{"id":58854,"date":"2019-12-03T17:35:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T22:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=58854"},"modified":"2020-05-23T07:14:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T11:14:02","slug":"star-gazing-hana-kimura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/12\/03\/star-gazing-hana-kimura\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Gazing: Hana Kimura"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Gazing<\/a>\u00a0is our new series which will add to our already growing coverage of\u00a0World Wonder Ring Stardom\u00a0<\/b><\/a>(Also known simply as Stardom) and the Joshi scene where we will get you up to speed with members of the Stardom roster. This edition will focus on the second generation star Hana Kimura who has all the potential to be a future superstar.<\/em><\/p>\n

At twenty-two years of age, Hana Kimura has the world at her feet.\u00a0 The second-generation star has become one of the main stars in Stardom ahead of their acquisition by Bushiroad and is set to carry the company forward as one of it’s biggest stars.<\/p>\n

Starting Out & Freelancing<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Hana (Left) With Mother Kyoko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hana Kimura debuted in 2016 for\u00a0Wrestle-1<\/strong>, the promotion she was trained, and had the first of many matches against\u00a0Reika Saiki<\/strong>. In 2016 Kimura spent her time as a freelancer winning both the JWP Junior and Princess Of Pro Wrestling titles.\u00a0 She would often team with her mother\u00a0Kyoko Kimura\u00a0<\/strong>and joined her Oedo Tai stable in Stardom.\u00a0 Kyoko retired in January of 2017 and this set Hana’s career in it’s own trajectory<\/p>\n

Oedo Tai\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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With Kyoko retired Oedo Tai would become\u00a0Kagetsu<\/strong>‘s faction.\u00a0 Hana Kimura slotted in as Kagetsu’s right-hand woman as Oedo Tai became one of the most popular factions in Stardom.\u00a0 The particular lineup above with Kagetsu, Kimura, Kris Wolf, Natsu Sumire,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Tam Nakano\u00a0<\/strong>remains the favorite of many fans to this day.\u00a0 Kagetsu and Kimura won the Goddesses Of Stardom championships and would hold them for almost an entire year.\u00a0 For 2017 and most of 2018 Kimura would form a team with ASUKA\u00a0<\/strong>in Wrestle-1, who she signed with.\u00a0 She also made appearances for Ring Of Honor, Pro Wrestling: EVE<\/strong> and even spent time in Mexico.\u00a0 Despite this her main work was in Stardom as part of Oedo Tai, the faction her mother created and the one she was affiliated with for her entire career.\u00a0 It was this fact that made her next move all the more surprising<\/p>\n

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Oedo Tai dances give me life. pic.twitter.com\/r7Jhx2IopI<\/a><\/p>\n

— Joshi City (@JoshiPuro) August 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n