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Kanako Urai

26th September 1981 Osaka, Japan Acting

Kanako Urai, known professionally as Asuka, is a Japanese wrestler currently signed to WWE since 2015, where she is a four-time Women’s Tag Team Champion, three-time WWE Women’s Champion, two-time Raw Women’s Champion, one-time NXT Champion, and the 2018 Royal Rumble winner. She debuted in 2004 for AtoZ and has also competed for NEO Japan Ladies, Oz Academy, Smash, and Pro Wrestling WAVE.

80 Movies 11 TV Shows 91 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Backlash Tampa poster

Backlash Tampa 9th May 2026 as Asuka

Elimination Chamber poster

Elimination Chamber 28th February 2026 as Asuka

Royal Rumble 2026 poster

Royal Rumble 2026 31st January 2026 as Asuka

Survivor Series: WarGames poster

Survivor Series: WarGames 29th November 2025 as Asuka

WWE Crown Jewel 2025 poster

WWE Crown Jewel 2025 11th October 2025 as Asuka

WWE Evolution 2025 poster

WWE Evolution 2025 13th July 2025 as Asuka

WWE Evolution 2025 Post-Show poster

WWE Evolution 2025 Post-Show 13th July 2025 as Asuka

WWE Night of Champions 2025 poster

WWE Night of Champions 2025 28th June 2025 as Asuka

WWE Backlash: France poster

WWE Backlash: France 4th May 2024 as Asuka

WrestleMania XL Saturday poster

WrestleMania XL Saturday 6th April 2024 as Asuka

NXT Roadblock 2024 poster

NXT Roadblock 2024 5th March 2024 as Asuka

WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff poster

WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff 24th February 2024 as Asuka

WWE Royal Rumble 2024 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2024 27th January 2024 as Asuka

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2023 poster

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2023 25th November 2023 as Asuka

WWE Fastlane 2023 poster

WWE Fastlane 2023 7th October 2023 as Asuka

WWE SummerSlam 2023 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2023 5th August 2023 as Asuka

WWE Night of Champions 2023 poster

WWE Night of Champions 2023 27th May 2023 as Asuka

WrestleMania 39 Sunday poster

WrestleMania 39 Sunday 2nd April 2023 as Asuka

WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 poster

WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 18th February 2023 as Asuka

WWE Royal Rumble 2023 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2023 28th January 2023 as Asuka

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2022 poster

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2022 26th November 2022 as Asuka

WWE Crown Jewel poster

WWE Crown Jewel 5th November 2022 as Asuka

WWE Clash at the Castle 2022 poster

WWE Clash at the Castle 2022 3rd September 2022 as Asuka

WWE Money in the Bank 2022 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2022 2nd July 2022 as Asuka

WWE Hell in a Cell 2022 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2022 5th June 2022 as Asuka

WWE Money in the Bank 2021 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2021 18th July 2021 as Asuka

Hana Kimura Memorial Show poster

Hana Kimura Memorial Show 23rd May 2021

WWE WrestleMania Backlash poster

WWE WrestleMania Backlash 16th May 2021 as Asuka

WrestleMania 37: Night 2 poster

WrestleMania 37: Night 2 11th April 2021 as Asuka

WWE Royal Rumble 2021 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2021 31st January 2021 as Asuka

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020 20th December 2020 as Asuka

WWE Survivor Series 2020 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2020 22nd November 2020 as Asuka

The Best of Mickie James poster

The Best of Mickie James 6th October 2020 as Asuka

WWE Clash of Champions 2020 poster

WWE Clash of Champions 2020 27th September 2020 as Asuka

WWE SummerSlam 2020 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2020 23rd August 2020 as Asuka

WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020 poster

WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020 19th July 2020 as Asuka

WWE Backlash 2020 poster

WWE Backlash 2020 14th June 2020 as Asuka

WWE Money in the Bank 2020 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2020 10th May 2020 as Asuka

WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1 poster

WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1 4th April 2020 as Asuka

WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 poster

WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 8th March 2020 as Asuka

WWE Royal Rumble 2020 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2020 26th January 2020 as Asuka

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 15th December 2019 as Asuka

WWE Survivor Series 2019 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2019 24th November 2019 as Asuka

WWE Hell in a Cell 2019 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2019 6th October 2019 as Asuka

WWE WrestleMania 35 poster

WWE WrestleMania 35 7th April 2019 as Asuka (Preshow)

WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff 7th April 2019 as Asuka

WWE Fastlane 2019 poster

WWE Fastlane 2019 10th March 2019 as Asuka

WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 poster

WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 12th February 2019 as Asuka

WWE Royal Rumble 2019 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2019 27th January 2019 as Asuka

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018 16th December 2018 as Asuka

WWE 24: The Best of 2018 poster

WWE 24: The Best of 2018 11th December 2018

WWE Survivor Series 2018 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2018 18th November 2018 as Asuka

WWE Evolution poster

WWE Evolution 28th October 2018 as Asuka

WWE Super Show-Down 2018 poster

WWE Super Show-Down 2018 6th October 2018 as Asuka

WWE Extreme Rules 2018 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2018 15th July 2018 as Asuka

Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division poster

Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division 26th June 2018 as Asuka

WWE Money in the Bank 2018 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2018 17th June 2018 as Asuka

WWE WrestleMania 34 poster

WWE WrestleMania 34 8th April 2018 as Asuka

NXT: Best of 2017 poster

NXT: Best of 2017 20th March 2018

WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 poster

WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 25th February 2018 as Asuka

WWE Royal Rumble 2018 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2018 28th January 2018 as Asuka

WWE Survivor Series 2017 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2017 19th November 2017 as Asuka

NXT TakeOver: WarGames poster

NXT TakeOver: WarGames 18th November 2017 as Asuka

NXT: From Secret To Sensation poster

NXT: From Secret To Sensation 14th November 2017

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017 poster

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017 22nd October 2017 as Asuka

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III poster

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III 19th August 2017 as Asuka

WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago poster

WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago 20th May 2017 as Asuka

NXT Takeover: Orlando poster

NXT Takeover: Orlando 1st April 2017 as Asuka

NXT Takeover: San Antonio poster

NXT Takeover: San Antonio 28th January 2017 as Asuka

NXT Takeover: Toronto poster

NXT Takeover: Toronto 19th November 2016 as Asuka

NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II poster

NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II 20th August 2016 as Asuka

NXT TakeOver: The End poster

NXT TakeOver: The End 8th June 2016 as Asuka

NXT TakeOver: Dallas poster

NXT TakeOver: Dallas 1st April 2016 as Asuka

NXT TakeOver: London poster

NXT TakeOver: London 16th December 2015 as Asuka

NXT TakeOver: Respect poster

NXT TakeOver: Respect 7th October 2015 as Asuka

SHIMMER Volume 67 18th October 2014 as Kana

Bull Nakano Retirement Show 8th January 2012 as Kana

CHIKARA Klunk in Love 8th October 2011 as Kana

CHIKARA Small But Mighty 7th October 2011 as Kana

Fuka Matsuri 1 ~ Fuka's Big Adventure 30th September 2007 as Kana

WWE Evolution (2025) poster

WWE Evolution (2025) 13th July 2025 as Asuka

WWE Superstar Profiles poster

WWE Superstar Profiles 1st January 2025 as Asuka

WWE This Is Awesome poster

WWE This Is Awesome 29th July 2022 as Asuka (archive footage)

The Best of WWE poster

The Best of WWE 24th March 2020 as Asuka

WWE Break it Down poster

WWE Break it Down 5th January 2020

WWE Main Event poster

WWE Main Event 3rd October 2012

SMASH on Samurai! TV 9th April 2010 as Kana

WWE NXT poster

WWE NXT 23rd February 2010 as ASUKA

WWE Friday Night SmackDown poster

WWE Friday Night SmackDown 29th April 1999

Raw poster

Raw 11th January 1993

WWE Pay Per View poster

WWE Pay Per View 31st March 1985