Hana Kimura Biography
Hana Kimura was a Japanese professional wrestler who was also a cast member on Netflix’s reality show “Terrace House.” She died on May 22, 2020 at the age of 22. Her cause of death has not been officially reported.
Hana Kimura Age
She was 22 years old at the time of her death; she was born on September 3, 1997, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Hana Kimura Family
Hana is the daughter of Kyoko Kimura, a former wrestler and Isao Kobayashi an MMA fighter.
Wrestler Hana Kimura
Hana was a professional wrestler who trained at Wrestle-1’s Professional Wrestling University. On August 2005 at a live event in Tokyo she won the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship but then lost it to her mother Kyoko.
She debuted on Wrestle-1 on March 30, 2016 against Reika Saiki but she lost. She wrestle against her mother on August 7, 2016.
She won her first JWP Junior Championship title on September 18, 2016 by defeating Yako Fujigasaki. She later lost the title on December 28, 2016 to Yako Fujigasaki.
She teamed up with her mother and Kagetsu on October 2, 2016 to capture the Artist of Stardom Championship. The team vacated the titles on January 3, 2017 when Kimura was injured. On January 22, 2017, her mother retired. Kimura defeated her in a singles match and on the same show, the two teamed in a trios match in a winning effort.
She officially joined Wrestle-1 on January 9, 2018, making an international tour in early 2018, competing for Ring of Honor, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and various promotions in Mexico. Kimura left Oedo Tai on September 24, after she attacked Kagetsu. She announced she was leaving Wrestle-1 on March 21, 2019.
Hana officially joined Stardom on March 25, 2019. She was named leader of the International Army faction on April 14, 2019 at the 2019 Stardom draft. On May 16, 2019, Kimura, along with her stablemates, Jungle Kyona and Konami won the Artist of Stardom Championship after defeating Mayu Iwatani, Saki Kashima, and Tam Nakano.
In September 2019 she joined Terrace House.
Hana Kimura Death
Kimura died on May 22, 2020. On Friday, Stardom Wrestling released a statement confirming her death. “We are very sorry to report that our Hana Kimura has passed away. Please be respectful and allow some time for things to process, and keep your thoughts and prayers with her family and friends. We appreciate your support during this difficult time.”
Stardom fans,
We are very sorry to report that our Hana Kimura has passed away.
Please be respectful and allow some time for things to process, and keep your thoughts and prayers with her family and friends.
We appreciate your support during this difficult time.
— We Are Stardom (@we_are_stardom) May 23, 2020
Hana Kimura Self Harm
Kimura had posted a photo with a cat on her Instagram page with a caption that reads “goodbye.” She also posted a series of troubling tweets, one of which, according to a fan translation, read that she didn’t “want to be a human anymore.”
“Nearly 100 frank opinions every day. I couldn’t deny that I was hurt. I’m dead. Thank you for giving me a mother. It was a life I wanted to be loved. Thank you to everyone who supported me. I love it. I’m weak, I’m sorry. I don’t want to be a human anymore. It was a life I wanted to be loved. Thank you, everyone. I love you. Bye.”
This absolutely makes me SICK! How people think cyberbullying is okay will always blow my mind. People need to realize THIS IS NOT OKAY! What you say MATTERS!!! Big, small, famous, not famous — DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE!
Kindness goes a very long way. TRY IT!RIP Hana Kimura. 💔 pic.twitter.com/sxZNGK5rYF
— 𝕄𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕒 (@melissax1125) May 23, 2020
Hana Kimura Cause of Death
Hana’s cause of death has not been officially released.
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