Personal Info
Birth date
1981-09-26 (43 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Osaka, Japan
Also known as
Asuka
Kana
Kana-hime
Skull Reaper Kana
Ramen Woman
Kanako Urai
Biography
Kanako Urai is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Asuka, and she is a member of Damage CTRL.
Filmography
The Best of WWE
9.7
Overview:
Relive some of the best moments in WWE history with our new docuseries 'The Best Of WWE' ! Then, now and forever. These are the greatest matches and moments that have made WWE what it is today. Featuring countless WWE Hall of Famers and Legends, as well as today's greatest Superstars, this anthology series digs deep into the WWE vault to present hundreds of hours of classic in-ring rivalries and memorable confrontations. Featured Superstars include Roman Reigns, Hulk Hogan, Undertaker, John Cena, Becky Lynch, The New Day, Alexa Bliss, Drew McIntyre, The Rock, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Charlotte Flair and more.Raw
6.768
Overview:
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.WWE NXT
6.7
Overview:
Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.WWE SmackDown
7.5
Overview:
The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.WWE This Is Awesome
10
Overview:
Celebrating WWE's awesome history; reliving the moments that made fans go, "This is awesome!"WWE Break it Down
NYR
Overview:
The stories behind some of the biggest matches and moments in WWE history are discussed by the Superstars and legends who lived them.WWE Superstar Profiles
10
Overview:
WWE Superstars step inside the squared circle in pursuit of championships and glory in front of the WWE Universe.WrestleMania 39 Sunday
7.6
Overview:
WrestleMania 39 continues from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Cody Rhodes looks to finish the story as he challenges Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the biggest event in sports-entertainment. Bianca Belair defends the WWE Raw Women’s Title against Asuka.WWE Royal Rumble 2021
8.4
Overview:
The annual beginning of the Road to WrestleMania featured Drew McIntyre defending his WWE Championship against Goldberg, Kevin Owens facing "The Head of the Table" Roman Reigns in a Last Man Standing Match for the Universal Championship, and of course, the annual Men's and Women's Royal Rumble Matches that determined who will headline the Showcase of the Immortals.WWE Night of Champions 2025
NYR
Overview:
The 2025 Night of Champions is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It will be the 11th Night of Champions and will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will air via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and feature wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This will be second consecutive Night of Champions to take place in Saudi Arabia and the 13th event that WWE will hold in Saudi Arabia under a 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030.WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
7.9
Overview:
The first night of the 36th annual WrestleMania event being held at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, hosted by former New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski.WrestleMania 37: Night 2
8.3
Overview:
The 37th annual Showcase of the Immortals is back in business at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida as night two will feature Asuka defending her Raw Women's Championship against Rhea Ripley, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt returning to in-ring action against Randy Orton, Intercontinental Champion Big E takes on Apollo Crews for his title, and "The Head of the Table" Roman Reigns defends his Universal Championship against Daniel Bryan & Edge in a Triple Threat Match.WrestleMania XL Saturday
7.6
Overview:
The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship will be on the line when Roman Reigns defends his title against the winner of the 2024 Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes. The Scottish Warrior Drew McIntyre will finally get his chance to win a world title in front of the masses as he faces World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins at The Showcase of the Immortals. Plus a big tag team match on night 1 where Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins will go head to head with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns in a match with huge WrestleMania implications. Bayley is hellbent on seizing the WWE Women's Champion when she goes to war against her former ally IYO SKY at WrestleMania. 'Mami' Rhea Ripley defends her Women's World Title against 'The Man' Becky Lynch in what should be a legendary championship fight and many more.WWE WrestleMania 35
7.4
Overview:
WrestleMania 35 is the thirty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands. It took place on April 7, 2019 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The event featured the first-ever women's main event match in the show's history.WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
7.1
Overview:
The eleventh event under the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs chronology, this event will be held at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.WWE Royal Rumble 2023
7.235
Overview:
Thirty men and 30 women compete in two huge Royal Rumble Matches as The Road to WrestleMania officially begins at the Alamodome. Bray Wyatt returns to take on LA Knight in a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match.WWE Night of Champions 2023
6.8
Overview:
The 2023 Night of Champions is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and live-streaming event produced by WWE. This will be the 10th Night of Champions event, the first since the 2015 event, and the first to live stream on Peacock. The event will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions and will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will be the ninth event that WWE will hold in Saudi Arabia under a 10-year partnership supporting Saudi Vision 2030. Originally known as the King and Queen of the Ring as its 12th event since 2002, the WWE renamed the event on April 13, 2023, to coincide with the 1,000-day reign of Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.WWE Royal Rumble 2019
7.635
Overview:
Royal Rumble (2019) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place on January 27, 2019, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. It is the thirty-second event in it's history.WWE Clash of Champions 2020
7.7
Overview:
On a night where every championship is on the line, this event featuring WWE's titleholders includes Drew McIntyre defending his WWE Championship against Randy Orton in an Ambulance Match, Roman Reigns facing off against his cousin Jey Uso for the Universal Championship, while Asuka defends her Raw Women's Championship against Zelina Vega.WWE Money in the Bank 2022
6.6
Overview:
The 2022 Money in the Bank is the 13th annual Money in the Bank professional wrestling live event produced by WWE. It took place on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
10
Overview:
Every week, the women of Raw and SmackDown Live are breaking barriers while stealing the show at WWE events all over the globe. Now, see how it all began with Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division. From trailblazers like Alundra Blayze and Chyna, to pioneers like Lita and Trish Stratus, all the way to today’s awe-inspiring athletes such as Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Alexa Bliss, and Asuka, the revolution was indeed televised, and you get to witness it all right here with some of the greatest and most groundbreaking women’s matches of all time. From Wendi Richter to Ivory to Becky Lynch to Ronda Rousey, see how these amazing women helped shape the landscape of WWE today.NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
8.7
Overview:
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III is an professional wrestling show in the NXT TakeOver series at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.The event is produced by WWE for its NXT brand and streamed live on the WWE Network.NXT: From Secret To Sensation
NYR
Overview:
In recent years, NXT has emerged as an incredible box office draw for WWE with sold out live network specials from Brooklyn to Dallas to the United Kingdom! But things weren’t always this way: watch WWE’s “developmental” system churn out future Hall of Fame superstars and grow from its underwhelming infancy in Louisville through 2017!WWE Survivor Series 2018
7.553
Overview:
Survivor Series is a battle for "brand supremacy." Champions of the Raw brand will face their counterpart of the SmackDown brand in non-title matches It will take place on November 18, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It will be the thirty-second event under the Survivor Series chronology.WWE Backlash 2020
7.7
Overview:
This WWE produced PPV event features the self-proclaimed "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" as Edge faces off against Randy Orton.WWE WrestleMania Backlash
6.8
Overview:
The fallout from WrestleMania 37 is not quite done yet as Cesaro looks to obtain his first WWE world title as he challenges "The Head of the Table" Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship, also WWE Champion Bobby Lashley defends his title against Drew McIntyre & Braun Strowman, Rhea Ripley faces off against Asuka & Charlotte Flair for the Raw Women's Championship, and SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair looks to retain her championship against Bayley.WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2022
7.7
Overview:
WarGames comes to Survivor Series for the very first time. Ten competitors battle inside two rings surrendered by one monstrous steel cage. Let the games begin!WWE Royal Rumble 2020
8.062
Overview:
The Road to WrestleMania begins with Royal Rumble. Thirty men and 30 women compete in the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble Matches. Universal Champion “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt defends his title against Daniel Bryan, Asuka challenges Becky Lynch for the Raw Women’s Championship and much more.WWE Elimination Chamber 2023
6.719
Overview:
The 13th professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE, known as the 2023 Elimination Chamber (No Escape in Germany), is set to take place on February 18, 2023. Wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions will compete at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Austin Theory (c) vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Bronson Reed vs. Damian Priest vs. Montez Ford - Elimination Chamber match for the WWE United States Championship Asuka vs. Liv Morgan vs. Nikki Cross vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Natalya vs. Carmella - Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 39 Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) vs. Sami Zayn - Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Edge and Beth Phoenix vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Rhea Ripley) (with Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio) - Mixed tag team match Bobby Lashley vs. Brock Lesnar - Singles matchActing
2025WWE Night of Champions 2025 as Asuka
2025WWE Superstar Profiles (1 Episode) as Asuka
2024WWE Backlash: France as Asuka
2024WrestleMania XL Saturday as Asuka
2024NXT Roadblock 2024 as Asuka
2024WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff as Asuka
2024WWE Royal Rumble 2024 as Asuka
2023WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2023 as Asuka
2023WWE Fastlane 2023 as Asuka
2023WWE SummerSlam 2023 as Asuka
2023WWE Night of Champions 2023 as Asuka
2023WrestleMania 39 Sunday as Asuka
2023WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 as Asuka
2023WWE Royal Rumble 2023 as Asuka
2022WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2022 as Asuka
2022WWE Crown Jewel as Asuka
2022WWE Clash at the Castle 2022 as Asuka
2022WWE This Is Awesome (1 Episode) as Asuka (archive footage)
2022WWE Money in the Bank 2022 as Asuka
2022WWE Hell in a Cell 2022 as Asuka
2021WWE Money in the Bank 2021 as Asuka
2021Hana Kimura Memorial Show as Unknown
2021WWE WrestleMania Backlash as Asuka
2021WrestleMania 37: Night 2 as Asuka
2021WWE Royal Rumble 2021 as Asuka
2020WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020 as Asuka
2020WWE Survivor Series 2020 as Asuka
2020The Best of Mickie James as Asuka
2020WWE Clash of Champions 2020 as Asuka
2020WWE SummerSlam 2020 as Asuka
2020WWE Extreme Rules 2020 as Asuka
2020WWE Backlash 2020 as Asuka
2020WWE Money in the Bank 2020 as Asuka
2020WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1 as Asuka
2020The Best of WWE (2 Episodes) as Asuka
2020WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 as Asuka
2020WWE Royal Rumble 2020 as Asuka
2020WWE Break it Down (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 as Asuka
2019WWE Survivor Series 2019 as Asuka
2019WWE Hell in a Cell 2019 as Asuka
2019WWE WrestleMania 35 as Asuka (Preshow)
2019WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff as Asuka
2019WWE Fastlane 2019 as Asuka
2019WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 as Asuka
2019WWE Royal Rumble 2019 as Asuka
2018WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018 as Asuka
2018WWE 24: The Best of 2018 as Unknown
2018WWE Survivor Series 2018 as Asuka
2018WWE Evolution as Asuka
2018WWE Super Show-Down 2018 as Asuka
2018WWE Extreme Rules 2018 as Asuka
2018Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division as Unknown
2018WWE Money in the Bank 2018 as Asuka
2018WWE WrestleMania 34 as Asuka
2018NXT: Best of 2017 as Unknown
2018WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 as Asuka
2018WWE Royal Rumble 2018 as Asuka
2017WWE Survivor Series 2017 as Asuka
2017NXT TakeOver: WarGames as Asuka
2017NXT: From Secret To Sensation as Unknown
2017WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017 as Asuka
2017NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III as Asuka
2017WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago as Asuka
2017NXT Takeover: Orlando as Asuka
2017NXT Takeover: San Antonio as Asuka
2016NXT Takeover: Toronto as Asuka
2016NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II as Asuka
2016NXT TakeOver: The End as Asuka
2016NXT TakeOver: Dallas as Asuka
2015NXT TakeOver: London as Asuka
2015NXT TakeOver: Respect as Asuka
2014SHIMMER Volume 67 as Kana
2012Bull Nakano Retirement Show as Kana
2011CHIKARA Klunk in Love as Kana
2011CHIKARA Small But Mighty as Kana
2010SMASH on Samurai! TV (1 Episode) as Kana
2010WWE NXT (17, 11, 1, 2, 5 Episode) as Asuka, Unknown, ASuka, asuka, ASUKA
2007Fuka Matsuri 1 ~ Fuka's Big Adventure as Kana
1999WWE SmackDown (32, 7 Episode) as Asuka, Unknown
1993Raw (31, 4 Episode) as Asuka, Unknown