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Kanako Urai Biography

Kanako Urai was born on 26 September 1981. She is a Japanese professional wrestler who has been signed to WWE under the ring name of Asuka. In June 2004, she began her professional wrestling career with the AtoZ promotion under the ring name Kana. She stayed there until she retired in March 2006. A year and a half later, she started working as a freelancer for promotions including JWP Joshi Puroresu, NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Wave, Reina Joshi Puroresu, Smash and Wrestling New Classic. Winning the JWP Openweight Championship, the NEO Tag Team Championship, the Reina World Women's Championship, the Smash Diva Championship and the Wave Tag Team Championship are her accomplishments.

In August 2015, Urai signed a development agreement with WWE. After spending two years at WWE 's development branch NXT, where she was a former NXT Women's Champion (with her 510-day reign being the longest of any titles in the post-national expansion era of WWE) as well as the Women's Competitor of the Year (2016, 2017) and the NXT Year-End Award winner (2017), Asuka moved to the promotion's main roster in September 2017. In addition , the company claimed that it had the “longest undefeated streak in WWE history” at 914 days. In January 2018, she was the inaugural winner of the Royal Rumble Women's Game.

In December 2015, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Dave Meltzer stated that Urai “may be WWE 's best worker, man or woman.” Asuka became the first Japanese wrestler to top Pro Wrestling Illustrated's (PWI) annual PWI Female 50 list in 2017. Her techniques include multiple kicks and submission holds, resulting in a reputation for strong wrestling. Urai also worked as a freelance graphic designer and video game journalist and the company funded her work with Microsoft, wearing an Xbox 360 logo on her gear.

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