Kairi Sane on Her WWE Release, Biggest Regret of Her WWE Career, & Wrestling Career Future

As noted before, Kairi Sane was released by WWE this past April as part of a larger batch of talent releases and departures. Sane’s 90 day no-compete clause with WWE expired on July 23 currently making her an official free agent. Sane had recently hired notable wrestling agent Barry Bloom to represent her.

Japanese magazine Ring Plus held a recent interview with Kairi. One of the topics discussed included Kairi’s thoughts about her release from WWE.

“It was just as much of a bolt out of the blue for me as it was for everyone else-my friends around me felt the same way. I was appearing on RAW almost every single week without missing a beat, and I was involved in storylines both inside and outside the ring. The storyline was reaching a turning point where my character was about to explode into action… I had been building up frustration and holding back for so long, and I was finally at the stage where I thought, “Now I can unleash my true potential!” So getting released right at that moment was a huge shock.”

Kairi also revealed that she had returned to Japan about two weeks after her release from WWE.

Kairi also gave her thoughts about her biggest regret of her WWE career and if she had thought about retiring from her wrestling career.

“To be honest, if the storyline with Asuka and me had reached a proper conclusion, I might not have had any regrets. That was how much resolve I had going into it, and I gave it everything to make it exciting. But as I mentioned, it ended right in the middle of everything, so the idea of retiring didn’t cross my mind right away.

I wanted to give it one last push until the very end. That’s why I couldn’t retire halfway through like this—not until I felt within myself that I had truly given it my all and done everything I could….So retirement never crossed my mind. Though, this release is probably the biggest setback of my entire career. But isn’t it great material for an autobiography? (laughs)”

Kairi also gave her thoughts about if she has received offers from other promotions and the future of her wrestling career.

“Right after the release, my head was an absolute jumble, so I tried not to think about it for a bit. But now, I’m extremely grateful… I’ve received offers from so many promotions around the world that I can’t even count them on both hands-both inside Japan and internationally. I actually met with the people who reached out from Japan.”

English translation via KairisWrestling