Hana Kimura Memorial Show 2

The Hana Kimura Memorial Show 2 (木村花メモリアルマッチ『またね』, Kimura Hana Memoriaru Matchi "Matane" 2) was the second Japanese professional wrestling memorial show and pay-per-view event promoted by Kyoko Kimura to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the death of her daughter Hana Kimura, who committed suicide on May 23, 2020. The event took place on May 23, 2022 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan with a limited attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The event was broadcast live by FITE TV.[3]

Hana Kimura Memorial Show 2
Promotional poster featuring Hana Kimura
DateMay 23, 2022
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance666[1]
Tagline(s)Bagus
Great
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Background

On May 23, 2020, Hana Kimura committed suicide at age 22.[4][5] Early that morning, Kimura posted self-harm images on Twitter and Instagram while sharing some of the hateful comments she received.[6][7][8][9] In late 2020 and early 2021, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested and charged multiple men for the cyberbullying that contributed to Hana's death.[10][11][12]

In January 2022, it was reported that the second memorial show will materialize on further notice. The event was later scheduled for May 23, on the same date as the previous event from 2021.[13] On May 14, 2022, Yu Ishino reached out via YouTube to announce that he will work as an ambassador at the event.[14]

Event

The show featured former fellow wrestlers of Hana Kimura from World Wonder Ring Stardom such as the then-time World of Stardom Champion and God's Eye leader Syuri and former Tokyo Cyber Squad stablemate Jungle Kyona and Oedo Tai wrestler Rina who was accompanied ringside by Starlight Kid. Kairi, Shota and Ken Suzuki joined the commentary table for the night.

After winning the tag team battle royal, Chihiro Hashimoto and Mika Iwata were handed merchandise portraiting Hana Kimura by Ram Kaicho who won the 2021 battle royal. The show portraited the in-ring return of Jungle Kyona who was sidelined by injury for one and a half year who collided with Kyoko Kimura who came out of retirement for one more match in the honor of her daughter. The main event saw Syuri picking a win over Asuka. In the final moments of the show, a tribute video for Hana Kimura was aired, with various wrestlers such as Meiko Satomura, Kenny Omega, Riho, Nagisa Nozaki, Tajiri and many others paid tribute for Hana, reciting the word "Bagus" (great).[15]

Sakura Hirota reprised her role of the previous 2021 show by dressing up as Hana Kimura in her red and black Oedo Tai ring gear during her series of matches.

Results
No.Results[16][17]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Kenoh defeated Menso-re OyajiSingles match7:06
2Sendai Girls (Chihiro Hashimoto and Mika Iwata) won by lastly eliminating Seigo Tachibana and Shotaro Ashino[lower-alpha 1]Tag team battle royal27:16
3Jungle Kyona defeated Kyoko KimuraExhibition match11:23
4Sakura Hirota defeated Kaori Yoneyama and Saori AnouTwo-on-one handicap match6:25
5Aja Kong defeated Sakura HirotaSingles match0:15
6Aja Kong defeated Sakura HirotaSingles match4:52
7Rina defeated Sakura HirotaSingles match7:32
8Syuri defeated AsukaSingles match19:09

Notes
  1. The other teams involved were Cherry and Masahiro Takanashi, Dash Chisako and Hiroyo Matsumoto, Fuminori Abe and Munenori Sawa, Hanako Nakamori and Tsubasa Kuragaki, Hub and King Shisar, Koji Kanemoto and Ryo Mizunami, Miyuki Takase and Super Delfin, Speed of Sounds (Banana Senga and Tsutomu Oosugi and Yuki Miyazaki and Yuko Miyamoto)

References
  1. "Hana Kimura Memorial Produce Bagus". cagematch.net. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. Lambert, Jeremy (May 12, 2022). "FITE TV To Stream Hana Kimura Memorial Show On 5/23". fightful.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  3. Thomas, Jeremy (May 12, 2022). "Hana Kimura Memorial Show to Stream On FITE TV". 411mania.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  4. DeFelice, Robert (May 22, 2020). "Hana Kimura Has Passed Away". Fightful. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  5. "『テラハ』出演の木村花さんが死去　22歳　所属のスターダムが発表" [Hana Kimura, who appeared on "[Terrace House]", dies at 22 years old, Stardom announced] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  6. Stedman, Alex (May 22, 2020). "Hana Kimura, Pro Wrestler and 'Terrace House' Cast Member, Dies at 22". Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  7. "木村花(HANA)". Instagram. May 22, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  8. Haring, Bruce (May 23, 2020). "Hana Kimura Dies: Star Of Netflix's Reality Show 'Terrace House' And Wrestler Was 22". Deadline. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  9. "Hana Kimura: Netflix star and Japanese wrestler dies at 22". BBC. May 23, 2020.
  10. Frater, Patrick. "Kimura Hana Death: Japan Police Open Case Against Alleged Bully". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  11. "Terrace House: Japanese man fined $80 after Netflix star's suicide". BBC News.
  12. "Second prosecution referral over 'Terrace House' star Hana Kimura's suicide". The Japan Times. 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  13. Lee, Joseph (January 31, 2022). "Second Hana Kimura Memorial Show Planned For May". 411mania.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  14. 石野ゆうちゃんねる (May 14, 2022). 元女子プロレスラー男の子 石野結②【性別適合手術へのエピローグ】引退試合を振り返りから現在への。. youtube.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  15. Lee, Joseph (May 23, 2022). "Hana Kimura Memorial Show Results From Tokyo". 411mania.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  16. FITE TV (May 11, 2022). "Hana Kimura Memorial "Baugs!"". fite.tv. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  17. Lambert, Jeremy (May 23, 2022). "Hana Kimura Memorial Show Results (5/23): Aja Kong, Syuri, Veny, And More Pay Tribute To Hana Kimura". fightful.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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