On May 23, the wrestling community will pay tribute to Hana Kimura’s life.
The Hana Kimura Tribute Show PINX will stream live on May 23 according to FITE TV. Hana’s mother Kyoko Kimura is once again in charge of producing the program. The third time Kyoko has planned an event in honor of her daughter.
The lineup that has been announced is as follows:
- Battle Royal: Banana Senga, Tsutomu Ohsugi, Fuminori Abe, Mensore Oyaji, Super Delphin, Hanako Nakamori (PURE-J) Chihiro Hashimoto (SenJo), TBD
- Saori Anou vs. Miyuki Takase
- Mika Iwata & Mio Momono (MARVELOUS) vs. Aja Kong & X
- ASUKA (VENY), Natsupoi & Syuri vs. Kaori Yoneyama, Rina & Konami
- Strongest ANIKI 4-Way Tag: Masao Hanabatake & Shotaro Ashino vs. Ryo Mizunami & Sonoko Kato (OZ Academy) vs. Yuko Miyamoto & Ram Kaicho (Triple 6) vs. Koji Kanemoto & X
- Kyusei Hana Kimura (Sakura Hirota) vs. X
On May 23, 2020, Hana, 22, sadly killed herself after being the target of cyberbullying in response to an episode of the reality series “Terrace House” in which she was depicted as angry following a disagreement with a housemate who damaged her wrestling gear.
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