Hanan (wrestler)
Hanan | |
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Born | [1] Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan | August 11, 2004
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Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Hanan Nyanki |
Billed height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2] |
Billed weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
Trained by | Fuka |
Debut | April 9, 2017 |
Hanan (羽南, born August 11, 2004) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She currently works for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a former one-time Future of Stardom Champion and is one-half of the current New Blood Tag Team Champions in her first reign - with Saya Iida.
Professional wrestling career
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–present)
Hanan made her professional wrestling debut under the ring name Hanan at the early age of 13, on the fifth night of the Stardom Grows Up Stars event on April 9, 2017, where she fell short to Ruaka.[3][4] At Mask Fiesta 2018 on October 28, 2018, Hanan, under the ring name Nyanki, teamed up with Pinya and Rinya in a loss to Cello de la Bellano, Shiki Melody and Starlight Kid.[5][6]
On the first night of Cinderella Tournament from April 10, she fell short to Himeka in the tournament first-round matches.[7] At the 2021 edition of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, Hanan teamed up with Rina as Water and Oil and competed in the "Red Goddess Block", scoring a total of two points.[8] At Stardom Dream Queendom on December 29, Hanan won the first title of her career, the Future of Stardom Championship, by defeating Ruaka.[9]
At Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, Hanan successfully defended the Future of Stardom Championship for the first time against Lady C.[10] She scored the second successful defense of the title at Stardom Cinderella Journey on February 23 where she defeated fellow stablemate Momo Kohgo.[11] Hanan defended the future title successfully two times on both of Stardom World Climax 2022 nights, firstly against Rina on March 26, and secondly against Mai Sakurai on March 27.[12] On October 19, at New Blood 5, Hanan lost the title to Ami Sourei, ending her reign at 294 days.[13]
At New Blood 11 on September 29, 2023, Hanan and Saya Iida, together as wing★gori, became the New Blood Tag Team Champions by defeating Unique Glare.[14]
Personal life
Hanan is the older sister of fellow wrestlers Rina and Hina, who also compete in Stardom.
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 132 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2022[15]
- World Wonder Ring Stardom
- Future of Stardom Championship (1 time)[16][17]
- New Blood Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Saya Iida[14]
- Stardom Year-End Award (1 time)
- Best Unit Award (2022) as part of Stars, shared with Hazuki, Koguma, Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo and Saya Iida[18]
References
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Hanan • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Hanan/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (April 13, 2017). "Stardom: Results «Grow Up Stars 2017» -09/04/2017 - Hiroyo Matsumoto and Jungle Kyona firm monarchs; Hetzza wins her debut match". superluchas.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 2017年4月9日 Grow up Stars2017. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). April 10, 2017. Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ 2018年10月28日 MASK FIESTA 2018. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). October 29, 2018. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 28, 2018). "Stardom Mask Fiesta 2018". Cagematch. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 10, 2021). ""CINDERELLA TOURNAMENT 2021" April 10 (Sat) Korakuen Hall (606 spectators / limited number of corona measures)". wwr-stardom.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (October 13, 2021). 【今年も開催】第11回『ゴッデス・オブ・スターダム~タッグリーグ戦~』タッグチーム発表&全試合決定!. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Richards, Alex (December 29, 2021). "#AndNEW: Stardom Dream Queendom Sees Titles Change Hands". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Peterson, Karen (January 30, 2022). "Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight! Report – Syuri vs. MIRAI". postwrestling.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ STARDOM OFFICIAL (February 23, 2022). 2022年2月23日 『Cinderella Journey 2022 in NAGAOKA』2月23日(水・祝)アオーレ長岡(観衆706人/コロナ対策限定人数). wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (March 26, 2022). 2022年3月26日 『LECクリンぱっ!Presents STARDOM WORLD CLIMAX 2022 ~The Best~』. stardom.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ Gramajo, Tomas (October 19, 2022). "STARDOM New Blood 5 – Full Results". wrestlingrepublic.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Edwards, Scott (September 29, 2023). "STARDOM NEW BLOOD 11 (9/29/23): Hanan, Starlight Kid, Mei Seira & More". Fightful. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ Ross, Patrick (October 27, 2022). "Full 2022 PWI Women's 150 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "【全カード発表】12・29『STARDOM DREAM QUEENDOM 2021』両国大会で珠玉の4大タイトルマッチ決定!". World Wonder Ring Stardom. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Richards, Alex (December 29, 2021). "#AndNEW: Stardom Dream Queendom Sees Titles Change Hands". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (January 22, 2023). "STARDOM announces 2022 award winners". POST Wrestling. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
External links
- Hanan's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database