better known by her

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Hanako Nakamori is a

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currently working as a

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and is best known for her time in the Japanese promotions

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and

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2006–present)

Kobayashi made her

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debut at ''IBUKI 1st Anniversary'', an event promoted by Ibuki Wrestling on July 16, 2006 where she fell short to

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. As a freelancer, she is known for her tenures with various promotions. At ''New Ice Ribbon #706 ~ Live On Ring In SKIP City'', an event promoted by

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on February 6, 2016, she teamed up with Yuuka in a losing effort to Lovely Butchers (

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and Mochi Miyagi). At ''Igarashi Shokai Halloween Festival 2017'', an event promoted by

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on October 22, Kobayashi teamed up with

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and defeated Mika Shirahime and Yako Fujigasaki. At ''

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'' from May 23, 2021, an event promoted by

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to portrait one year from the passing of her daughter

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, Kobayashi competed in a 28-person All-Star Battle Royal in which she faced notable opponents such as Cima,

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and many others. Suzuki also competed in men's promotions due to JWP and Pure-J having various partnerships around. At ''Tsurumi Ginza Shopping Street 60th Anniversary'', an event promoted by

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on August 9, 2014, she teamed up with Kazuki, picking up a victory over

Command Bolshoi is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. She debuted for Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (JWP) in November 1991 and worked for its follow-up promotion JWP Joshi Puroresu from 1992 until its folding in 2017, also serving as its final president. D ...

and Rabbit Miu. She participated in the 2016 edition of the

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tournament promoted by Chikara where she teamed up with

and

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as Team JWP. They defeated The Snake Pit ( Amasis, Argus and Ophidian) in the first-round, United Nations (Juan Francisco de Coronado, Prakash Sabar and The Proletariat Boar of Moldova) in the quarter-finals, The HeXed Men (

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and

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) in the semi-finals but fell short to Sendai Girls (Cassandra Miyagi,

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and

) in the finals.

Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling (2012–2020)

A notable promotion in which Kobayashi fought is

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. At ''Gatoh Move Japan Tour #83 ~ Happy New Year In Itabashi'' on January 4, 2014, she competed in a 20-man battle royal in which she faced the likes of

Antonio Honda is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . He is currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). He is the son of actor Tetsu Watanabe. Professional wrestling career Indepe ...

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Emi Sakura , better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler performing for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). After starting her career in International Wrestling Association of Japan in August 1995, Sakura worked for several promotions acro ...

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Masa Takanashi is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . Takanashi was trained by Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and has worked for the promotion since his debut in September 2003, becoming a one-time KO-D Openweight Champion, a two-time ...

and others. At ''Gatoh Move Japan Tour #105 ~ Golden Move 2014 Final Battle'', an event promoted on May 3, 2014, she teamed up with

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and went into a time-limit draw against

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and

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JWP Joshi Puroresu (2006–2017)

Kobayashi is best known for being part of

's roster form 2006 until the promotion's closure in 2017. She competed in the company's signature events such as

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, making her first appearance at the 2011 edition of the event where she teamed up with Tomoko Morii as "Dog Lock Be", placing themselves in the "Red Zone" block, and scoring a total of two points after going against Harukura (

Kayoko Haruyama is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. Having made her debut in January 1998, Haruyama worked for the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion her entire career, becoming not only one of the promotion's most accomplished singles wrestlers, with one JWP ...

and

Tsubasa Kuragaki is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name . For most of her career, Kuragaki has worked for JWP Joshi Puroresu, becoming a one-time JWP Junior and two-time JWP Openweight Champion as a singles wrestler. As a tag team ...

), Queens Revolution (

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and

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) and Hiroki (

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and Senri Kuroki). She scored her best result at the 2016 edition which was the last by teaming up with

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and winning the league by defeating

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and Yako Fujigasaki in the first-round,

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and Sawako Shimono in the semi-finals and Kazuki and Rydeen Hagane in the final. As for the

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, she made her first appearance at the

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edition under her real name where she fell short to Ayako Sato in a first-round match. She scored her best result at the

and last ever edition of the event which she won by teaming up with Maki Narumiya and defeating

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and

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in the first-rounds, Rabbit Miu and

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in the semi-finals and

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and

in the final.

Pro Wrestling Wave (2007–2020)

Kobayashi had a tenure with

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which lasted for more than a decade. She is known for competing in the promotion's signature events such as Catch the Wave, making her first appearance at the 2012 edition of the event where she placed herself in the "Black Dahlia" block, scoring a total of two points after competing against

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and

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. At the 2016 edition, she placed herself in the "Orion Blue" block which she won with a total of four points after defeating Misaki Ohata,

and Yuka, but fell short to Yoshiko in the first round of play-offs.

Seadlinnng (2018–present)

Kobayashi made sporadic appearances for

Seadlinnng (stylised as SEAdLINNNG) is a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2015 by former Stardom wrestler and founder Nanae Takahashi. Their roster is predominantly made up of outside talent from other promotions such as Ice Ri ...

. At ''SEAdLINNNG Go! Beyond!'' on November 1, 2018, she fell short to Arisa Nakajima in the semi-finals of a

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tournament. At ''SEAdLINNNG Shin-Kiba NIGHT!'' on June 16, 2021, she teamed up with Las Fresa de Egoistas (

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, Makoto and Riko Kaiju) in a losing effort to Citrus Wind (

, Honori Hana,

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, Riko Kawahata and

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) as a result of an eight-woman tag team match.

Championships and accomplishments

JWP Openweight Championship The JWP Openweight Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion. The championship, which was situated at the top of JWP's championship hierarchy, was introduced on December 2, 1992, when ...

( 1 time) **

JWP Tag Team Championship The JWP Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion. The championship was introduced on August 9, 1992, when Cutie Suzuki and Mayumi Ozaki defeated Dynamite Kansai and Sumiko S ...

(

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) – with Tomoko Mori (1) and

(1) **

(2016) – with

(2012) – with Maki Narumiya *

Pure-J Openweight Championship The Pure-J Openweight Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Pure-J promotion. The championship, which is situated at the top of Pure-J's championship hierarchy, was introduced on October 9, 2017, when Hanako N ...

( 3 times) **

Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Pure-J promotion. The title is named after the '' Daily Sports'' newspaper. Title history The championship was introduced by the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion on August 3, 2008 ...

( 3 times) – with Tomoko Mori (1),

(1) and

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(1) **Pure-J Openweight Title League (2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamori, Hanako 1988 births Living people Japanese female professional wrestlers People from Kanagawa Prefecture People from Kawasaki, Kanagawa