WWE are reported to be interested in signing Japanese women wrestler Kairi Hojo and Io Shirai to deals with the company, according to a report from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The report notes that Shirai and Hojo have both apparently received offers to work for the company in 2017 and have informed the STARDOM promotion about those offers, with Shirai showing interest after being first contacted by Sho Funaki, while Hojo has not yet made a decision after being first contacted by Shinsuke Nakamura and Simon Inoki.