Professional Wrestler. She was a Japanese joshi puroresu professional wrestler. Following her mother's footsteps, she was raised in a household of professional wrestling and combat sports environment as her mother, Kyoko Kimura, was a former professional wrestler and mixed martial arts artist. Her first career event in wrestling was as an eight-year-old, receiving the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. She later started training at the Wrestle-1's Professional Wrestling University. After graduating, Kimura made her professional debut on March 30, 2016. She would continue wrestling for Wrestle-1, but later emigrated to the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion, where her fame as a wrestler increased. Among her accomplishments as a performer included two reigns as Artist of Stardom Champion; one with Jungle Kyona and Konami, and the other with Kagetsu and her mother. Other accomplishments include one reign as Goddess of Stardom Champion, the 2019 5 Star GP, a reign as Princess of Pro-Wrestling Champion, and a reign as JWP Junior Champion. Her final years as wrestler were spent with Stardom, as well as with foreign companies such as Ring of Honor, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and some independent promotions in Mexico. Apart from her career as an athlete, she appeared on the Japanese Netflix reality television series, "Terrace House: Tokyo" in 2019 to 2020. She died at the age of 22 from an apparent suicide.
Professional Wrestler. She was a Japanese joshi puroresu professional wrestler. Following her mother's footsteps, she was raised in a household of professional wrestling and combat sports environment as her mother, Kyoko Kimura, was a former professional wrestler and mixed martial arts artist. Her first career event in wrestling was as an eight-year-old, receiving the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. She later started training at the Wrestle-1's Professional Wrestling University. After graduating, Kimura made her professional debut on March 30, 2016. She would continue wrestling for Wrestle-1, but later emigrated to the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion, where her fame as a wrestler increased. Among her accomplishments as a performer included two reigns as Artist of Stardom Champion; one with Jungle Kyona and Konami, and the other with Kagetsu and her mother. Other accomplishments include one reign as Goddess of Stardom Champion, the 2019 5 Star GP, a reign as Princess of Pro-Wrestling Champion, and a reign as JWP Junior Champion. Her final years as wrestler were spent with Stardom, as well as with foreign companies such as Ring of Honor, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and some independent promotions in Mexico. Apart from her career as an athlete, she appeared on the Japanese Netflix reality television series, "Terrace House: Tokyo" in 2019 to 2020. She died at the age of 22 from an apparent suicide.
Bio by: ELIOTH PEREZ
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