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An interesting week in the world of wrestling
An interesting week in the world of wrestling

#3 Hope is true: Two major WWE stars offered big money to return to Japan

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Io Shirai and Kairi Sane
Io Shirai and Kairi Sane

Io Shirai and Kairi Sane are two women who currently have a lot of momentum in their respective brands. While Kairi Sane is a Champion on RAW, Io Shirai has become one of NXT's top stars as a heel. She appears to be one of the next in line to challenge for the NXT Women's Championship as well.

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However, there's one problem. Io Shirai is working more and getting paid less in NXT than she was at Stardom. Because of this, Dave Meltzer reported that Bushiroad is trying hard to get the two women back to Japan.

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“Io may be moved to the main roster real quick to keep that from happening because then her pay goes way up because her pay in NXT is nothing special. I heard she was making more money [with STARDOM],"
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We hope this is true - not because of them leaving, but the possibility that WWE will try to one-up Bushi Road and it will result in the best paycheque for the two women.

However, Meltzer also revealed that Shirai doesn't like being away from her husband - NJPW superstar EVIL.

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