Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the greatest British wrestler of them all?

For many, the answer to that question is Kanji. A product of Stixx’s House of Pain Wrestling Academy, Kanji has grappled her way into the hearts of fans up and down the UK since her debut in 2017.

A phenomenal in-ring technician, her style has seen her affectionately dubbed “Kanji Sabre Junior”, while her ability has seen her wrack up plaudits and awards from all corners of the European wrestling scene.

A history maker, Kanji recently became the first woman to win the wXw Shortcut to the Top match and she holds singles gold in both Wrestling Resurgence and Elevation Wrestling.

Perhaps the most impressive thing about Kanji is her connection to the crowds that she performs in front of. From the tattooed, bearded dude in the black shirt to the young girl holding a “Yes She Kanji!” sign to the sky, everybody loves Kanji.

Kanji is the ultimate hero.

In a fairytale, the hero always wins in the end and when RevPro announced that they would be holding their 14 Year Anniversary at Wembley Arena, the logical conclusion was that is where Kanji would finally capture the Undisputed British Women’s Championship by beating Mercedes Moné.

Beating one of the biggest stars in the sport on the biggest possible stage in independent wrestling? That was the storybook ending.

Unfortunately, for Kanji and her army of fans, there was one glaring hole in that plot due to her blossoming friendship with Moné. Every fairytale needs a good old fashioned villain and Kanji didn’t have one to overcome.

Step forward, Alexxis Falcon. Cackle, cackle, cackle.

The rivalry between Kanji and Alexxis Falcon has been centred on the differences between the pair.

Kanji is that ultimate hero. She’s fair. She believes in doing the right thing. She takes her job seriously but does it with a smile on her face. In a business that can at times be horrendously dark, she’s a shining light and a role model for kids to look up to.

Alexxis Falcon, on the other hand, believes in doing what is right for Alexxis Falcon. She is unfair because the world is unfair. The world is cruel, the world is wicked.

Falcon is loud, brash and vulgar. She’s a Hull lass through and through. While Kanji will flash a smile and high five your child, Alexxis Falcon is likely to flash a two fingered salute at them.

However, they’re more alike than either would care to admit. They’re both unashamedly themselves.

Kanji doesn’t smile and slap hands because it helps her to sell more t-shirts, it’s because that’s who she is when the spotlights are off and the ring is packed away. You can’t fake your way into the type of connection that she has with the crowd.

Despite the jokes about her hiding behind makeup, Alexxis Falcon is also true to herself. She hasn’t toned down or tried to fit into the expectations of what a wrestler in RevPro should be.

That’s the other thing that they have in common. They have both spent 2026 trying to prove something.

Falcon would’ve heard the whispers. “She’s not right for RevPro, her character won’t work here, she’s not serious enough”.

Instead of trying to be like everybody else, Alexxis Falcon made herself undeniable by being something that nobody else in RevPro is.

She took her experience of working in front of thousands of fans in Hull for NGW and she showed Revolution Pro Wrestling what being the “Wicked Witch of BritWres” really means. If Kanji has a ride or die connection to the RevPro crowd, then Alexxis Falcon is the master puppeteer.

At Wembley, Kanji is also trying to prove something . She’s trying to prove that yes (she Kanji), she can win the Undisputed British Women’s Championship. She’s trying to prove that she can get the job done.

For all of the barbs they’ve traded in the lead-up to this match, the one that stings the most is the one that is truest. There were no lies spoken when Alexxis Falcon criticised Kanji for “watching”.

She had to watch two opportunities to secure a rematch with Mercedes Moné slip through her fingers.

Rather than breaking the hold she had on Alexxis, she had to watch Rhio submit Dani Mo in a four-way contest in Sheffield where the winner would go onto Uprising 2025 to face Moné.

Then, while trying to escape a JGU sleeper hold, she had to watch as Alexxis Falcon gleefully covered the prone body of Mercedes Blayze in a Revolution Gauntlet at Live in London 105.

Ironically, it was Kanji who had rendered Blayze unconscious moments before, giving Alexxis an open goal to win and move onto a match with Moné at High Stakes 2026.

Kanji had to watch Alex Windsor be the one to take the championship from Moné at an AEW Collision taping and as if to rub salt in the wounds, she was forced to watch her rival do two things she has never been able to do.

Kanji had to watch as Alexxis Falcon beat The CEO in Wolverhampton and then scheme her way to taking the Undisputed British Women’s Championship from Alex Windsor the next day.

In a matter of 24 hours, Alexxis Falcon did what Kanji had spoken about doing for 12 months.

You can argue about the manner of those victories and the title defences she’s put together in the following months, but Alexxis Falcon walks into Wembley as the champion.

Flanked by Skye Smitson and Shaun Jackson, Alexxis Falcon stands atop RevPro, after proving everyone wrong.

In doing so, like Frollo pushing the citizens of Paris too far or Jafar going mad with power, her greatest scheme could quickly unravel and prove to be her downfall.

Falcon learned quickly that she could push Kanji’s buttons. The bile, the poison she spews and the way she treats the sport of pro wrestling all grate against Kanji’s personal beliefs and values.

She made Kanji lose control in Sheffield in January by spitting in her face. The red mist descended and Kanji laid into Falcon, refusing to acknowledge Referee Sandy’s 5 count. When Sandy tried to pull her away, Kanji shoved her down, resulting in a disqualification and a smirk breaking across Falcon’s face.

She repeated the trick in Coventry when she baited Windsor into an impromptu title defence. As Falcon tried to use the belt, Kanji came down to ringside to rip it from her hands. As more spit landed in her face, the red mist descended again.

Though she intended to blast Falcon with the title, Kanji accidentally clocked Windsor which eventually allowed her rival to claim the win.

All of this prodding, poking and revelling in Kanji’s failures might have backfired. Alexxis Falcon may have created a monster.

She retains her smile, but this version of Kanji is the most dangerous competitor in RevPro.

Her in-ring style has always lent itself to moments of brutality and limb-bending nastiness but there’s more violence behind it now. The strikes thud in that bit harder, the holds are squeezed that little bit tighter and the desire to win burns even hotter.

Rhio felt that when Kanji wrenched back on her arm after the bell had already gone. Myla Grace realised that when, for the first time, Kanji took a shortcut and held her tights to guarantee a pinfall.

This summer, Kanji has been unstoppable. Lana Austin, Myla Grace, Cory Zero and Kay Lee Ray have all been dispatched. She knocked Rhio the fuck out in an Iron Fist Match when she was behind on the scoreboard.

She outlasted Shayna Baszler, Jessica Troy and Zeuxis to win the inaugral RevPro Women’s Grand Prix to earn the right to challenge for the title at Wembley.

For Kanji fans, there is a worry that this was the plan all along. Yes, Kanji has harnessed the rage that has built up this year to beat all of those other competitors, but she hasn’t yet been able to contain that white-hot fury against Alexxis.

It happened again in Cardiff when Kanji’s desire to inflict damage ultimately cost her and Connor Mills in their bout against Falcon and Michael Oku.

In a straight-up, 1-on-1 wrestling contest, Kanji beats Alexxis Falcon. In a fight wrapped in months of animosity and with her two hyenas at ringside, you have to favour Alexxis Falcon.

On Saturday we’ll see if Kanji can temper those emotions and channel them effectively. We’ll see if she can do it. We’ll see if, finally, she can win the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s Championship.

On Saturday, at Wembley Arena, we’ll see if fairytales are real after all.

Image Credits: wXw, Revolution Pro Wrestling