Part of the fun of professional wrestling is seeing athletes with larger-than-life personalities perform moves and maneuvers that laypeople would never think of.
That being said, professional wrestlers are still people and unfortunately these moves can go wrong.
Such was the case on last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW when Damage CTRL’s Kairi Sane and IYO SKY took on The Unholy Union (Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre) in a #1 contenders match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
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During the match, Sane jumped off the turnbuckle and hit her head on the edge of the commentary table, suffering a cut just above her eye.
No one knew what happened until Sane was seen covered in blood, screaming in the faces of Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill, the current WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.
Fortunately, Sane was examined by WWE’s medical team and is not expected to miss any action.
Sane later shared a picture of the aftermath of the match on Instagram, accompanied by a thumbs-up emoji.
She later posted a story of her eye with some stitches, saying, “I need an eye patch haha.” Luckily, it will fit perfectly with her pirate princess persona.
SKY also posted a message, congratulating his partner for her tenacity.
“I’m proud of my tag team partner,” SKY said. “Bleeding was nothing to her. Kairi Sane is incredibly tough!!!!!”
Kairi Sane began her professional wrestling career with World Wonder Ring Stardom, known simply as Stardom, under the ring name Kairi Hojo.
She spent the next six years with the promotion. During her tenure with Stardom, Sane won the Wonder of Stardom Championship, the World of Stardom Championship, and numerous tag team titles.
In 2017, Sane made her WWE debut by winning the Mae Young Classic tournament. She later joined NXT, where she won the NXT Women’s Championship.
In 2019, Sane joined WWE Friday Night Smackdown as a member of the Kabuki Warriors with Asuka.
Together, Asuka and Sane have held the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship twice. They currently hold the record for the longest reign, at 180 days.
Sane soon left WWE to return to Japan with her husband. She spent the next few years with Stardom and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
In 2023, Sane returned to WWE at Crown Jewel and helped IYO SKY retain the WWE Women’s Championship.
Shortly after, Sane joined SKY and Bayley to form Damage CTRL. Eventually, Asuka and Dakota Kai also joined the faction while Bayley left.
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