, better known by her

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Lady C, is a

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currently working for the Japanese

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Professional wrestling career

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2020–present)

Nagatani made her

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debut in

at ''Stardom Korakuen New Landscape'' on November 14, 2020, where she lost to

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. She took part of a

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tournament on May 15, 2021 ''Stardom Nagoya Two Days'' where she fell short to

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in a first-round match. She is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events such as the

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from March 3 where she competed in a 24-women Stardom All Star Rumble featuring superstars from the company's past such as

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, from the present

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and others. At

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on April 4, she competed in a

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also involving Hina and AZM. Nagatani took part in all three of the

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tournament's nights. In the first one from April 10 she fell short to Hina, on the second one from May 14 she competed in a

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won by Natsupoi and also involving

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and Hanan and on the third one from June 12 unsuccessfully battled Rina and HIna in a

. At

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on July 4, she competed in a Gauntlet tag team match where she teamed up with Maika, falling short to

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(

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and Fukigen Death), Hanan and

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and

(

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and Rina). She pulled the first win of her career on the fifteenth night of the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021 from September 20 where she defeated Waka Tsukiyama in one of the latter's rookie series of matches. At Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, 2021, Nagatani teamed up with Waka Tsukiyama in a losing effort against Oedo Tai's Saki Kashima and Rina. Nagatani participated in the 2021 edition of the

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where she fought in the Blue Goddess Block by teaming up with Waka Tsukiyama as "C Moon". They failed to score any points after going against the teams of MOMOAZ (AZM and Momo Watanabe),

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(

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and

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), Kurotora Kaidou (

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and Ruaka), Ponytail and Samurai Road (Syuri and Maika) and Dream H (Tam Nakano and

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). At Kawasaki Super Wars, the first event of the Stardom Super Wars which took place on November 3, 2021, she unsuccessfully challenged Ruaka for the

. At Tokyo Super Wars from November 27, she teamed up with

in a losing effort against MOMOAZ (AZM and

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). At Osaka Super Wars, the last event of the trilogy from December 18, Nagatani competed in a 3-on-1 handicap

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where she teamed up with

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and Waka Tsukiyama in a losing effort against

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. At Stardom Dream Queendom on December 29, 2021, she fought in a

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won by Fukigen death and also involving Waka Tsukiyama, Saki Kashima and Rina. At ''Stardom Award in Shinjuku'' on January 3, 2022, AZM,

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and

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engaged in a brawl with Oedo Tai after their match against Fukigen Death, Saki Kashima and Ruaka. Obviously outnumbered, the three members of Queen's Quest reveiced help from Lady C who rushed down the ring to try to save them. After Oedo Tai retreated, Hayashishita offered C a spot into the unit which the latter accepted so she was later announced to join the stable in the process. At

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on January 29, 2022, Nagatani unsuccessfully shallenged Hanan for the

. At

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on February 23, 2022, she teamed up with stablemate Utami Hayashishita in a losing effort against Oedo Tai's Momo Watanabe and Ruaka. At

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on March 11, 2022, she teamed up with stablemate Saya Kamitani and went into a time-limit draw against Donna Del Mondo's Mirai and Maika. On the first night of the

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from March 26, Nagatani participated in a

where she teamed up with her stablemates AZM and

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. On the second night from March 27, she participated in a 18-women Cinderella Rumble match won by

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and also involving certain wrestlers from out of Stardom such as

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, Aoi,

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, Nanami,

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, Ai Houzan, and Yuna Mizumori. At the 2022 edition of the

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, Nagatani fell short to Mai Sakurai in the first rounds from April 3. At

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on May 5, 2022, she teamed up with Utami Hayashishita and AZM in a losing effort against Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka as a result of a

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. At Stardom New Blood 2 on May 13, 2022, Nagatani fell short to Yuna Mizumori in a singles match. At

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on May 28, she teamed up with Saya Iida and

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to defeat Ami Sourei, Rina and Hina.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2021)

Nagatani was part of the series of exhibition matches to promote female talent hosted by

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. On the first night of the

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from September 4 where she teamed up with Maika in a losing effort to

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and

Personal life

Before stepping up in professional wrestling, Nagatani worked as a middle and high school economics teacher. One of her initial dreams was to become a fashion designer so she attended the Bunka Fashion College and obtained a degree in vestimentar design.

References

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