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Kairi Sane

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Kairi Sane
Sane in 2018
Birth nameKaori Housako (たからさこ 香織かおり, Hōsako Kaori)
Born (1988-09-23) September 23, 1988 (age 35)
Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Alma materHosei University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Doku[1]
Kairi[2]
Kairi Hojo[3]
Kairian[4]
Kairian 3.0[5]
Kairi Sane[6]
Pirates Kaiser[7]
Billed height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[3]
Billed weight52 kg (115 lb)[3]
Billed fromYamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Trained byFuka Kakimoto[8]
DebutJanuary 7, 2012[3]

Kaori Housako (たからさこ 香織かおり, Hōsako Kaori, born September 23, 1988)[3] is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kairi Sane (カイリ・セイン, Kairi Sein). She is a member of Damage CTRL and one half of the Kabuki Warriors, along with Asuka.

Housako is also known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom under the ring name Kairi Hojo (たからじょう カイリ, Hōjō Kairi), and later simply Kairi. There 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 five-time Artist of Stardom Champion, the winner of the 2015 5★Star GP and the 2016 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. She also performed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where she was the first ever IWGP Women's Champion.

During her time in WWE, Sane won the first Mae Young Classic tournament in 2017, the NXT Women's Championship once and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship twice with Asuka. Their first reign is the longest in the title's history, listed as 180 days.[a]

Acting Career

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  • 2012: Sūpu~Umarekawari no Monogatari~ (スープ~まれわりの物語ものがたり)

Television

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  • 2011: Zenigata Kintarō (銭形ぜにがた金太郎きんたろう)
  • 2012: Waratte Iitomo! (マッスルビーナス)
  • 2012: Gachigase (ガチガセ)
  • 2013: Sekai Fushigi Hakken (世界せかいふしぎ発見はっけん)
  • 2014: Nakai Masahiro no Mininaru Toshokan (中居なかい正広まさひろのミになる図書館としょかん)
  • 2015: Naruhodo! Haisukūru (なるほど!ハイスクール)

Championships and accomplishments

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Sane (right) and Asuka (left) as the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
  • New Japan Pro-Wrestling
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 10 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 100 in 2017 and 2018[11][12]
    • Ranked No. 9 of the top 50 tag teams in the PWI Tag Team 50 in 2020 with Asuka[13]
  • Sports Illustrated
  • World Wonder Ring Stardom
    • Artist of Stardom Championship (5 times) – with Kaori Yoneyama and Yuhi (1), Chelsea and Koguma (1), Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani (1), Hiromi Mimura and Konami (1), and Natsupoi and Saori Anou (1)[3]´
    • Goddess of Stardom Championship (3 times) – with Natsumi Showzuki (1), Nanae Takahashi (1), and Yoko Bito (1)[3]
    • Wonder of Stardom Championship (1 time)[15]
    • World of Stardom Championship (1 time)[3]
    • Goddesses of Stardom Tag League (2016) – with Yoko Bito[16]
    • World of Stardom Championship Tournament (2015)[3]
    • 5★Star GP (2015)[3]
    • 5★Star GP Award (2 times)
      • 5★Star GP Best Match Award (2014) vs. Nanae Takahashi on August 24[17]
      • 5★Star GP Best Match Award (2016) vs. Io Shirai on September 3[18]
    • Stardom Year-End Awards (7 times)
      • Best Match Award (2014) with Nanae Takahashi vs. Risa Sera and Takumi Iroha on December 23[19]
      • Best Tag Team Award (2014) with Nanae Takahashi[19]
      • Best Tag Team Award (2016) with Yoko Bito[20]
      • Best Technique Award (2016)[20]
      • MVP Award (2015)[21]
      • Outstanding Performance Award (2013, 2015)[22][21]
  • WWE

Footnotes

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  1. 171 or 172 days in reality

References

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  1. Moore, John (December 1, 2016). "11/30 Moore's Lucha Underground TV Review: Pentagon Jr. vs The Black Lotus Triad in a Gauntlet, Japanese stars Io Shirai, Kairi Hojo, and Mayu Iwatani make their debut, Matanza speaks". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  2. Johnson, Mike (February 18, 2022). "Kairi Sane Returns to..." PWInsider.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022. Going forward she will be going as simply KAIRI in all capitals.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 〜ピープルズ・チャンプ〜 たからじょうカイリ. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). May 22, 2014. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
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  22. "スターダム・アワードを発表はっぴょう!MVPはむらさきかみなりイオが受賞じゅしょう!". World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). December 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
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