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#7 Kairi Sane pursued a career in acting

We’ve seen many WWE Superstars step into the squared circle after a career in modeling. Numerous Superstars, such as Dwyane 'The Rock' Johnson, John Cena, and Roman Reigns have stepped outside the ring and tried their hands at a career in acting too.

However, Kairi Sane has a different story, as she was discovered while pursuing a career in acting. After graduating from Hosei University, Sane immediately pursued theatre work and screenplay which earned her some attention.

One of the roles Sane undertook was that of a pro wrestling villain, which garnered attention from none other than Fuka, general manager of STARDOM. Fuka proceeded to invite Sane to one of Stardom’s shows and offered to start training as a wrestler, and the rest is history.

#6 Sane has appeared in Lucha Underground

While WWE may have been the first American promotion most wrestling fans first saw Kairi Sane, the first appearance she made for an American promotion was on Lucha Underground.

Sane wrestled under the name Doku in 2016 and appeared as part of the Pentagon Dark storyline. Along with Mayu Iwatani and Io Shirai (who is also part of WWE now), she was one of the few women chosen from STARDOM to appear in the promotion.

Sane was part of the Black Lotus Triad and faced the luchador Pentagon Dark a.k.a. Pentagon Jr. in a gauntlet match. Even though she lost the match, she left an indelible impression on wrestling fans.