Published 14:28 IST, May 26th 2020

WWE stars and others react to the death of 22-year-old Japanese pro-wrestler Hana Kimura

WWE stars mourned the death of 22-year-old Hana Kimura. Foley, Ripley, Rousey, Owens and others paid tribute while also taking a stand against cyberbullying.

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Japanese pro-wrestler Hana Kimura, who appeared in popular reality show ‘Terrace House', passed away a couple of days ago. Hana Kimura’s organisation Stardom Wrestling confirmed her death on Saturday stating, “We are very sorry to report that our Hana Kimura has passed away.” Hana Kimura was found de at her Tokyo home where she used to live alone. According to Japan Times, Hana Kimura committed suicide as ‘several suicide tes were found in her room’.

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Hana Kimura death: Did Hana Kimura commit suicide?

A source told Japan Times that Hana Kimura dressed a te to her mor, Kyoko. “Thank you for giving birth to me,” was written on te. Kyoko was also a famous pro-wrestler who performed at a sold-out Mison Square Garden event by Japan Pro-Wrestling and US Ring of Hor. re have been reports claiming that Hana Kimura took her life after she became target of bullying on social media over her role on Terrace House show.

Some fans claimed that Hana Kimura bid goodbye to world when she posted a photo of herself and her cat, with a mess saying, ‘Goodbye’. She shared ar post with a mess which said, ‘I love you, live long and happy. I'm sorry’. Later, several celebrities and politicians paid tribute to Hana Kimura and slammed social media users for bullying her. Many wrestlers and Hana Kimura’s colleagues said that Hana Kimura was a good human being, but she was treated bly because she played a negative role on show.

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Hana Kimura death: WWE stars, ors pay tribute to Hana Kimura

Many WWE superstars mourned death of 22-year-old Japanese pro-wrestler. WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley, Rhea Ripley, Ronda Rouse and Kevin Owens mourned her death while also taking a stand against cyberbullying. Many said that fans should understand that wrestlers are also human and y get affected by se things. Mick Foley ded that Kimura could have done so much in her life as she was just 22 years old. A number of AEW, NJPW, Ring of Hor and Impact Wrestling stars paid tribute to Kimura and criticised cyberbullying.

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14:28 IST, May 26th 2020