Janai Kai talks joining CONTRA Unit.
In May 2024, Janai Kai joined the Contra Unit faction alongside Mads Krügge, Ikuro Kwon, and the Sentai Death Squad. Kai immediately brought some prestige to the faction, as she was the reigning MLW Women's World Featherweight Champion. As of publish time, Kai still holds the belt.
While speaking to Fightful for a new interview, Kai talked about joining the group and how she thought it was a bit random at first.
"I thought that was crazy. I will say it was very random because I was doing a lot with Selena and it was so random because I know that Rocky left and everything. Then they told me, ‘Hey, we're making a couple of changes. You're going to be part of a Contra Unit. I was like, ‘Okay, cool. That's fine. I'll just go with it.’ I kind of saw like the vision that they had putting me with Krule or [Ikuro Kwon] and I was like, ‘Okay, I see the vibe here. We kind of go together.’"
Kai then went on to chat about Minoru Suzuki joining the group at Battle Riot VI in Atlanta.
"Then when we were in Atlanta, they spilled the news that Suzuki was going to join and I absolutely freaked out because I found out when I was actually there. I didn't know beforehand. So after that, I'm like, ‘Okay, yeah, this is very, very huge. Like everyone's going to freak
out.’ When we came out the last show altogether, I was like, ‘This is so cool. I love it.’ Again, with MLW trusting me to be part of something like that, I think it's really cool and again, they see my style too. I feel like I fit in perfectly with that type of vibe and so for them to like really
see that and trust me to be part of that, I absolutely enjoy it and I appreciate it."
Elsewhere in the interview, Kai talked about winning a championship in her MLW debut. Learn more about those comments here.
Fans can check out Fightful's full interview with Janai Kai in the video linked at the top of this article.
