The highly stylized Kabuki dance-drama, often focused on tragic love, is more than 400 years old. Men and boys, in ornate costumes and makeup, usually play both the female and male characters.

Ebizo in costume Kabuki is, well, what is it exactly? Performed exclusively by men, it is equal measures drama and melodrama, at once volcanic and tempered, part opera, part dance, part pro wrestling.

The Kabuki Warriors reunite for the Women’s Tag Team Championship at Evolution 2025. General Manager Adam Pearce confirmed it in a backstage segment of this week’s Monday Night Raw episode.

What is Kabuki drama? Kabuki is a popular Japanese theater form which experts date back to 17th century Kyoto, at the beginning of the Edo period. The drama employs vivid, elaborate costumes and ...

This overview of the early development of kabuki, one of Japan’s most celebrated performing arts, traces its origins from a single woman dancer in Kyoto at the beginning of the seventeenth ...

W ith roots in early 17th century Japan, the traditional form of Japanese theatre know as kabuki has been entertaining audiences for hundreds of years. Now, thanks to embracing new technology ...

SACRAMENTO — Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross didn’t mince words when asked about defending the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against The Kabuki Warriors during the Hell in a Cell Kickoff show: Good ...

Asuka and Kairi Sane made their way into the records books on Tuesday, as The Kabuki Warriors officially became the longest-reigning WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. The pair won the titles at ...

In a later backstage segment, Asuka and Sane were shown asking Adam Pearce for a shot at the Women's Tag Team Championship at ...