I te Pipiri 30, he riipene ataata i te whakaaturanga whare WWE i Tokyo, i whakauruhia a Housako hei "Kairi Sane" ki te wehenga whanaketanga o WWE, NXT, me te Mae Young Classic e haere ake nei
te whakataetae. I te Hurae 13, i hinga ia i a Tessa Blanchard i te rauna tuatahi o te whakataetae i tana tukinga tuatahi ki te WWE. I te ra i muri mai, ka hinga a Sane i a Bianca Belair i te rauna tuarua, katahi ka hinga a Dakota Kai i te hauwhā o te whiringa toa me te mutunga o Toni Storm i te haurua whakamutunga kia eke ki te whiringa toa o te whakataetae. E ai ki nga korero, i raru a Sane i te rerenga rerenga me te whara o te kaki i te wa o nga riipene. I te Mahuru 12, i hinga a Sane i a Shayna Baszler i te whiringa toa o te whakataetae, na reira i eke ai ia ki te whakataetae NXT Women's Championship i te whakaaturanga NXT TakeOver e whai ake nei.