Kairi Sane

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Kaori Housako (宝迫 香織, Hōsako Kaori, born September 23, 1988) is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom under the ring name KAIRI. Housako is also known for her work with WWE as Kairi Sane (カイリ・セイン, Kairi Sein).

From 2012 to 2017, she wrestled for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom under the ring name Kairi Hojo (宝城 カイリ, Hōjō Kairi). Embodying a "Pirate Princess" persona,[12] she became a one-time World of Stardom Champion, a one-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, a three-time Goddess of Stardom Champion and a four-time Artist of Stardom Champion. She also won the 2015 5★Star GP and the 2016 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League.

In 2017, she signed with WWE, where she adopted the ring name Kairi Sane. She won the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament the same year, and was then assigned to the NXT brand. She captured the NXT Women's Championship in 2018 and subsequently won the 2018 NXT Year-End Awards for Female Competitor of the Year and for Overall Competitor of the Year. In 2019, she debuted on WWE's main roster, where she became a one-time and the longest reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, along with Asuka as part of The Kabuki Warriors. The team also received the 2019 WWE Year-End Award for Women's Tag Team of the Year. In 2020, she returned to Japan to join her husband,[13] and worked as a WWE ambassador and trainer in her native country until December 2021 when her contract expired.

Kairi Sane
Professional wrestling career
KAIRI in 2022
Birth name	Kaori Housako (宝迫 香織, Hōsako Kaori)
Born	September 23, 1988 (age 33) Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Hosei University[1]
Ring name(s)	Doku[2] KAIRI[3] Kairi Hojo[4] Kairian[5] Kairian 3.0[6] Kairi Sane[7] Pirates Kaiser[8]
Billed height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[4][9][10]
Billed weight	115 lb (52 kg)[4][11][9]
Billed from	Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Trained by	Fuka Kakimoto
Debut	January 7, 2012[4][11][9]

Championships and accomplishments​

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 10 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2017 and 2018[145][146]
  • Ranked No. 9 of the top 50 tag teams in the PWI Tag Team 50 in 2020 with Asuka[147]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 8 in the top 10 female wrestlers in 2018 – tied with Shayna Baszler[148]
• World Wonder Ring Stardom
  • Artist of Stardom Championship (4 times) – with Kaori Yoneyama and Yuhi (1), Chelsea and Koguma (1), Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani (1), and Hiromi Mimura and Konami (1)[4][11]
  • Goddess of Stardom Championship (3 times) – with Natsumi Showzuki (1), Nanae Takahashi (1), and Yoko Bito (1)[4][11]
  • Wonder of Stardom Championship (1 time)[11]
  • World of Stardom Championship (1 time)[4][11]
  • World of Stardom Championship tournament (2015)[4][11]
  • 5★Star GP (2015)[4][11]
  • Goddesses of Stardom Tag League (2016) – with Yoko Bito[50]
  • 5★Star GP Award (1 time)
    • 5★Star GP Best Match Award (2014) vs. Nanae Takahashi on August 24[149]
  • Stardom Year-End Award (6 times)
    • Best Match Award (2014) with Nanae Takahashi vs. Risa Sera and Takumi Iroha on December 23[150]
    • Best Tag Team Award (2014) with Nanae Takahashi[150]
    • Best Tag Team Award (2016) with Yoko Bito[151]
    • MVP Award (2015)[40]
    • Outstanding Performance Award (2013)[152]
    • Technique Award (2016)[151]
• WWE
  • NXT Women's Championship (1 time)[153]
  • WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Asuka[154]
  • Mae Young Classic (2017)[76]
  • NXT Year-End Award(2 times)
    • Female Competitor of the Year (2018)
    • Overall Competitor of the Year (2018)
  • WWE Year-End Award(1 time)
    • Women's Tag Team of the Year (2019) – with Asuka[155]

Theme

 

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I don't watch Stardom or get into Joshi without Kairi that is for sure. It's been 6 Years now since Zero(WC Member) telling me about Stardom and telling me to check out these Shows. Kairi was for sure the Wrestler that made me want to see her kick some ass in a World of ladies on the Roster who is ways bigger than her. What she lacks in Size she has plenty of toughness and skill to back up it up. So happy she's back in Stardom theirs so many ladies there that look up to her and with the great young talent there now this 2nd run of hers in Stardom is gonna to be one hell of a ride.

 

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