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Wiki/Biography:
Kanako Urai is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Asuka. she is one-half of the Women's Tag Team Champions (alongside Kairi Sane).
Previously known as Kana. she started her professional wrestling career in the AtoZ promotion in June 2004, where she remained until retiring in March 2006. She returned to the ring a year and a half later, 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 (WNC). Her achievements include winning the JWP Openweight Championship, NEO Tag Team Championship, Reina World Women's Championship, Smash Diva Championship, and Wave Tag Team Championship.
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. After spending two years in WWE's developmental branch NXT, where she is a former NXT Women's Champion (with her reign of 510 days being the longest in that title's history as well as the Female Competitor of the Year (2016, 2017) and Overall Competitor of the Year (2017) NXT Year-End Award winner, Asuka was moved to the promotion's main roster in September 2017. Besides, the company has billed her as having the "longest undefeated streak in WWE history" at 914 days. In January 2018, she was the inaugural winner of the women's Royal Rumble match. She is also a former Smackdown Women's Champion.
In December 2015, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated that Urai "may be the best worker in WWE, man or woman". In 2017, Asuka became the first Japanese wrestler to top Pro Wrestling Illustrated's (PWI) annual PWI Female 50 list. Her techniques include various kicks and submission holds, leading to a reputation for a stiff wrestling style. 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.
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Personal Information:
- Full name: Kanako Urai
- Nickname: Asuka
- Born: September 26, 1981 (age 38), Osaka, Japan
- Alma mater: Osaka University of Arts Junior College
- Children: 1
- Nationality: Japanese
- Occupation: Professional Wrestler, Youtuber
- Residence: Osaka, Japan
- Material Status: Married
Professional wrestling career
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| Asuka as Smackdown Women's Champion |
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| Asuka In WWE |
- Ring name(s): Asuka, Kana, Kana-hime, Aska Huyaska, Princess Kana, Ramen Woman, Skull Reaper Kana, Tomoe Gozen
- Billed height: 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
- Billed weight: 62 kg (137 lb)
- Billed from: Osaka, Japan
- Trained by: Yuki Ishikawa
- Debut: June 16, 2004
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Championships and accomplishments
CBS Sports
- WWE Match of the Year (2018) vs. Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (5 times)
JWP Joshi Puroresu
- JWP Openweight Championship (1 time)
- Best Bout Award (2013) vs. Arisa Nakajima on December 15
- Enemy Award (2013)
Kuzu Pro
- Kuzu Pro Diva Championship (1 time)
NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling
- NEO Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nanae Takahashi
Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling
- One Day Tag Tournament (2011) – with Mio Shirai
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 1 of the top 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2017
- Woman of the Year (2017)
Pro Wrestling Wave
- Wave Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ayumi Kurihara (1) and Mio Shirai (1)
- Catch the Wave (2011)
- Dual Shock Wave (2011) – with Ayumi Kurihara
Reina Joshi Puroresu
- Reina World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Arisa Nakajima
- Reina World Women's Championship (1 time)
- Reina World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2014) – with Arisa Nakajima
Smash
- Smash Diva Championship (2 times)
- Smash Diva Championship Tournament (2011)
Sports Illustrated
- Ranked No. 5 in the Top 10 Women's Wrestlers of the year in 2018
WWE
- NXT Women's Championship (1 time)
- WWE SmackDown Women's Championship (1 time)
- WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Kairi Sane
- Mixed Match Challenge (Season 1) – with The Miz
- Women's Royal Rumble (2018)
- NXT Year-End Award (3 times)
- Female Competitor of the Year (2016, 2017)
- Overall Competitor of the Year (2017)
- WWE Year-End Award for Women's Tag Team of the Year (2019) - with Kairi Sane
Some Facts
- Asuka featured on the Forbes saying that" Asuka From WWE had started her own gaming Youtube Channel and It's Great".
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Asuka On The Forbes Post
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- Asuka Became the Longest Reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
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Asuka With her Tag Team Member
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- She has written for Xbox Magazine and designed graphics for Nintendo DS and various mobile applications.
- she also owns a hair salon in Yokohama called Another Heaven.
- Before her career in professional wrestling, Urai had a sports background in badminton and figure skating.
- Urai was revealed by fellow WWE Superstars Naomi and Charlotte Flair to be a mother.
- Urai has released three gravure DVDs, titled Manifesto,( Manyufesuto, 2011), Manifesto II (IManyufesuto II, 2012), and Manifesto Final ( Manifesuto Final, 2015).
- She and Mio Shirai have also released a gravure DVD together, titled Sadistic Tails (2012).
- As Asuka, she appears as a playable character in the video games WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19, and WWE 2K20.
- On September 1, 2019, Urai launched her own gaming and cooking channel on YouTube, KanaChan TV.
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| Asuka Youtube Channel Kanachan Tv |
- She had teased the channel with several posts on her Twitter account before formally announcing the channel.
- KanaChan TV features playthrough videos with her own bilingual English/Japanese commentary as well as lifestyle content.
- Urai has also been a frequent guest on fellow WWE wrestler Xavier Woods's own YouTube channel UpUpDownDown.
- Asuka On The Some of The World's Famous
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| Asuka On The World Famous |
