WWE Bound Top Star Announces Departure From Japanese Promotion, DDP Talks HOF Speech

It looks like WWE will be adding another talented Japanese star to their ranks, as Kairi Hojo is expected to join the company soon. Hojo signed a contract with WWE a few months ago, and she recently announced her departure from the STARDOM promotion.

According to PWInsider, Kairi Hojo is expected to report to the WWE Performance Center very soon.

Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page was recently inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the 2017 class, and his induction was a long time coming. DDP recently spoke to TV Insider about his Hall of Fame speech, and he compared the feeling he got when he finished to winning a World Title.

“When I finally got done doing this speech, it was the same effect that I had when I was handed the World Title by Randy Savage. It’s a huge deal,” Page said. “Ricky Steamboat grabbed me and gave me a big hug. He followed that up with, ‘Welcome to the club, bro.’ This is a very unique group of people. There are thousands and thousands of wrestlers—as of today there are 153 or so that went in [to the Hall of Fame]. So to be able to have this ring means everything. Eric Bischoff called it my holy grail. He would be right. I always felt it would come. I never just want something to happen. I want something to happen when it’s supposed to happen.”