Janai Kai talks about joining the CONTRA unit.
In May 2024, Janai Kai joined the Contra Unit faction along with 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 Featherweight Champion. As of the time of publication, Kai still holds the belt.
During a new interview with Fightful, Kai talked about joining the group and how she initially thought it was a bit random.
“I thought that was crazy. I would say it was very random because I was involved with Selena a lot and it was so random because I knew Rocky was gone and stuff. Then they told me, ‘Hey, we’re making some 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 the vision they had of putting me together with Krule or (Ikuro Kwon), and I was like, ‘Okay, I get the vibe here. We kind of fit together.'”
Kai then chatted about Minoru Suzuki joining the group at Battle Riot VI in Atlanta.
“Then when we were in Atlanta, they broke the news that Suzuki was joining, and I was freaking out because I didn’t find out until I was actually there. I didn’t know beforehand. Afterward, I was like, ‘Okay, yeah, this is very, very big. Like everyone is freaking out.
out.’ When we came out with the last show together, I was like, ‘This is so cool. I love it.’ And once again, I think it’s really cool that MLW trusts me to be a part of something like this, and once again, they see my style as well. I feel like I fit that kind of vibe perfectly and that they really like it
If you see that and trust me to be a part of it, I enjoy it immensely and I appreciate it.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Kai talked about winning a championship in her MLW debut. You can read more about those comments here.
Fans can watch Fightful’s full interview with Janai Kai in the video linked at the top of this article.
