Kairi Sane

Kairi Sane
Sane in 2018
Birth nameKaori Housako (宝迫 香織, Hōsako Kaori)
Born (1988-09-23) September 23, 1988 (age 38)
Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Alma materHosei University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Doku
Kairi
Kairi Hojo
Kairian
Kairian 3.0
Kairi Sane
Pirates Kaiser
Billed height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Billed weight52 kg (115 lb)
Billed fromYamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Trained byFuka Kakimoto
DebutJanuary 7, 2012

Kaori Housako (宝迫 香織, Hōsako Kaori; born September 23, 1988) is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. She is best known for her time in WWE from 2017 to 2026 under the ring name Kairi Sane (カイリ・セイン, Kairi Sein).

Housako is also known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom under the ring name Kairi Hojo (宝城 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 three times with Asuka as The Kabuki Warriors. Their first reign is the longest in the title's history, listed as 180 days.

Acting Career

Film

Television

Championships and accomplishments

Sane (right) and Asuka (left) as the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 171 or 172 days in reality

References

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  21. 1 2 2015年12月26日 スターダム・アワード2015発表会＆安川惡斗引退記念パーティーが開かれました. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). December 27, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  22. ↑ "スターダム・アワードを発表！MVPは紫雷イオが受賞！". 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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  24. ↑ "WWE Women's Tag Team Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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  26. ↑ Perez, Chris (December 28, 2019). "WWE Reveals 2019 Year End Award Winners". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

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