Hana Kimura Memorial Show 5
| Hana Kimura Memorial Show 5 | |||
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Promotional poster featuring Hana Kimura | |||
| Date | May 23, 2025 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Korakuen Hall | ||
| Attendance | 545[1] | ||
| Tagline | Hanabi | ||
| Hana Kimura Memorial Show chronology | |||
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The Hana Kimura Memorial Show 5 (木村花メモリアルマッチ『テリマカシ』, Kimura Hana Memoriaru Matchi "Hanabi" 5) was the fifth Japanese professional wrestling memorial show and pay-per-view event promoted by Kyoko Kimura to commemorate the five-year anniversary of the death of her daughter Hana Kimura, who committed suicide on May 23, 2020.[2][3] The event took place on May 23, 2025, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The event aired domestically on Triller TV.[4]
Production
Background
On May 23, 2020, Hana Kimura committed suicide at age 22.[5][6] Early that morning, Kimura posted self-harm images on Twitter and Instagram while sharing some of the hateful comments she received.[7][8][9][10] In late 2020 and early 2021, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested and charged multiple men for the cyberbullying that contributed to Hana's death.[11][12][13]
Event
The event started with the singles confrontation between Yuna and Tae Honma, solded with the victory of the latter. Next up, Kaori Yoneyama who wrestled under the Death Yama-San gimmick from the Tokyo Cyber Squad era won the traditional Battle royal by last eliminating Shuji Ishikawa. Next up, the confrontation between Aja Kong and Seigo Tachibana which was originally scheduled to take place under only one singles match spreaded to three short bouts, each going up to one minute and a half from which Kong emerged victorious by hitting Tachibana spinning backfists for the pinfall. In the sixth bout, Jaguar Yokota defeated Menso-re Oyaji and Shin Sakura Hirota in three-way competition. Next up, Miyuki Takase and Mika Iwata wrestled the teams of Sareee and Natsupoi, and Dash Chisako and Hiroyo Matsumoto into a time-limit draw. In the semi main event, Konami and Minoru Suzuki picked up a victory over Chihiro Hashimoto and Shotaro Ashino in tag team competition.[14]
In the main event, Veny defeated Rina in singles competition.[15]
Results
| No. | Results[16] | Stipulations | Times[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tae Honma defeated Yuna by submission | Singles match | 6:55 |
| 2 | Death Yama-San won by last eliminating Shuji Ishikawa[a] | 10-person Battle royal | 17:00 |
| 3 | Aja Kong defeated Seigo Tachibana by pinfall | Singles match | 1:21 |
| 4 | Aja Kong defeated Seigo Tachibana by pinfall | Singles match | 0:37 |
| 5 | Aja Kong defeated Seigo Tachibana by pinfall | Singles match | 1:37 |
| 6 | Jaguar Yokota defeated Menso-re Oyaji and Shin Sakura Hirota by pinfall | Three-way match | 8:23 |
| 7 | Red Energy (Miyuki Takase and Mika Iwata) vs. Sareee and Natsupoi vs. Reiwa Ultima Powers (Dash Chisako and Hiroyo Matsumoto) ended in a time-limit draw | Three-way tag team match | 15:00 |
| 8 | Konami and Minoru Suzuki defeated Chihiro Hashimoto and Shotaro Ashino by pinfall | Tag team match | 18:40 |
| 9 | Veny defeated Rina by pinfall | Singles match | 17:48 |
Notes
- ^ Other participants in the match were: Ram Kaicho, Fuminori Abe, Munenori Sawa, Yuka Miyazaki, Banana Senga, Tsutomu Oosugi, Yuko Miyamoto, and Cherry.
References
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 23, 2025). "Hana Kimura Memorial Produce Hanabi". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Peterson, Karen (May 23, 2025). "Hana Kimura Memorial Show 2025: HANABI Report". POSTWrestling. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (May 21, 2025). "Full Lineup Announced For 2025 Hana Kimura Memorial Show On May 23rd". fightful.com. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ "Hana Kimura Memorial "Hanabi" 2025". trillertv.com. Triller TV. 23 May 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ DeFelice, Robert (May 22, 2020). "Hana Kimura Has Passed Away". Fightful. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "『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 June 3, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ Stedman, Alex (May 22, 2020). "Hana Kimura, Pro Wrestler and 'Terrace House' Cast Member, Dies at 22". Variety. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "木村花(HANA)". Instagram. May 22, 2020. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2020.[self-published]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hana Kimura: Netflix star and Japanese wrestler dies at 22". BBC. May 23, 2020.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (17 December 2020). "Kimura Hana Death: Japan Police Open Case Against Alleged Bully". Variety. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
- ^ "Terrace House: Japanese man fined $80 after Netflix star's suicide". BBC News. 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Second prosecution referral over 'Terrace House' star Hana Kimura's suicide". The Japan Times. 2021-04-05. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Peterson, Karen (May 23, 2025). "Hana Kimura Memorial Show 2025: HANABI Report". POSTWrestling. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Hana Kimura Memorial Show Results 5.23.25". 411mania.com. 411Mania. May 23, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (May 23, 2025). "Hana Kimura Memorial Show Results (5/23/25): Seven Matches, Giulia Sends Video Message, Kyoko Kimura Appearances". fightful.com. Retrieved May 23, 2025.