And, it would be no new or strange thing that the news of . By PWPIX on February 19, 2023. [56] In early July, Kana and Mio Shirai took part in the 2012 Japan Expo in Paris, France. [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. [72][73] Kana made her first successful title defense on September 16 against the reigning JWP Junior and POP Champion Manami Katsu. Now in her fourteenth year with the company, 38-year-old Natalya is considered a veteran in WWE. . [125] Kana then defeated Kellie Skater on Volume 48, in her final match of the weekend. Asuka, the name given to the wrestler has a hidden meaning where 'Asu' stands for 'to fly' and 'Ka' refers to bird. [150] At WNC's second event, Starting Over on May 24, Kana submitted Makoto in a tag team match, where she teamed with Syuri and Makoto with Riho, a replacement for an injured Mio Shirai. [44], On April 29, 2010, Kana held her first self-produced event, titled Kana Pro, which saw her lose to Meiko Satomura in the main event of the evening. [119] The following day on Volume 43, Kana was defeated by Cheerleader Melissa in a match to determine the number #1 contender to the Shimmer Championship. [354] She and Mio Shirai have also released a gravure DVD together, titled Sadistic Tails (2012). [146][147] For the first time since 2006, when she was affiliated with AtoZ, Kana signed a contract to make WNC her new home promotion, ending her freelancing days, though the deal allowed her to continue working for Pro Wrestling Wave and producing her own independent events. [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. [86] On April 16, Kana took part in a rare women's match promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah, defeating JWP representative Rabbit Miu. [122] Kana returned to Shimmer Women Athletes on March 17 on Volume 45;[123] now a babyface, Kana teamed with LuFisto in a losing effort against Hailey Hatred and Kalamity. Reveals Which WWE WrestleMania Match He Thinks Will Tear The House Down, Producers Of The Matches And Segments That Took Place During Last Mondays Episode Of WWE RAW, WWE NXT Results From Capitol Wrestling Center In Orlando, FL. 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. At present, she is the SmackDown Womens Champion. She started her professional wrestling career in the AtoZ promotion in June 2004 under the ring name Kana. 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. [316] On the following Raw, The Kabuki Warriors officiated their face turn, beginning a feud with the returning Nia Jax. [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. 2/27 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky vs. Becky Lynch and Lita for the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles, Brock Lesnar responds to Omos's WM39 challenge, Cody Rhodes . She gets paid an average of $2,000 per post she makes in her Instagram account. Sane didn't name her husband, but revealed that she has been in a long-distance relationship with him for a while now. [53][54] On May 5 at Ice Ribbon's Golden Ribbon 2012 event, Kana defeated Hikaru Shida in a non-title singles match. Nobody is ready for Asuka. [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. Growing up as a fan of pro-wrestling, Asuka gave a special nod to mythical wrestling figure The Great Muta, portrayed by pro . Feb 14, 2023 . She is appreciated by the viewers for her outstanding kicks and submission holds. On the October 19 episode of Raw, Asuka successfully retained her title against Lana. Through the sacred art of shitposting, Asuka adds a new layer to her ongoing storylines. ", "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. According to Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp, WWE sources said in February that they were . She asks her about the Women's Chamber match from the WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 premium live event. [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. [226] Asuka had never lost a match by submitting or being pinned, though she had come up short in the aforementioned battle royal in January 2016[212] and tag team match and one fatal four-way match on NXT house shows in March and May 2016, respectively, when other wrestlers were pinned. Comment. [105], In April, Kana entered a feud with former WWE wrestler Serena, stemming from a comment she made, calling Kana a talented "amateur" wrestler, while she herself had worked for the top promotion in the world. [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. . The belief WWE has shown in her is tremendous. WWE is employing an old Hollywood trick typically reserved for movies and TV shows involving young children and animals . [326] She also lost the Raw Women's title at WrestleMania 37 against Rhea Ripley, ending her reign at 231 days. Your login session has expired. Copyright 2021, All Right Reserved MARRIEDCELEB. [303] The title match took place on the July 16 episode of SmackDown, where The IIconics retained after they got themselves countedout. 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. [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. If you are used to watching professional wrestling, then Asuka must not be a new name to you. [168][169] Later, in the main event, Kana teamed with Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Kagetsu, wrestling Syuri and JWP's Arisa Nakajima to a thirty-minute time limit draw. 47 and 48 tapings", "10/27 Shimmer Volume 49 Results: Berwyn, Illinois", "10/27 Shimmer Volume 50 Results: Berwyn, Illinois", "10/28 Shimmer Volume 51 Results: Berwyn, Illinois", "10/28 Shimmer Volume 52 Results: Berwyn, Illinois", "4/6 Shimmer 53 iPPV Results: Secaucus, New Jersey", "Show results 4/6 Shimmer 53 iPPV at WrestleCon: Cheerleader Melissa captures Shimmer Title in steel cage, plus Kong, Serena Deeb, top women's wrestlers in action", "4/13 Shimmer #54 Results: Berwyn, Illinois", "Show results 4/13 Shimmer tapings in Berwyn, Ill.: Two Shimmer Title matches, Cheerleader Melissa, Serena, MsChif, more", "Sun. Her achievements include winning the JWP Openweight Championship, Smash Diva Championship, and Wave Tag Team Championship. 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. 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.". [180][181] Following the win, Kana reformed Reina as the promotion's new "general producer" (GP). [232] In June, Asuka decisively defeated Nikki Cross in a Last Woman Standing match to retain her championship. [350][348] In 2020, she competed in more WWE matches than all other superstars. Your top source for WWE, AEW, IMPACT Wrestling news, rumors, spoilers and results since 2016. The photos show Flair taking several nude selfies in front of a mirror with her cell phone, which got fitted with a WWE-branded case. [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. She has written for Xbox Magazine and designed graphics for Nintendo DS and various mobile applications. [355][356][357] In September 2019, Urai launched her own gaming and cooking channel on YouTube, KanaChanTV. Asuka, Carmella: triple-threat: WWE Raw Women's Title: WWE Monday Night Raw Aug 1st 2022: Alexa Bliss: draw (NC) Asuka: WWE Main Event Taping Jul 25th 2022: Asuka & Dana Brooke: def. 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Aside from being a wrestler, graphic designer, businesswoman, and model, Asuka is an occasional video game journalist. [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. Be it in tag team action or even as a singles wrestler. Sasha Banks to become the new Raw Women's Champion", "WWE Raw Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights from October 19", "SmackDown Women's Champion Sasha Banks def. John Cena rumoured to have had a fling with Asuka. Yes, you heard it right! [219] After her successful title defense against the returning Mickie James on November 19 at NXT TakeOver: Toronto, Asuka displayed the first signs of villainous behavior when she refused to shake her opponent's hand after the match. 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