Japanese joshi puroresu professional wrestler (1997?2020)
Hana Kimura
(
木村花
,
Kimura Hana
, September 3, 1997 ? May 23, 2020)
was a Japanese
joshi puroresu
professional wrestler
. She worked for native companies in her country such as
World Wonder Ring Stardom
from 2016 to 2020, and
Wrestle-1
, in addition to having made appearances for foreign companies such as
Ring of Honor
,
Pro-Wrestling: EVE
, and some independent promotions in
Mexico
. Kimura was a
second-generation
wrestler; her mother
Kyoko Kimura
is a former professional wrestler.
[5]
She was a cast member on the
Fuji Television
and
Netflix
reality television series
Terrace House: Tokyo 2019?2020
, which is the fifth installment of the
Terrace House
franchise. Following a series of troubling
tweets
addressing online bullying directed at her from
Terrace House
viewers, she was found dead in her apartment in Tokyo on May 23, 2020.
[6]
Her death had been ruled a suicide by December 2020.
[7]
Professional wrestling career
[
edit
]
Early career
[
edit
]
Prior to her professional wrestling career, Kimura won the
DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship
one time on August 21, 2005, at a live event in
Tokyo
, then lost the title to her mother
Kyoko
.
[8]
In the 2010s, Kimura was trained at
Wrestle-1
's Professional Wrestling University.
[9]
Wrestle-1 (2016?2019)
[
edit
]
After graduating the
Wrestle-1
training academy, she debuted for promotion on March 30, 2016, against her classmate,
Reika Saiki
, in a losing effort.
[10]
The pair wrestled against each other many times throughout 2016 in Wrestle-1.
[11]
On August 7, 2016, Kimura wrestled against her mother in a match. On September 18, 2016, Kimura captured her first title, the
JWP Junior Championship
, by defeating
Yako Fujigasaki
in a tournament final.
[11]
She lost her
JWP Junior Championship
on December 28, 2016, to Yako Fujigasaki. On January 22, 2017, her mother retired. In Kyoko's retirement show, Kimura defeated her mother in a singles match and on the same show, the two teamed in a trios match in a winning effort.
[11]
During 2017, Kimura split her time between Wrestle-1,
Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
and Stardom while being a contracted performer for Wrestle-1. Kimura officially became a Wrestle-1 roster member on January 9, 2018.
[12]
She made an international tour in early 2018, competing for
Ring of Honor
,
Pro-Wrestling: EVE
, and various promotions in Mexico.
On March 21, 2019, Kimura announced she was leaving Wrestle-1.
[13]
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2016?2020)
[
edit
]
Oedo Tai (2016?2018)
[
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]
On September 22, 2016, Kimura made her in-ring debut in
World Wonder Ring Stardom
by teaming up with
Kagetsu
and
Kyoko Kimura
to defeat JKGReeeeN and
Mayu Iwatani
.
[11]
On October 2, 2016, Kimura teamed with her mother and Kagetsu to capture the
Artist of Stardom Championship
.
[
citation needed
]
Late in 2016, Kimura injured her wrist, which led to her going on a hiatus to recover.
[14]
[15]
Kimura eventually became a member of Stardom's heel stable,
Oedo Tai
.
[
citation needed
]
On June 21, 2017, at Stardom's Galaxy Stars 2017 event, Kimura teamed with her fellow Oedo Tai member, Kagetsu, to win the
Goddesses of Stardom Championship
by defeating Team Jungle (
Hiroyo Matsumoto
and Jungle Kyona). Kimura and Kagetsu held the titles for nearly a year, successfully defending against teams such as Jungle Kyona and
HZK
,
Io Shirai
and Viper, Jungle Kyona and Natsuko Tora, HZK and Momo Watanabe,
Mayu Iwatani
and Tam Nakano. The team was defeated by
Mayu Iwatani
and Saki Kashima in 2018.
[11]
During Kagetsu's final match in the 2018
5 Star Grand Prix
on September 24, Kimura betrayed Oedo Tai by attacking Kagetsu with a chair, causing Kagetsu to lose and fail to reach the finals. Following the match, Kimura declared that she was no longer affiliated with Oedo Tai.
[16]
At Mask Fiesta 2018 on October 28, Kimura, under the ring name
Hanita
, teamed up with
La Maestra
in a loss to Candy Skull and
Marty Scurll
.
[17]
[18]
Tokyo Cyber Squad (2019?2020)
[
edit
]
She officially joined Stardom on March 25, 2019.
[19]
On April 6, Kimura, along with Stella Grey and
Sumie Sakai
wrestled Jenny Rose and Oedo Tai (
Kagetsu
and
Hazuki
) in a
dark match
at
Ring of Honor
and
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
's
G1 Supercard
.
[20]
On April 14, at the 2019 Stardom draft, Hana was named leader of the International Army faction, later known as
Tokyo Cyber Squad
.
[21]
[22]
On May 16, Kimura, along with her stablemates Jungle Kyona and Konami won the Artist of Stardom Championship after defeating
Mayu Iwatani
,
Saki Kashima
, and
Tam Nakano
.
[23]
On January 4, 2020, Kimura, along with
Giulia
wrestled
Mayu Iwatani
and
Arisa Hoshiki
in a
dark match
at
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
's
Wrestle Kingdom 14
.
[24]
It was the first women's match at the
Tokyo Dome
since 2002.
[25]
Kimura had her final match on March 24 at Stardom's
Cinderella Tournament 2020
, wrestling Mayu Iwatani in the first round to a draw.
[3]
During her Stardom career, she won the Artist of Stardom Championship twice and the Goddesses of Stardom championship once,
[26]
while also winning the 2019 5★Star GP tournament and Stardom Fighting Spirit Award.
[27]
Appearance on
Terrace House
and other ventures
[
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]
Kimura joined the reality television series
Terrace House: Tokyo 2019?2020
in September 2019, appearing on the show until her death.
[28]
One episode filmed in early January 2020 showed Kimura involved in a verbal conflict with her housemate, Kai Edward Kobayashi, for damaging her wrestling attire. After the episode aired in March 2020, her actions drew criticism,
name calling
and
racist
abuse from social media users
, sending her into
depression
.
[29]
[25]
[30]
[31]
The release of new
Terrace House
episodes was suspended as a result of Kimura's death,
[32]
[6]
and
Fuji TV
later cancelled the season.
[33]
[34]
Before her death, Kimura was set to co-star with
Ena Fujita
in the music video for the musician's June 2020 single "Dead Stroke"
[35]
and Lalo the Don's "Til The Break of Don", recorded before the
COVID-19 pandemic
and uploaded on
YouTube
on May 20, 2021.
[36]
Personal life
[
edit
]
Kimura was the daughter of
Kyoko Kimura
, who is also a professional wrestler.
[37]
[38]
Before she was one year old, she was separated from her father.
[39]
While the identity of Hana Kimura's biological father is not publicly known, Kyoko Kimura has mentioned in interviews that he is an
Indonesian
national and because of this, Hana Kimura was referred to as Indonesian-Japanese.
[40]
[41]
She was bullied as a child because of her mixed ethnic heritage.
[42]
[43]
Death
[
edit
]
Wikinews has related news:
Early in the morning of May 23, 2020, Kimura posted
self-harm
images on
Twitter
and
Instagram
while sharing some of the hate comments she received.
[44]
[45]
[46]
[47]
She was reported dead later that day, at the age of 22.
[48]
[49]
Dave Meltzer
claimed three days later that the cause of death was
hydrogen sulfide
inhalation.
[50]
By December 2020 the death was ruled a suicide.
[7]
On December 15, 2020, the police announced that they had arrested a man in his mid-20s for cyberbullying.
[51]
[52]
The man, who resides in
Osaka Prefecture
, admitted to the allegations and was quoted by the police as saying he "couldn't forgive Kimura's attitude on the program."
[53]
On March 30, 2021, the Tokyo Prosecutors Office indicted the Osaka man for
online abuse
directed at Kimura, but was not obliged to face trial under the indictment, as is often the case for relatively minor offenses in Japan. He was issued an order of ¥9000 (US$80) fine, which prompted concerns that the punishment was too light.
[54]
Kyoko Kimura, the late wrestler's mother, has filed a suit seeking more than $20,000 in damages from the man.
[55]
On April 5, 2021, Tokyo Metropolitan Police charged a second man in his late 30s for online abuse he sent Kimura. Metropolitan Police Department said the second man, from
Fukui Prefecture
, admitted to the allegations during voluntary questioning, with investigative sources quoting him as saying, "Many hateful messages had been posted, and I followed suit. I'm sorry."
[53]
When asked why he did it, he said he was "simply joining in with what he saw others doing on her site."
[56]
On January 22, 2021, Kyoko Kimura filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court seeking damages of around 2.94 million yen (US$27,000) against a third man for causing emotional distress to her family. According to the lawsuit, the third man, from
Nagano Prefecture
, posted hateful messages about Kimura's death in May 2020.
[57]
On May 19, 2021, the Japanese Court Judge Momoko Ikehara ordered the third man to pay 1.29 million yen (US$12,000).
[58]
Legacy and tributes
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edit
]
On the day of Kimura's death, several professional wrestling companies such as
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW),
National Wrestling Alliance
,
Ring of Honor
,
All Elite Wrestling
,
Impact Wrestling
, among other companies sent their condolences. During AEW's
Double or Nothing
pay-per-view
event, they paid tribute to Kimura and
Shad Gaspard
(who also died that same week).
[59]
On the May 27 episode of
WWE NXT
,
Io Shirai
and commentator
Mauro Ranallo
paid tribute to Hana with the following phrase: "Hana was one of the most talented female wrestlers in the world, and I was looking forward to watching her grow to see how far she could go," Io began. "I will always remember her smile that would brighten up any room she walked into. It is so important that we all love and treat each other with respect."
[60]
On the May 29 episode of
WWE SmackDown
,
Sasha Banks
wore a black armband that said "HANA" in white letters.
[61]
On the June 2 episode of
WWE Raw
,
Kairi Sane
wrote a message on her umbrella that reads "花ちゃん、ありがとう" (Hana-chan, thank you).
[62]
At
NXT TakeOver: In Your House
,
Dakota Kai
sported pink hair that she confirmed was dyed as a tribute to Kimura.
[63]
On June 21,
World Wonder Ring Stardom
had its first event during the
COVID-19 pandemic
and before the event, they paid tribute to Kimura with all the wrestlers around the
ringside
area for a
ten-bell salute
.
[64]
Kimura's fellow
Terrace House
cast member
Peppe
drew her in the third volume of his
manga
series
Mingo
, which was released on July 10.
[65]
On the September 3 episode of
AEW Dynamite
, professional wrestler
Kenny Omega
wore a Hana Kimura shirt on what would've been her 23rd birthday. The shirt was released on
Pro Wrestling Tees
with all the proceeds going to Hana's mother, Kyoko.
[66]
At NJPW's
Battle in the Valley
on February 18, 2023,
Mercedes Mone
paid homage to Kimura by wearing an outfit similar to what Kimura wore after leaving
Oedo Tai
.
[67]
On June 14, 2022, Japan's parliament passed a law in which "online insults" were punishable by one year in response to Kimura's online bullying. Offenders convicted of online insults can be jailed for up to one year, or fined 300,000 yen (about $2,200).
[68]
Hana Kimura Memorial annual shows
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edit
]
On March 31, 2021, Kyoko Kimura, Hana's mother launched the non-profit Remember Hana, an anti-bullying organization.
[69]
As a result, the "
Hana Kimura Memorial
" events series commenced on May 23, 2021, with the
Hana Kimura Memorial Show
, "Matane." The
second show
, "Bagus", took place on May 23, 2022.
Championships and accomplishments
[
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]
See also
[
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]
References
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- Kawasaki Katsushika Saikyou Densetsu (
Act Yasukawa
,
Natsuki☆Taiyo
and
Saki Kashima
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- Chibis (
Kairi Hojo
,
Kaori Yoneyama
and
Yuhi
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- Kimura Monster-gun (
Alpha Female
,
The Female Predator "Amazon"
and
Kyoko Kimura
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- Tawashis (
Hiroyo Matsumoto
,
Mayu Iwatani
and
Miho Wakizawa
)
- Tomodachi Mania (Hatsuhinode Kamen,
Kaori Yoneyama
and
Tsubasa Kuragaki
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- Heisei-gun (
Io Shirai
,
Mayu Iwatani
and
Takumi Iroha
)
- Candy Crush (Chelsea,
Kairi Hojo
and
Koguma
)
- Team Hyper Destroyers (
Evie
,
Hiroyo Matsumoto
and
Kellie Skater
)
- Threedom (
Io Shirai
,
Kairi Hojo
and
Mayu Iwatani
)
- Oedo Tai
(
Hana Kimura
,
Kagetsu
and
Kyoko Kimura
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- Queen's Quest
(
HZK
,
Io Shirai
and
Momo Watanabe
)
- Queen's Quest
(
AZM
,
HZK
and
Io Shirai
)
- Hiromi Mimura,
Kairi Hojo
and
Konami
- Team Jungle (
Hiroyo Matsumoto
,
Jungle Kyona
and
Kaori Yoneyama
)
- Queen's Quest
(
HZK
,
Io Shirai
and
Viper
)
- J.A.N. (
Jungle Kyona
,
Kaori Yoneyama
and
Natsuko Tora
)
- Stars
(
Mayu Iwatani
,
Saki Kashima
and
Tam Nakano
)
- Tokyo Cyber Squad
(
Hana Kimura
,
Jungle Kyona
and
Konami
)
- Oedo Tai
(
Andras Miyagi
,
Kagetsu
and
Sumire Natsu
)
- Queen's Quest
(
AZM
,
Momo Watanabe
and
Utami Hayashishita
)
- Donna del Mondo
(
Giulia
,
Maika
and
Syuri
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