[10.0] "Kairi Sane is such a natural fan favorite and face! She is an incredible wrestler and character - she is quick and so full of stamina. Her runs in Stardom, NXT and WWE main roster have all been impressive and have contributed to my increased watch and follow rate of wrestling in general! It's overstated, for good reason, but she has the best elbow drop in the entire business! Her promo skills and charisma is incredible, whether in Japanese or English. She deserves all the flowers for the work she puts in! Her current run in WWE looks like she is just having so much fun (in the ring, backstage, in promos and at fan meet and greets! ) She is a treasure! Watching her moves, she puts full force into them so that despite her smaller stature her moves feel like they physically hurt more than some heavyweights!"
[10.0] "All time Joshi. Her Stardom work of the past and more recently with REstart until her venture back to WWE the second time is full of truly great moments and matches, especially with Io Shirai. Realistically, as of right now, probably deserves a 9 as opposed to a 10. How so? My word, I love this woman's work... But holy smokes, this current WWE run where she's tagging with Asuka again, is... Less than great. She looks uninspired, sloppy (which I assure you, she is not), and like she doesn't want to be there. Just look back a few months at her closing moments in Stardom, and tell me you don't see a difference. We'll see if this changes how I feel about her over the long run, but one middling run doesn't negate years of great matches and feuds for me. And it doesn't hurt that the In-Sane Elbow is so damn beautiful."
[9.0] "Kairi Sane is a great women's wrestlers. In the ring she has a great move-set, and her athletic ability is amazing. Her charisma is good although not speaking Japan does hurt my understanding of what she says sometimes. She is a huge star in Japan and she has been very good in WWE as well."
[9.0] "Might just have the best elbow drop of all time, Kairi Sane is an incredible wrestler who is very charismatic and can play her gimmicks well. Let's cross our fingers and hope she gets fantastic booking in WWE and wins tons of belts."
[10.0] "Amazing in-ring performer with loads of charisma, great mic skills, and aura. She is incredible as a face or as a heel and has delivered excellent matches and stories over the years. To top it all off she is drop-dead gorgeous, a stunning goddess with a precise arsenal, a strong spinning back fist and the best flying elbow of all time."
[10.0] "Wahnsinns Joshi die WWE Zeit war doch auch richtig stark. Auch wenn sie nur zwei Titel gewann. Aber sonst viel erreicht. Wünsche ihr und ihrer Familie in Japan alles Gute. Bei Stardom war sie schon eine der Besten. Edit 05.11.2023 Kairi ist wieder bei der WWE. Mal schauen wie wird der Second Run."
[10.0] "There are many of my wrestling friends who weren't familiar with her work in Japan or while she made her first run with WWE. So I have been hyping her up for weeks urging people to go watch her tag title run with asuka as well as watch her NXT matches with likes of Shayna Baszler. She is truly a full package wrestler with so much value. She brings to the table what some within the women's division wish they could. An aura. Glad to see her return at Crown Jewel. Can't wait to watch how this run plays out"
[9.0] "She's an utter joy to watch and strikes a good balance between stylish gimmick and coming across as a genuine threat. I don't think I've ever heard her cut a promo and it doesn't matter because she's so expressive and charismatic in the ring and with her gestures."
[10.0] "Funny enough years ago when I was watching NXT and heard she was coming I was very skeptical hearing about someone known for having a fantastic elbow somehow making her great. When I saw the elbow I had to admit it was wonderful, but I still I had doubts she'd be able to translate to WWE/NXT and the rest of her arsenal. I was proven wrong as she became my favourite act in NXT, be it her pirate gimmick, her adorable personality, great strikes and fast paced exciting offense, she truly captured my fandom. She made me become more interested in the joshi scene, and years later I checked out Stardom, and am glad she came back there to have wonderful matches, be it agaisnt Mercedes or teaming with REstart. She has been a success in the west and the east, been part of memorable tag teams and a great singles competitor, and meshed in factions, even a inaugural champion for the new IWGP Women's World Title, a true legend."
[10.0] "Sie hat den besten Finisher Elboggen-Drop & viele andere Aktionen die absolut inSANE sind. Die WWE weiß garnicht, was sie mit Kairi versäumt haben. Sie ist so talentiert, i love her."
[10.0] "Outside of having the best elbow drop of all time; KAIRI has a ton of other really cool offensive. I actually think she may have been surpassed by a few others in Stardom currently in terms of pure in-ring skills but her eccentric character and charisma are almost unmatched. The perfect babyface but also an unbelievably entertaining heel in WWE as well!"
[9.0] "WWE had a real star on their hands and they dropped her like it was nothing. When I saw Kairi in NXT, it blew me away. She had a mediocre NXT Women's Championship run, later followed by being on the main roster and the Kabuki Warriors, which was a highlight of her career. Now she's back with Stardom, and although I don't watch that company, I know she's doing good work there and will continue to get bigger and bigger."
[10.0] "There was a time that Dave Meltzer said that she, Io Shirai, and Mayu Iwatani were the three best wrestlers on the planet. I'm not sure that's ever been true, but I'd put Kairi's ability up against just about any other woman wrestler in the business during the 2010s. Not to mention, she might have the greatest elbow drop of all time."
[10.0] "One of my favorites, and one of the reasons I started watching Stardom. So naturally charismatic that she connected with crowds that didn't even speak her language, with high level in-ring work, and she's also a great storyteller. A literal total package"
[9.0] "I was not there to witness the Pirate Princess, and I regret that so much. From a little bit of research every one can se that people loved her, and I'm sure I would have too. Her Diving Elbow Drop is a absolute treat, and the connection to crowd is exceptional. The Kabuki Warrios seem to have been a great tag team with great chemistry, and the way I see it is she was better than Asuka (not to diminish the Empress). I hope she is happy at Stardom, and that one day she returns to WWE, and maybe we will se her with a main title around her waist."
[9.0] "I don't think WWE really knows what they had with Kairi. Even with the language barrier, she's still able to communicate her radiant babyface energy, come off as extremely likable without saying much, and plays an excellent face-in-peril with how well she bumps around and sells exhaustion. Aside from having the best elbow drop since Randy Savage himself, she manages to make strike-based offense look incredibly believable despite her small size, which really makes her comebacks pop. Looking forward to last her run at Stardom."
[9.0] "Kairi Sane is one of the most outstanding women's wrestler of the 21st Century. She was one of the central performers in Stardom alongside Shirai and Mayu Iwatani before leaving for WWE and winning the 1st Mae Young Classic. She went on to win the NXT Women's Championship but didn't spend a lot of time in the Black and Gold Brand. She is best known as one half of the Kabuki Warriors; it was a stupid idea that pit two Japanese wrestlers as a team because Creative has no idea how to promote female wrestlers other than Charlotte but she was somehow able to make it worked alongside ASUKA. Ultimately, her 1st run with the biggest wrestling promotion of the world was underwhelming despite a great reign as Women's Tag Champion with ASUKA. Her rivalry with Io Shirai in Stardom is one of the hottest rivalries in Stardom."
[10.0] "Updating this because of how happy I am to see her back in Stardom. Her time in WWE was murky but in Stardom, she was a huge star and exceptional at what she did. I cannot wait to see her wrestle in the Stardom ring again."
[10.0] "I didn't follow Kairi's career very well in Japan, but what I saw from her in America impressed me. She was part of a rather interesting storyline with Pentagon, after which she began performing in WWE, where, although she was very underestimated, she became a participant in the best match for the NXT women's championship and, in general, often showed good matches alone and then in a team with Asuka. A very talented athlete and entertainer, who clearly will not get lost after leaving WWE."
[9.0] "Eine echt starke Wrestlerin. Mir gefiel sie schon bei Stardom, da zeigte sie schon ihr starkes Handwerk und konnte einige starke und mehr als sehenswerte Matches zeigen.. Das gleiche konnte sie im Mae Young Classic und auch bei NXT zeigen. Leider war ihr WWE-Main Roster Run leider nicht wirklich gut, aber trotzdem sah man ihr gewaltiges Potential. Ich hoffe, dass man noch einiges von ihr sehen kann."
[5.0] "I could see she was talented but it never amounted to much in WWE. That's a shame as she is now retired and had maybe one of the most disappointing major league runs I can recall. Even before main roster, though, it didn't seem like things were clicking despite having a really fun gimmick, it didn't seem like they knew quite what to do with her."
[10.0] "Kairi Sane is an other-worldly talent. She has it all: athleticism, charisma, humble nature, and physical beauty. Proved that she ranks in the pantheon of joshi legends during her Red and White Belt runs in Stardom. Every match she had as World of Stardom Champion was consequential and against world-class opponents; the championship could have changed hands each and every time. Showed her mettle and never-say-die ethos in the matches against Meiko. Wrestled so many classics against Io. *Only* won the NXT Championship during her WWE run; should have had a longer reign, and should have at least been Raw or Smackdown Women's Champion at least once, but we, the general public, aren't privy to behind-the-scenes politics and the state of her health. Her team with Asuka rocketed in popularity due to the oozing charisma of both performers, although Kairi is the equal of Asuka in the ring and should not have been portrayed as the "weaker" of the two. Not surprising that she was a WWE Women's Tag Team Champion given her extensive past as a tag team specialist in Stardom. I hope her wrestling career isn't over; would love to see her on a retirement run in Stardom to close out her magnificent career."
[9.0] "She? s right behind Io in terms of being the female GOAT. One of the most charismatic women in the sport, so much so that she easily transcended the language barrier in NXT and immediately became a top baby face. Her run on the main roster was somewhat lackluster, but still enough to be called a success despite being subject to terrible booking. That said, her greatest work was undoubtedly done outside of the WWE, where she has had some of the greatest women? s matches ever. I think leaving WWE was the right decision for her, as she can now perform at full potential once more."
[8.0] "Kairi is one of the best Joshi wrestlers on the planet. She's had countless entertaining matches and won many prestigious championships. She won the Mae Young Classic, and had an unbelievably-short stint as NXT Women's champion. Kinda sad that she's not with WWE anymore but I hope she does bigger and better things in Japan eventually."
[9.0] "Poor Kairi. A fantastic wrestler who was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Although she won the Mae Young Classic, everything went downhill from there. She has one of the shortest reigns as NXT women? s champion. And always had to put Shayna over to establish her as a monster heel. The feud never went further as Kairi was then called up to the main roster and be put on a tag team with fellow Japanese wrestler Asuka who was also struggling on the main roster after a historic run on NXT. The Kabuki Warriors were eventually tag team champions and did they did their best to make the women? s tag team belts prestigious, only losing it and Wrestlemania ( where Kairi ate the pin). From there, Kairi jobs to Nia ( who injures her on 2 occasions) and Shayna, looking a chump in the process and disappears for a while. When she reappears, she looks like a chump some more, getting attacked by Nia backstage, and then eating pins clean during tag matches. Kairi leaves WWE as a chump being beaten backstage by Bayley. News has it that Kairi will return to Japan and wrestle one more year before retiring. Sadly, if she does return to Stardom, she will now be at the mercy of the monster pushed Giulia, Bushiroad? s chosen champion... Arrivederci Kairi...."
[8.0] "Believe it or not she was actually my least favorite wrestler of all time when she was in NXT, I thought everything about her was cringy and that her gimmick was for six year olds. I only started liking her when she turned heel with Asuka on the main roster. I actually became a big fan of her. Then I watched a couple of her older matches and the level of her wrestling in Stardom compared to WWE is like night and day. She was incredible in Stardom and her pirate gimmick was fun. Because let's face it, she had to nerf her style pretty heavily when she came to WWE (and her in WWE was my first impression of her). I feel bad for when I used to hate her because I had no idea what she was actually capable of. Fortunately I'm a big fan of her now and I'll be excited if she decides to return to Stardom!"
[10.0] "Perhaps my favourite wrestler to ever lace up a pair of boots. Endless charisma and athleticism topped off by the best elbow drop in pro wrestling. WWE doesn't know what they have with her, she's wasted on Vince McMahon who has a clear disposition for anyone who isn't a 6'4" 240 lbs Samoan monster. Even back down in NXT she was never given the spotlight as far as feuds go. Her most notable feud, with Shayna Baszler, very much felt like Shayna Baszler feuding with Kairi and not the other way around. Had she been given better opponents and more time she would currently possess a much better reputation than the one she currently has as a result of King Meltzer giving her no higher than 3 3/4 star for a match of hers. Watch her flourish when she returns to stardom soon. Just, you, wait."
[10.0] "She is a really good wrestler, she has a lot of charisma, her in-ring is good, she is a great babyface, I don't understand why WWE in the Main Roster never tried with her. I hope that she would comeback in Japan really soon"
[9.0] "Best female talent in WWE right now. Why are they sleeping on this talent? The way she was booked in the women's rumble, against Shayna, Lacey Evans was criminal. She is better than Asuka and younger. I thought good things would happen after the MYC but instead we've had nothing one year later."
[9.0] "Please, hey her back to Japan. Hey her back to STARDOM. And then I'll give her 10. Because in WWE, she's not in her place. She needs to talk, she needs to joke, but she's still can't talk in English. In Stardom, even if you can't understand what she talks, you you can imagine what is she talking about, and there is subtitles."
[9.0] "An unbelievable combination of skills, character acting and beauty, I cannot think of no other lady wrestler that can serve as a model for all the others to follow. Io Shirai may be the best I have ever seen in the ring but Kairi is the most complete package by a fair margin. The only problem is I am not 100% sold on this whole WWE thing but at least she's getting a big paycheck (hopefully)."
[10.0] "Kairi is an incredible wrestler. Her ability to convey emotion is her best attribute in my mind. She does not have to speak a lick of English for us to know exactly what she's thinking. That's a skill that Vince & company don't recognize because they still have the mindset that everyone needs to speak. I completely disagree. She tells a great story with all her matches and she's a real pitbull in the ring. Despite being small, she can believably stand up to people twice her size. She has a magnificent presentation & you are just intoxicated to watch her perform. She also has the best looking elbow drop I've ever seen."
[8.0] "Despite her size and very cute look she can be one of the most agressive striker in women's wrestling today. (or at least she was) She has one of the most pure babyface aura I have seen in a long time. Her work in Stardom was good despite being not that experienced at the time, wich was impressive. In WWE, she's doing her best with what they give her. I don't think she will leave an impact here because she doesn't really fit with the WWE style or even the American crowd but I wish her the best."
[10.0] "One of the most talented japanese superstars to set foot in WWE. Very impressive skills, her elbow drop is nothing less than beautiful and her pirate princess character would make her a very fit Miss Money in the Bank."
[10.0] "The inSANE Elbow Drop is one of my favorite diving moves right now, the air time Kairi gets just by hitting it is insane and the impact is absolutely painful looking. The amount of talent she has is absolutely phenomenal. And her gimmick would get along well with Io to have the Sky Pirates an actual team and maybe Women's Tag Team Championship contending. She's also extremely cute as well."
[8.0] "For someone her size she certainly packs a punch; her moves look super impactful. She's charismatic and very likeable, which combined with her size, make her an ideal scrappy babyface. Unfortunately I find that not quite fitting to her style in the ring though. Not sure if that can be remedied in some way; perhaps it's just a personal issue I have. Overall very good wrestler."
[8.0] "Kairi Sane ist eine sehr gute Workerin. Ich bin ein Fan seit ihrem ersten Auftritt bei dem Mae Young Classic Tournament. Im Ring ist sie deutlich besser als viele andere Damen aber an Ihrer Gestik und Ausstrahlung am Mic muss sie noch arbeiten."
[8.0] "One of the top female talents in the world. While not quite on the level of the very best workers such as Io Shirai or Meiko Satomura, Kairi has plenty of quality performances under her belt and be counted on to deliver a good match. Where she really shines is in her ability to draw sympathy from the crowd and play an excellent underdog. Kairi is somebody you just feel compelled to root for. There isn't a more loveable personality in all of WWE right now."
[8.0] "She really impressed me so much in the Mae Young Classic. Especially when she threw risk out the window in her match against Toni Storm. Her mic skills are ok need a little work. But as far as selling the moves she is awesome. One of the stiffest shots in the Women's Royal Rumble match on WWE Hall of Famer Lita. I believe Kairi Sane will walk out of NXT Takeover as the new NXT Women's Champion."
[8.0] "Kairi is great, she has great babyface fire, her facial expressions are off the charts, she has one of the best elbows in the wrestling business today. She has great and unique offence and she is a tremendous seller. She is probably the worst out of the threedom but that's a testament to how good all three actually are."
[9.0] "While she was overshadowed by Io Shirai in Japan, Kairi Sane has also been an incredible worker. She's one of the most natural babyfaces, and the pirate gimmick is endearing. But as an in-ring competitor, she's one of the more brilliant movesets with a picturesque dropkick, a damn good spear (considering her stature) and the best elbow drop in wrestling. She was a bonafide star in MYC, and WWE has a potential money making machine when she grasps a good control of the English language."
[9.0] "Such a natural babyface, and a great wrestler as well. She doesn't even have to talk to be liked. If WWE can handle her right, she will be a big star."
[10.0] "[Ursprgl. Kommentar 20. 03. 2017, 10:37 Uhr] 10 Punkte, da Kairi Hojo in wirklich allen Belangen top ist. Im Ring kommt in meinen Augen kaum ein Women's Wrestler weltweit ran. Allenfalls Asuka, Io Shirai und Sasha Banks spielen hier in einer Liga mit ihr. Dazu hat sie tonnenweise Charisma. Wenn sie spricht, ist das Publikum gefesselt. Zudem schafft sie es trotz der Tatsache, dass sie eine der drei Topstars von Stardom ist und wohl auch rein von den Statistiken her immer als Kandidatin auf einen Sieg gezählt werden muss, dass man ihr den Underdog-Charakter abkauft und sich auch mit ihr über Siege freuen kann und nicht sagt "Naja, hat sie eben wieder gewonnen, war zu erwarten. " Sollten sich die Gerüchte bewahrheiten und sie bei WWE antreten, dann ist sie in meinen Augen tatsächlich die erste, die die Aussage von Regal zu Asuka (greatest competitor that ever signed here) in Frage stellen könnte. Ich sehe in ihr schon jetzt eine vielleicht noch bessere Wrestlerin als Asuka, jedenfalls aber eine, die sich noch weit besser vermarkten lässt. Sie könnte das werde was Bayley lange bei NXT war, das liebenswerte Babyface, das von Kindern, wie Erwachsenen gleichermaßen geliebt wird. Nur mit dem Unterschied, dass Bayley in diese Rolle erst reinwachsen musste und Hojo, das im Prinzip schon jetzt lebt. [Update 04. 09. 2018, 21:53 Uhr]: Nach dem Mae Young Classic hat sich meine Meinung zu Kairi nochmals verfestigt, sie ist m. M. n. eine der besten der Wrestling-Welt. Sie spielt ihre Rolle so überzeugend, man nimmt ihr die Begeisterung für's Wrestling voll und ganz ab und es ist einfach schön ihr dabei zuzusehen, wenn sie sich freut. Auch die kurzen Stücke die auf Englisch gesprochen hat wirken schon überzeugend und nicht auswendig gelernt, wie es bei Asuka teilweise der Fall ist (auch bei anderen). Übrigens sollte nicht unerwähnt bleiben, dass sie auch die andere Seite die sehr ernste Kämpferin sehr gut drauf hat, wie man vor Allem bei Lucha Underground sehen durfte. Kairi = 1"
[9.0] "In my opinion, Kairi Hojo is the perfect prototype of what a kid friendly baby face should be. She appeals to every single demographic and as good as she is, she is able to play the underdog seamlessly. Someone with the amount of classic matches Kairi has, it would be understandable to think she's unbeatable, but her facial expressions really convey that every match is not a given, especially against Io or others that are on her level. Her countless matches with Meiko Satomura and Io Shirai are incredible matches that will be watched forever. I'm not a huge tag team fan but when Kairi tagged with Nanae Takahashi I thought those tag matches were some of the best I've ever seen. I don't speak Japanese, but she always has the audience in her hands and from what I can tell she has incredible mic skills. Among the countless Joshi women out there, Kairi really stands out and could be a success anywhere, even WWE. Don't think she's ever leave Stardom, but if she did, she'd be welcomed anywhere. P. s. She also has the best elbow drop in the history of pro wrestling."
[10.0] "She has a gorgeous... elbow drop, Hojo has it all marketability, workrate, charisma and a character you can invest in, how is STARDOM and LU are the only companies that use her?"
[10.0] "Heck of a fine young talent and has accomplished a lot already. Easy on the eyes, great ring work, charisma, character development, marketability, she has it all. Even though she is small she is able to make her offense believable, something many small wrestlers have trouble doing. Would to see her come to America, even for a few months. BTW, gotta love that elbow drop!"
[10.0] "One of the best underdog wrestlers currently. Everyone deservedly loves her elbow drop (RIP Macho), but for someone so tiny she's got a legit spear."
[8.0] "Hat in diesem Jahr mit den Krachern gegen Satomura definitiv ihre Visitenkarte abgegeben. Die Fehde mit Satomura und der letztendliche Titelverlust bei Stardom wurden hervorragend gebooked - im Prinzip sind jetzt alle Bausteine gelegt, um später mit Hojos Sieg in einem Singles Match gegen ihre Feindin eine Ablöse einzuleiten und sie endgültig zum Star zu machen. Derzeit noch acht Punkte für eine gute Pro-Wrestlerin, der alle Türen nach oben offen stehen."
