather than a championship match contract, making Asuka the new champion. Asuka is one of the empowered women popular for masculine physique and profession as a WWE wrestler. [116], On August 3, 2011, it was reported that Kana would be making her debut in the United States in early October, working for all-female promotion Shimmer Women Athletes on 1 and 2 and for Chikara on 7 and 8. Created Oct 13, 2017. [155][156] On July 15, Kana defeated Shirai in a singles match, after which she had another heated exchange with Makoto, who had been sidelined from in-ring action with a fractured wrist. She is appreciated by the viewers for her outstanding kicks and submission holds. Whereas if we look at its Japanese meaning then, Asuka is a 100-year old period which started from the 6 th century in ancient Japan and is often credited for the major developments in Japan's culture and architecture. [76][78] As part of the storyline, Kana refused title challenges made by Kayoko Haruyama and Leon and instead named Nakajima her next challenger. Prior to joining WWE, Asuka starred . We need to confirm your email address. 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 . [215] In summer 2016, Vince McMahon contemplated moving Asuka to the main roster during the 2016 draft, but NXT head Triple H dissuaded him, calling Asuka "the one person NXT could not afford to lose" and the brand's "anchor". [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. [96] As part of the attempt to get her over as the top villain, Kana wrote a manifesto for the Weekly Pro-Wrestling magazine, which was published on August 4 and where she attacked the entire Joshi Puroresu community, claiming it was full of wrestlers with no personality and bad attitudes and who wrestled in an unrealistic manner. Please logout and login again. [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. As the 37-year-old lady, Asuka hasnt shared her vows with a husband yet. [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. [293][294][295] On the March 26 episode of SmackDown, Asuka dropped the title to Charlotte Flair in an impromptu match, ending her reign at 100 days. [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. 2. [159] On August 30, Kana, Mikey Whipwreck and Tajiri were defeated in a Barbed Wire Board Deathmatch by Syuri, Akira and StarBuck. [222] In early February, Asuka became the longest-reigning singles champion in NXT history, male or female. Asuka denied the report that WWE just wasn't using her on Monday nights. Talented and energetic, WWE star hasnt lived the blissful married life with a husband. [59][60][61][62] She was, in storyline, brought into JWP by her friend Arisa Nakajima, much to the chagrin of the promotion's president Command Bolshoi, who was one of the wrestlers upset by her 2010 manifesto. Asuka weighs 62 kg. Asuka won an Elimination Chamber match at the same-titled pay-per-view on Saturday night to set up a shot at Bianca Belair and the Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 39. September 26, the zodiac sign of Asuka is Libra. Asuka in WWE. She now joins an illustrious list of the only four other stars that have done it: John Cena, Randy Orton, Edge & Brock Lesnar. Lacey Evans sent a Super Flirty Message on Twitter & It Caused Quite the Stir, WWEs Lacey Evans claims pregnancy for Seth Rollin Seth Rollins the father of Lacey Evans next child, WWE Dolph Ziggler Announced His New Girlfriend See Dating photos, Nia Jax Reportedly Dating & Sleeping With WWE Idol See Relationship Photos, BREAKING NEWS: Former SmackDown GM Paige Is No Longer SingleAlready DATING AGAIN Check Out Paiges New Boyfriend SEE PHOTO, MAJOR UPDATE: WWE FINALLY Releases Becky Lynch | WWE Champion Has No Regrets With WWE Release See Reasons For Release, BREAKING NEWS: WWE Star Nikki Bella Finally Dating John Cenas Friend See Who Nikki Bella Is Currently Dating. Asuka has become very successful in gathering a huge fan following her social media account through her successful career. [1][2] She spent the first part of her career with AtoZ, before suddenly retiring due to chronic nephritis on March 19, 2006. [263][264] With wins over Carmella and Big E, Sasha Banks and Finn Blor,[265][266] Alexa Bliss and Braun Strowman[267] and finally Charlotte Flair and Bobby Roode, they won the tournament. If you are used to watching professional wrestling, then Asuka must not be a new name to you. [185][192] On June 13, Kana made her third successful title defense against Yako Fujigasaki. [2][45] Triple Tails also put together their own shows on February 13 and May 8, 2011. It will be an interesting topic for the WWE Universe to know who will be Asuka husband and when she will give birth to her first child. [343] At Survivor Series WarGames, the team of Asuka, Belair, Bliss, Lynch, and Mia Yim defeated the team of Damage CTRL, Cross, and Ripley in a WarGames match. Early in the event, the two teamed to defeat the Ice Ribbon team of Hamuko Hoshi and Hikaru Shida. Alexa Bliss- Great mic skills and decent ring skills. Aside from being a wrestler, graphic designer, businesswoman, and model, Asuka is an occasional video game journalist. [113] Kana's second reign ended also in her first defense, when she lost the title to Syuri on February 19 at Smash.25, after which the two longtime rivals hugged and made peace with each other. [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. 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[14] On January 24, 2010, Kana quit Passion Red. update: Battle of Los Angeles, CMLL longtime star leaves, WWE signs Japanese star, Cena bio, Sonnen success, Mein retires, WWE 2K party videos", "WWE's Kabuki Warriors have their eyes on the prize", "WWE NXT results 9/23: Vaudevillains defend NXT Tag Titles, Kana/Asuka formally introduced, Breeze, Eva Marie, more", "NXT TakeOver Respect live results: Bayley vs. Sasha Banks, Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic", "WWE NXT report: a look at Apollo Crews talks, Corbin versus Rhyno, Joe and Tyler talk about their match next week, and a cowboy arrives at Full Sail", "WWE NXT recap: Finn Balor & Apollo Crews vs Samoa Joe & Baron Corbin", "WWE NXT report: Balor versus Crews, Asuka and a Total Diva, bonjour Eva Marie, tag title match next week, turmoil at the end of the show", "NXT TakeOver London Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights", "NXT TakeOver London live results: Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe, Bayley vs. Nia Jax", "WWE NXT Results: Women's #1 Contender Battle Royal, Sami Zayn Returns To Full Sail", "2/10 WWE NXT Report Bayley defends Women's Title, Gargano, Hype Bros., Joe-Zayn hype", "4/1 NXT Takeover: Dallas Results Caldwell's Complete Live Report on Nakamura vs. Zayn", "NXT Takeover: The End: Samoa Joe survives the steel cage and Finn Balor", "NXT's Asuka is more than undefeated champion: She's changed women's wrestling", "NXT results, Aug. 3, 2016: Bobby Roode threatens to change NXT forever", "8/20 "WWE NXT Takeover: Brooklyn" Results Caldwell's Complete Live Report", "James' NXT TakeOver: Toronto review 11/19: Nakamura vs. Joe, Asuka vs. James, #DIY vs. [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. 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[165] On September 20, Kana was defeated by Akira in an intergender match at Korakuen Hall. Graves is the lead color commentator on WWE Raw alongside Kevin Patrick on play-by-play. 58 & 59, Cheerleader Melissa and top women's wrestlers featured", "Shimmer 58 & 59 results from Berweyn, IL", "New Shimmer Champion crowned and more: 10/18 Shimmer results from Berwyn, IL", "Syuri retuvo el Campeonato Mundial del CMLL", "WWE NXT TakeOver live results & main card: Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens, Sasha Banks vs. Bayley, Samoa Joe, Jushin "Thunder" Liger", "Sun update: SummerSlam, Tough Enough, Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, Rollins", "Thurs. She is a two-time WWE Raw Women's Champion and a former WWE Smackdown Women's Champion. [135][136][137] Later that same day on Volume 55, Kana was defeated by Madison Eagles in another singles match. [108] At the following event on June 9, Smash started a tournament to crown the inaugural Smash Diva Champion, which saw Kana defeat Lin "Bitch" Byron in her first round match. 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. [275] Paige then granted Asuka a rematch that took place on July 15 at Extreme Rules, which Asuka lost after another distraction from Ellsworth, who was hanging above the ring in a shark cage, which Carmella used to win the match. [316] On the following Raw, The Kabuki Warriors officiated their face turn, beginning a feud with the returning Nia Jax. Alexa Bliss may have lost to Bianca Belair at Royal Rumble, but fans still want to see her on RAW weekly. In September 2019, Urai launched her gaming and cooking channel on YouTube,KanaChan TV. Asuka (aka , Kana, Kanako Urai and The Empress) is a Japanese professional wrestler under contract to WWE who performs on the Raw brand. Asuka has been one of the most reliable workers for WWE over the years. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [311] On the February 3, 2020, episode of Raw, Asuka demanded a rematch for the title, in which Lynch accepted,[312] but a week later on Raw, Asuka again failed to win the title. So the talented WWE Japanese superstar is focusing on becoming the best in her chosen field rather than to think about dating any boyfriend whether within or outside the wrestling fraternity. [307] On October 6 at the Hell in a Cell payperview, The Kabuki Warriors finally won the Women's Tag Team Championship from Bliss and Cross, after Asuka used a green mist on Cross. [168][169][170] The match was billed as the first confrontation between Kana and Nakajima, who both started their careers in AtoZ. Beau Hightower's Youtube Channel. [359], Urai is a graduate of the Osaka University of Arts Junior College. [221] Asuka demanded to defend her title against all three and won the subsequent fatal four-way match on January 28 at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio. She remained there until retiring in March 2006. [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. Here are some pictures like you've never seen her! Comment. Unlike other celebrities, Asuka does not show much presence in social media. Reigns has an 8-year-old daughter named Joelle and the two were featured in a WWE PSA about parenthood. The crowd in Montreal and much of the online wrestling world was very excited when Asuka won the women's Elimination Chamber match on Saturday night (Feb. 18). [50] On April 8, Kana defended the title in another ten-minute battle royal, during which she lost the title twice to Michael Nakazawa and once to Keita Yano, but each time managed to regain it and left the match with it, now as a five-time champion. She gained fame rapidly after defeating Dana Brooke and Emma at TakeOver Respect and TakeOver London, respectively. [283][284][285][286] On December 16 at the namesake event, in what was also the first ever women's championship match to main event a dualbranded event, Asuka won the SmackDown Women's Championship for the first time in her career after Ronda Rousey interfered and pushed both Lynch and Flair off a ladder. [51] On April 25, Kana made her first appearance for Ice Ribbon in three years, when she teamed with Aki Shizuku to defeat April Davids and ICE60 Champion Hikaru Shida. Share. [27][28][29] On March 17, Kana was defeated in the finals of the tournament by Yumi Ohka. [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. 6. WWE RAW Superstar and one-half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Kairi Sane got married on February 22, 2020. In terms of charisma, she hangs with the current 4HW. Asuka is well known as the first transgender professional wrestler from Japan. Rose was formerly engaged to Michael Lubic in 2016. [89] During the next Kana Pro event on October 7 in Korakuen Hall Kana was pinned by Syuri in a tag team match, where she teamed with Minoru Suzuki and Syuri with Yoshiaki Fujiwara. The body measurement section in a wrestlers biography is quite interesting as they maintain an amazing physique. ", "BROCK LESNAR VS. DANIEL BRYAN, CHARLOTTE FLAIR VS. RONDA ROUSEY, RAW VS. SMACKDOWN & MORE: COMPLETE WWE SURVIVOR SERIES 2018 PPV COVERAGE", "WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: THE WOMEN'S TITLE MATCH IS SET, A NEW MASK COLLECTOR, USOS VERSUS BAR, AND MORE", "WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: DANIEL BRYAN'S FICKLE MANIFESTO, A CONTRACT SIGNING, AND MORE", "WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: NO ONE IS READY FOR ASUKA, THE NEW DANIEL BRYAN, AND MORE", "THE MAN VS. 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. Asuka became RAW Women's Champion when Becky Lynch could no longer defend the title. [349] She is the first person in WWE history to win NXT Women's Championship, Raw Women's Championship, SmackDown Women's Championship, Women's Tag Team Championship, Royal Rumble match, Money in the Bank match, and Elimination Chamber 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. Asuka made history last night as she became the first female WWE star to win a Royal Rumble, MITB & Elimination Chamber match. [120] Later that day, Kana defeated LuFisto on Volume 44 in her final match for the weekend, after which she shook LuFisto's hand. 32 EWZine (The Banished have Risen! We haven't seen Asuka in a month and half. She is single regarding her relationship status which might be good news for those guys having crush upon her. Vince McMahon rumoured to have dated Asuka. [2] On October 10, 2009, Kana teamed with Takahashi to defeat Hiroyo Matsumoto and Kyoko Inoue for the NEO Tag Team Championship, Kana's first professional wrestling title. 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. [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. On the October 19 episode of Raw, Asuka successfully retained her title against Lana. WWE News: Lacey Evans Fires Back Superstar For Calling Her Daughter Bratty Lacey Evans Dating, New Boyfriend : WWE Star Asuka Is No Longer Single See Who Asuka Is Now Dating, WWE Dating: Asuka Is No Longer Single See Who Asuka Is NOW In Relationship With, Whos WWE Star Asuka Now Dating Latest Update On Asuka Relationship/Dating Life, WWE Star Asuka Is No Longer Single See Asuka Dating Details, WWE UPDATE: WWE Star Asuka Can No Longer Stay Single? Thanks to a new hair job and attitude, Mandy Rose has gone from just a "blonde bombshell" to NXT Women's Champion and leader of Toxic Attraction. Asuka was born in Osaka, Japan, in 1981. PS. [30][31][32], On April 21, Kana and Mio Shirai defeated Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto to win the Wave Tag Team Championship, bringing Triple Tails.S its first title. Scroll down to explore more interesting personal facts and biography of Asuka: Vince McMahon rumoured to have dated Asuka, Her real name is Kanako Urai ( ) and landed the planet on September 26, 1981, which makes the age of Asuka be 37 years old as of now. [201] She joined WWE's developmental territory NXT,[202][203] and adopted the ring name Asuka. [3] Her debut appearance, which aired on September 23, ended in a confrontation with Dana Brooke and Emma. 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. ", "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. WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Becky Lynch & Lita defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai & IYO SKY) (c) via moonsault by Lita on Kai - New . 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. [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. 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