10 Things You Need To Know About WWE's New Signing Kairi Hojo
1. She Probably Isn't Coming Alone
Asuka became WWE’s first major joshi signing in several years when she joined the company in 2015, and Hojo appears to be the next in line. She’s expected to join up with the company following WrestleMania, and while she is the only Stardom wrestler to be confirmed at the moment, it’s extremely unlikely that she’ll be coming alone.
Io Shirai has been on WWE’s radar for a long time, and was approached to join the company at the same time as Hojo last year. Considered the promotion’s biggest star, Shirai is a phenomenal in-ring talent who can match anyone on the planet when it comes to raw skill. Like Hojo, she’d immediately be one of WWE’s best wrestlers, and at the age of 26, her prime years are still ahead of her.
Shirai is reportedly travelling to Orlando to negotiate with WWE during the first week of April. She and Hojo have wrestled each other on a number of different occasions, and while Shirai is still mulling over WWE’s contract offer, bringing her in makes all the sense in the world. Losing two of their three aces is potentially terrible news for Stardom, but WWE couldn’t possibly make a stronger set of female acquisitions in 2017.