10 Things You Need To Know About WWE's New Signing Kairi Hojo
3. She Appeared For Lucha Underground
Signing with WWE will bring Hojo her first mainstream experience as a professional wrestler, but it won’t be her first time setting foot on American soil. Along with fellow Stardom wrestlers Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani, Hojo made an appearance during the most recent season of Lucha Underground, and partook in one of the series’ most talked-about matches.
The trio comprised the Black Lotus Triad along with Black Lotus herself (funnily enough), and were brought in to halt Pentagon Dark’s menacing rampage through the promotion. All four faced Pentagon in an elimination match, and while they eventually triumphed, Hojo wasn’t successful. As “Doku,” she was the first wrestler to run the gauntlet, and Pentagon defeated her in relatively quick time, destroying her arm in the process.
Iwatani fell shortly afterwards, but Shirai was eventually able to put Pentagon away. Hojo, Shirai, and Iwatani also competed in a tag match for Las Vegas’ Vendetta Pro while in America for the LU tapings, and Stardom have visited the United States on a couple of occasions throughout her run. Though not exactly the most well-travelled wrestler in the world, these moves show that Hojo is at least willing to step out of her comfort zone when required.