Kanako Urai
Biography
Kanako Urai, also known as Asuka, is a Japanese actress. Born on September 26, 1981, in Osaka, Japan, she is a female performer. Asuka has been active in the entertainment industry since 2004, debuting for AtoZ. She has also competed for several professional wrestling promotions, including NEO Japan Ladies, Oz Academy, Smash, and Pro Wrestling WAVE. Asuka is signed to WWE, where she has achieved various championships. She has appeared in numerous projects, with 91 acting credits listed.
Career overview
Kanako Urai, known professionally as Asuka, is a Japanese wrestler who has also pursued an acting career. She began her acting career in 2004, debuting for AtoZ. Asuka has since appeared in numerous roles, although specific details about her acting credits are not provided.
Asuka's acting credits total 91, according to her profile on The Movie Database. Her acting career has spanned multiple media platforms, although the specific titles and genres of her work are not specified. Asuka's acting career has been a parallel pursuit to her professional wrestling career, which has seen her compete for various promotions, including WWE, where she is a multiple-time champion.
Asuka was born on September 26, 1981, in Osaka, Japan. Her birth name is Kanako Urai, and she is also known by several other aliases, including Asuka Kana, Kana-hime, Skull Reaper Kana, and Ramen Wom. As a professional wrestler and actress, Asuka has established herself as a versatile performer with a significant presence in both the wrestling and entertainment industries.
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- Backlash Tampa (2026) as Asuka
- Elimination Chamber (2026) as Asuka
- Royal Rumble 2026 (2026) as Asuka
- WWE Superstar Profiles (2025) as Asuka
- WWE Evolution (2025) (2025) as Asuka
- WWE Evolution 2025 Post-Show (2025) as Asuka
- WWE Night of Champions 2025 (2025) as Asuka
- WWE Crown Jewel 2025 (2025) as Asuka
- WWE Evolution 2025 (2025) as Asuka
- Survivor Series: WarGames (2025) as Asuka
- WrestleMania XL Saturday (2024) as Asuka
- WWE Elimination Chamber 2024: Perth - Kickoff (2024) as Asuka
- WWE Backlash: France (2024) as Asuka
- WWE Royal Rumble 2024 (2024) as Asuka
- NXT Roadblock 2024 (2024) as Asuka
- WrestleMania 39 Sunday (2023) as Asuka
- WWE Fastlane 2023 (2023) as Asuka
- WWE Royal Rumble 2023 (2023) as Asuka
- WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 (2023) as Asuka
- WWE Night of Champions 2023 (2023) as Asuka
- WWE SummerSlam 2023 (2023) as Asuka
- WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2023 (2023) as Asuka
- WWE This Is Awesome (2022) as Asuka (archive footage)
- WWE Clash at the Castle 2022 (2022) as Asuka
- WWE Crown Jewel (2022) as Asuka
- WWE Hell in a Cell 2022 (2022) as Asuka
- WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2022 (2022) as Asuka
- WWE Money in the Bank 2022 (2022) as Asuka
- WrestleMania 37: Night 2 (2021) as Asuka
- WWE Royal Rumble 2021 (2021) as Asuka
- WWE WrestleMania Backlash (2021) as Asuka
- WWE Money in the Bank 2021 (2021) as Asuka
- Hana Kimura Memorial Show (2021)
- The Best of WWE (2020) as Asuka
- WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020 (2020) as Asuka
- WWE Break it Down (2020)
- WWE Royal Rumble 2020 (2020) as Asuka
- WWE Survivor Series 2020 (2020) as Asuka
- WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1 (2020) as Asuka
- WWE Backlash 2020 (2020) as Asuka
- WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 (2020) as Asuka
- WWE Money in the Bank 2020 (2020) as Asuka
- WWE Clash of Champions 2020 (2020) as Asuka
- WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020 (2020) as Asuka
- The Best of Mickie James (2020) as Asuka
- WWE SummerSlam 2020 (2020) as Asuka
- WWE WrestleMania 35 (2019) as Asuka (Preshow)
- WWE Survivor Series 2019 (2019) as Asuka
- WWE Royal Rumble 2019 (2019) as Asuka
- WWE Fastlane 2019 (2019) as Asuka
- WWE Hell in a Cell 2019 (2019) as Asuka
- WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 (2019) as Asuka
- WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 (2019) as Asuka
- WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff (2019) as Asuka
- WWE Royal Rumble 2018 (2018) as Asuka
- WWE Super Show-Down 2018 (2018) as Asuka
- WWE WrestleMania 34 (2018) as Asuka
- WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 (2018) as Asuka
- WWE Extreme Rules 2018 (2018) as Asuka
- WWE Survivor Series 2018 (2018) as Asuka
- NXT: Best of 2017 (2018)
- WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018 (2018) as Asuka
- WWE Evolution (2018) as Asuka
- WWE Money in the Bank 2018 (2018) as Asuka
- WWE 24: The Best of 2018 (2018)
- Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division (2018) as Asuka
- WWE Survivor Series 2017 (2017) as Asuka
- NXT Takeover: San Antonio (2017) as Asuka
- NXT Takeover: Orlando (2017) as Asuka
- NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2017) as Asuka
- NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III (2017) as Asuka
- WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017 (2017) as Asuka
- WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago (2017) as Asuka
- NXT: From Secret To Sensation (2017)
- NXT Takeover: Toronto (2016) as Asuka
- NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II (2016) as Asuka
- NXT TakeOver: The End (2016) as Asuka
- NXT TakeOver: Dallas (2016) as Asuka
- NXT TakeOver: London (2015) as Asuka
- NXT TakeOver: Respect (2015) as Asuka
- SHIMMER Volume 67 (2014) as Kana
- WWE Main Event (2012)
- Bull Nakano Retirement Show (2012) as Kana
- CHIKARA Small But Mighty (2011) as Kana
- CHIKARA Klunk in Love (2011) as Kana
- WWE NXT (2010) as Asuka
- WWE NXT (2010)
- WWE NXT (2010) as ASuka
- WWE NXT (2010) as asuka
- WWE NXT (2010) as ASUKA
- SMASH on Samurai! TV (2010) as Kana
- Fuka Matsuri 1 ~ Fuka's Big Adventure (2007) as Kana
- Sendai Girls' Pro-Wrestling (2006) as Kana
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) as Asuka
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999)
- Raw (1993) as Asuka
- Raw (1993)
- WWE Pay Per View (1985)