Sareee on her time in WWE: ‘Most difficult period in my professional wrestling career’
Japanese wrestler Sareee recently opened up and talked about her time in WWE.
Speaking to Tokyo Sports, the 29-year-old talked about her transition from the Japanese wrestling scene to WWE. Sareee jumped ships and joined WWE in 2020 and stayed there till 2023. However, while sharing her run there with Tokyo Sports, the former Marigold World Champion did not recall a positive experience. (Quotes translated from Japanese)
“That was the most difficult period in my professional wrestling career. WWE has a huge number of members, so it was difficult to even get selected for a match, and then the pandemic hit, so I couldn’t have matches as I wanted. And then I ended up playing a high school girl character. I went there intending to bring the strength of women’s professional wrestling from Japan, but what was required in reality was different, and it was tough,” she said.
“The stress made me love sweets, and there were times when I would eat an American-sized parfait after lunch, then devour a huge Häagen-Dazs ice cream, and my face would be covered in acne. But even so, I did my best. Looking back now, I realize that everything was an experience that has become a valuable lesson for me, so nothing was wasted.“
After a brief run in the United States, her contract with WWE expired, and she made her way back to Japan.
“To be honest, I wondered if it was okay to return to Japan without accomplishing anything in the United States. But when I thought about what I really wanted to do, I realized that I should do the best I could in the limited time I had to do the kind of pro wrestling I believe in. I’ve been working towards becoming the strongest in the Japanese women’s pro wrestling world, which is where it all started.”
She was recently involved in a tag team match with Miku Kanae at SSPW Vol. 38 ~ First Generation Tiger Mask 45th Anniversary, where they defeated the duo of Kaoru Ito & Uta Shima.
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