The team originally formed asfaces in April 2019 withPaige as their manager before both of them turnedheel and kicked Paige out in October of the same year. Asuka and Sane amicably split up in July 2020 when the latter left WWE to return to Japan. Sane returned to WWE in November 2023 atCrown Jewel and the pair immediately reunited.
After spending some weeks away to promote the movieFighting with My Family, retiredWWE wrestlerPaige made a backstage appearance on the April 9, 2019, episode ofSmackDown, where she announced that she would be bringing a new tag team to theSmackDown women's division tofeud withThe IIconics (Billie Kay andPeyton Royce) for theWWE Women's Tag Team Championship.[1] A week later, Paige introduced the newly formed team ofAsuka andKairi Sane, dubbed "The Kabuki Warriors", who subsequently made their debut as a team by teaming withBayley andEmber Moon to defeat The IIconics and the team ofMandy Rose and Sonya Deville.[2] Kabuki Warriors would then pick up wins overlocal wrestlers on the April 30 episode ofSmackDown and the team ofRose andDeville on the May 14SmackDown, before beginning a feud with The IIconics over the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship throughout the summer.[3][4] After defeating The IIconics atlive events inTokyo on June 28,[5] The Kabuki Warriors received an opportunity against The IIconics for the tag team championship on the July 16 episode ofSmackDown which they won by count out; however, The IIconics retained as titles do not change hands by count out unless stipulated.[6]
On the August 5 episode ofRaw, The Kabuki Warriors participated in afatal four-way tag team elimination match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship but were the last ones eliminated byAlexa Bliss andNikki Cross.[7] They unsuccessfully challenged Bliss and Cross for the titles on the August 12 episode ofRaw.[8] The Kabuki Warriors received another title shot against Bliss and Cross at theHell in a Cellevent, where The Kabuki Warriors won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, after Asuka usedgreen mist on Cross, thus showing signs of avillainousturn.[9][10] The Kabuki Warriors were thendrafted to theRaw brand on the October 14 episode ofRaw.[11] They solidified their status as villains on the October 28 episode ofRaw by turning on their manager Paige when Asuka spat mist into Paige's face and thus ending their association with her.[12]
The Kabuki Warriors retained the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship againstDakota Kai andTegan Nox on the October 30 episode ofNXT andBecky Lynch andCharlotte Flair on the November 11 episode ofRaw.[13][14] AtSurvivor Series, The Kabuki Warriors represented Raw in the 5-on-5-on-5 women'sSurvivor Series match against Team SmackDown and TeamNXT, which Team NXT won. During the match, Asuka turned on her teammate Flair by spitting green mist on her, causing Flair to get eliminated, which led to The Kabuki Warriors beginning a feud with Lynch and Flair.[15][16] They successfully defended the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Lynch and Flair, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, andBayley and Sasha Banks in a fatal four-way match atStarrcade.[17][18] The Kabuki Warriors continued their feud with Lynch and Flair, which led to them defending the titles against Lynch and Flair in thenamesake main event of theTLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event, which Kabuki Warriors retained.[19] This led to Asuka entering a feud with Lynch in 2020 over the latter'sRaw Women's Championship, which Asuka failed to win in subsequent matches at theRoyal Rumble and the February 10 episode ofRaw.[20][21]
The Kabuki Warriors would then begin feuding with Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, which led to a match between the two teams atWrestleMania 36, where The Kabuki Warriors lost the titles back to Bliss and Cross.[22] They unsuccessfully challenged Bliss and Cross for the titles in a rematch on the April 10 episode ofSmackDown.[23]
Asuka's Raw Women's Championship reign and disbandment (2020)
On the April 13, 2020 episode ofRaw, Asuka defeatedRuby Riott to qualify for the women'sMoney in the Bank ladder match while Kairi Sane lost toNia Jax in a qualifying match.[24] Asuka went on to win the match at thenamesake event, thus winning the women's Money in the Bank contract which allowed her to cash in for a future title shot at the time and place of her choosing.[25] The following night onRaw, however, Asuka was awarded the Raw Women's Championship by former champion Becky Lynch, who gave the title to Asuka due to her pregnancy, which led to Asuka embracing Lynch and it resulted in The Kabuki Warriors turning intofan favorites.[26]
As the Raw Women's Champion, Asuka became the secondWomen's Grand Slam winner and the thirdWomen's Triple Crown winner. The Kabuki Warriors then began feuding withSasha Banks and Bayley as Banks and Asuka fought to a no contest atThe Horror Show at Extreme Rules after Bayley interfered and counted the pinfall for Banks though Banks was not recognized as champion. On the July 27 episode ofRaw, Sane was viciously attacked by Bayley backstage during the Raw Women's Championship match between Asuka and Sasha Banks which led to Asuka running to the backstage area where she was counted out and lost the title. This was done to write Sane out of the storylines as she announced her departure from WWE onTwitter as she was heading back to Japan to be with her husband, effectively disbanding The Kabuki Warriors.[27][28][29]
Sane returned to WWE atCrown Jewel on November 4, 2023, and assistedIyo Sky in retaining herWWE Women's Championship, re-establishing herself as a heel.[30] On the following episode ofSmackDown, Sane forgave Bayley for her actions back in 2020 and joinedDamage CTRL. Later that night, during a six-woman tag team match pitting Asuka withBianca Belair and Charlotte Flair against Damage CTRL (Bayley, Sky, and Sane), Asuka turned on her teammates to reunite with Sane and Sky and subsequently joined Damage CTRL the following week.[31][32] Damage CTRL faced the team of Belair, Flair,Shotzi andBecky Lynch in aWarGames match atSurvivor Series: WarGames but were defeated after Lynch pinned Bayley.[33] On the December 15 episode ofSmackDown, Asuka and Sane defeatedMichin andZelina Vega in their first return tag team match as The Kabuki Warriors.[34]
On the January 26, 2024 episode ofSmackDown, The Kabuki Warriors defeatedKatana Chance andKayden Carter to become the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.[35] This is The Kabuki Warriors' record-tying second reign as a team and Asuka's record-setting fourth reign individually as champion. The Kabuki Warriors went onto retain their titles against Chance and Carter in a rematch on the February 5 episode ofRaw, and againstCandice LeRae andIndi Hartwell at theElimination Chamber: Perth pre-show. AtNXT Roadblock on March 5, The Kabuki Warriors defeatedTatum Paxley andNXT Women's ChampionLyra Valkyria to retain their titles. AtBacklash France on May 4, The Kabuki Warriors lost the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship to the team ofBianca Belair andJade Cargill, ending their second reign at 99 days.[36] Asuka later revealed that she was suffering from knee injury for months and had successfully undergo surgery.[37] On the December 16 episode ofRaw, Sane was found attacked backstage that was meant to write her off due to a legitimate injury.[38][39] Sane was supposed to participate in thetournament to crown the inauguralWomen's Intercontinental Champion alongside fellow Damage CTRL memberDakota Kai and was replaced by Sky.[40] Damage CTRL was silently disbanded in May 2025.
Sane returned from injury on the May 19 episode ofRaw, where she participated in the triple threat match to qualify for the women's Money in the Bank ladder match, which was won byRhea Ripley[41] whereas Asuka returned from injury on the June 16 episode ofRaw, where she won a fatal four-way first round qualifier of theQueen of the Ringtournament.[42] Asuka made it to the tournament final atNight of Champions where she lost to Jade Cargill. On the July 7 episode ofRaw, Asuka came to the aid of Sane from an attack byThe Judgment Day (Raquel Rodriguez andRoxanne Perez). The Kabuki Warriors were subsequently scheduled to challenge for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship held by Rodriguez and Perez in afatal four-way tag team match atEvolution on July 13, where Rodriguez and Perez successfully retained their titles.[43][44]
In August, tensions rise between Asuka and Sky, where the former contents that the latter should be accepting her help to win theWomen's World Championship. On September 22 episode ofRaw, Asuka lost to Ripley. Following the match, Asuka spew mist in Ripley's face and ordered a reluctant Sane to attack Ripley. Sky rushed out to stop them only to be attacked by the pair as well, turning both Asuka and Sane heel.[45] AtCrown Jewel on October 11, The Kabuki Warriors lost to Sky and Ripley.[46] On the November 10 episode ofRaw, The Kabuki Warriors defeated Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair to win their third WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.[47] OnRaw's Netflix Anniversary Show on January 5, 2026, The Kabuki Warriors lost the titles to Sky and Ripley, ending their third reign at 56 days.[48]
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