10 Things You Need To Know About WWE's New Signing Kairi Hojo
4. An Incredible Body Of Work
WWE aren’t just signing a good professional wrestler in Kairi Hojo: they’re legitimately acquiring one of the best in the world. Her skillset is remarkably complete, and if she can adapt to the WWE product, she’s all set to become one of the most exciting competitors in the company.
From an acting standpoint, Hojo is close to flawless. Her charisma is through the roof, and her classic, old-school babyface portrayal sees her garner bags of sympathy whenever she competes. She’s a wrestler who should theoretically be able to get over on the strength of her character work alone, and her appeal is only amplified when she stables in the ring.
Boasting one of the best elbow drops in the business, Hojo has been tearing the house down in Stardom over the past few years. From razor-sharp submission holds to her surprisingly brutal Spear, Hojo is extremely effective on offence, but even better working from beneath. Her selling and facial expressions make her one of the best underdogs in the business, and these traits will definitely help her prosper against NXT’s more devious personalities.
Hojo has built-up an incredible body of work in Stardom, and new fans could do a lot worse than brush up on her best matches before she hits TV screens. Hojo’s September 2016 bout with Io Shirai stands out with her two 2015 matches with Meiko Satomura as her career’s best work, but really, you can’t go wrong with anything she has produced since 2015.