Unexpected Name Advertised For WWE’s Upcoming Tour Of Japan

WWE is truly a worldwide company, and just days after returning from running shows in Mexico, talents are already getting ready for a series of shows in Japan. And while the names you’d expect, like Cody Rhodes, Bianca Belair, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Kairi Sane, have been announced as appearing, somewhat surprisingly, so has veteran Japanese wrestler Meiko Satomura . This is notable as she hasn’t wrestled a match for WWE since March 2023, although she did work a tag match for a Japanese independent promotion last month.

44-year-old Satomura broke into the business in her home country of Japan in 1995, and the following year, briefly began wrestling for WCW when they were looking to establish a women’s division. And while her time competing in the US was limited, thanks to a cult following among wrestling fans, when WWE needed extra talents for the second Mae Young Classic tournament in 2018, she would not only be booked but actually reach the semi-finals. Subsequently, this would see her hired full-time by the company in 2020 to both wrestle and coach on their NXT UK brand, where she worked with current main roster talents such as Alba Fyre, Isla Dawn, Blair Davenport, and Lyra Valkyria.