KAIRI Announced For NJPW IWGP Women’s Championship Tournament

KAIRI was one of the best female pro wrestlers that WWE ever had at one point in time. She had a solid run in NXT where she ended up winning the NXT Women’s Championship. KAIRI has now been announced for the NJPW’s IWGP Women’s Championship competition.

According to a recent announcement from STARDOM, KAIRI, formerly Kairi Hojo in Japan and Kairi Sane in the WWE, will compete in the semifinals of the tournament’s international bracket and has a first-round bye. On October 23, KAIRI will compete in a STARDOM Tag League match against the victor of Alpha Female vs. Ava White.

KAIRI is the 3rd entrant in the IWGP Women’s Title tournament in the International Bracket! #Stardom

On Oct 23 in Tachikawa, KAIRI will face the winner of Alpha Female vs Ava, which takes place Oct 2 at NJPW Royal Quest II in London! #Stardom

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KAIRI-> International Superstar-> International Bracket #Stardom

The winner will move on to the championship match at NJPW X STARDOM Historic X-Over on November 20. The competition’s victor will be crowned the inaugural IWGP Women’s Champion. Seven people in total will take part in the competition.

On Sunday, October 2, a match in the opening round of the international bracket between Gabbert and White will take place at NJPW Royal Quest in London. The 5 Star Grand Prix standings will select the first round competitors in the tournament’s STARDOM bracket, and they will face off on a STARDOM show on October 22. Check out the tweets below.

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