 Arita in March 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hana Arita[4] (1997-05-28)May 28, 1997 (age 28)[5] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Himeka Himeka Arita |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Debut | 2017[2] |
| Retired | May 14, 2023[3] |
Hana Arita (有田ハナ,Arita Hana) better known by herring nameHimeka Arita (有田ひめか,Arita Himeka) or simplyHimeka is a retiredJapaneseprofessional wrestler. She is best known for her time with theJapaneseprofessional wrestling promotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom where she is a formerGoddesses of Stardom Champion andArtist of Stardom Champion. Arita is also known for her tenures with various promotions from theJapanese independent scene such asPro Wrestling Wave andSeadlinnng.[6]
Before signing with Stardom, Arita worked as a freelancer for variouspromotions. She made herprofessional wrestling debut inActwres girl'Z, atAgZ Act 26, an event which took place on December 23, 2017 where she teamed up withKakeru Sekiguchi andMiyuki Takase to face Nao Kakuta,Saori Anou andTae Honma in asix-woman tag team match.[7] She unsuccessfully challenged Takase for the vacantAgZ Championship atAgZ inKorakuen Hall on November 6, 2019.[8] Arita once competed forAll Japan Pro Wrestling, atAJPW GROWIN' UP Vol.10 on January 25, 2018 where she fell short toNatsumi Maki.[9] AtIce Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #951 on March 31, 2019, Arita teamed up withHiragi Kurumi in a losing effort toAkane Fujita andRisa Sera in ahardcore tag team match.[10] AtOz Academy Come Back To Shima!, an event promoted on May 26, 2019, Arita competed in abattle royal also involvingMika Akino,Hiroyo Matsumoto,Sonoko Kato,Yoshiko and others.[11]
On April 22, 2018, Arita made her debut inPro Wrestling Wave atWAVE Young Vol. 38 ~ Mika Iida Retirement Special inShin-Kiba 1st Ring where she teamed up with Fairy Nihonbashi andMoeka Haruhi in a losing effort to Akane Fujita,Rina Yamashita andRin Kadokura.[12] She took part of theCatch the Wave tournament of 2019, placing herself in the "Visual Block" and scoring one point after competing againstNagisa Nozaki,Hikaru Shida andYumi Ohka.[13] One of the notable matches in which she wrestled was at theWAVE 12th Anniversary on August 12, 2019, where she teamed up with Miyuki Takase as The Beginning and unsuccessfully challengedSakura Hirota andYuki Miyazaki for theWave Tag Team Championship.[14]
Arita debuted inStardom on June 21, 2020, atStardom FC My Stardom ~ Stardom Is Again! as a mystery member forGiulia,Syuri and Maika, with whom she teamed up to defeat Stars (Mayu Iwatani,Tam Nakano,Starlight Kid andSaya Iida). She was revealed to be the newest recruit of theDonna Del Mondo stable led byGiulia.[15] She took part in the5Star Grand Prix 2020, scoring a total of eleven points. She fell short toUtami Hayashishita on the finals from September 19.[16] At the 2020 edition of theGoddesses of Stardom Tag League, Arita teamed up with her fellow stablemateSyuri under the pseudonym "Grab The Top", placing themselves in the "Blue Goddess Block", and scoring a total of six points.[17] AtStardom Yokohama Cinderella 2020 on October 3, Arita teamed up with Maika to unsuccessfully challengeAphrOditE (Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita) for theGoddesses of Stardom Championship.[18]
On the second night of theStardom Go To Budokan! Valentine Special from February 14, 2021, Arita teamed up with Maika to defeatOedo Tai'sBea Priestley andKonami for theGoddesses of Stardom Championship.[19] At the10th Anniversary of Stardom on March 3, 2021, Maika and Himeka defeatedNatsuko Tora andSaki Kashima to retain the titles.[20] One month later atStardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 on April 4, they would lose the titles to fellow stablematesGiulia andSyuri.[21] At theStardom Cinderella Tournament 2021, Arita defeatedHanan in afirst-round match on April 10[22] andMayu Iwatani in the quarter-finals from May 14,[23] but fell short toSaya Kamitani in the semi-finals which took place on June 12.[24] AtStardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021, Arita fought in the Red Stars block where she scored a total of ten points.[25] AtStardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, 2020, she retained theArtist of Stardom Championship alongside Maika and Natsupoi againstQueen's Quest (Momo Watanabe, AZM and Saya Kamitani).[26] AtTokyo Super Wars on November 27, she fell short to Saya Kamitani and Natsupoi in athree-way match to determine the number one contender for theWonder of Stardom Championship.[27] AtOsaka Super Wars, the last event of the trilogy from December 18, Arita teamed up with Natsupoi and Maika and competed in a¥10 Million Unit Tournament from which they emerged victorious with also retaining the Artist titles.[28] AtStardom Dream Queendom on December 29, 2021, Arita, Maika and Natsupoi retained the Artist titles againstCosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa,Unagi Sayaka andMai Sakurai).[29]
AtStardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, Arita teamed up with Maika and unsuccessfully challengedFWC (Hazuki and Koguma) for theGoddesses of Stardom Championship.[30] At the2022 edition of the Cinderella Tournament, she defeated Ruaka in the first rounds and went into a time-limit draw against Syuri in the second rounds, which attracted an elimination for both.[31] AtStardom Flashing Champions on May 28, 2022, Arita alongside Natsupoi and Maika dropped the Artist titles toOedo Tai (Saki Kashima, Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid).[32] AtStardom Fight in the Top on June 26, 2022, Arits teamed up with Giulia and Mai Sakurai to attempt to get the Artist titles back to DDM, but failed to the retaining Oedo Tai team and God's Eye (Syuri, Ami Sourei and Mirai) in athree-way tag team match.[33] AtMid Summer Champions in Nagoya on July 24, she teamed up with Giulia and Maika and again failed to capture the Artist titles from Starlight Kid, Momo Watanabe and Saki Kashima.[34] In the2022 edition of the Stardom Grand Prix, she fought in the "Red Stars" block from which she emerged runner up with a total of fifteen points, failing to qualify to the finals.[35] AtStardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, 2022, she unsuccessfully challenged Saya Kamitani for theWonder of Stardom Championship, replacing an unable to competeKairi.[36] AtStardom in Showcase vol.3 on November 26, 2022, she competed in a comedic traditionalfour-way match of the series won by Lady C and also involving Momo Kohgo and Saya Kamitani, in which the prize was a hair makeover from sponsor hairdresser saloon.[37] AtStardom Dream Queendom 2 on December 29, 2022, she teamed up with Maika to defeat The New Eras (Mirai and Ami Sourei) and BMI2000 (Natsuko Tora and Ruaka) to become the number one contenders for theGoddesses of Stardom Championship.[38]
In theTriangle Derby I, Arita teamed up with Maika and Lady C under the name of "MaiHime with C" and fought in the "Triangle Blue" block where they scored a total of four points, failing to qualify for the finals.[39] AtStardom Supreme Fight 2023 on February 4, 2023, she alongside Maika unsuccessfully challenged 7Upp (Nanae Takahashi and Yuu) for theGoddesses of Stardom Championship.[40]
On February 10, 2023, Arita announced her retirement fromprofessional wrestling due to her wish of ending her career while still physically healthy, and completing her initial five-year professional career plan she established since her very debut.[41] She underwent a series of events dubbed as "Himeka's Retirement Road", starting withStardom in Showcase vol.4 on February 26, where she teamed up with Giulia and Maika to wrestle Prominence (Suzu Suzuki, Risa Sera andHiragi Kurumi) into a time-limit draw.[42] In the2023 edition of the Cinderella Tournament, she fell short to Tam Nakano in the first rounds.[43] On the finals night from April 15, 2023, she competed in her last tag match alongside Donna Del Mondo unit stablemates Giulia, Maika and Thekla to defeat Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, Mina Shirakawa and Saki).[44] Arita was scheduled to compete in what was dubbed as her "retirement match" atStardom All Star Grand Queendom against her long time "MaiHime" tag team partner Maika.[45] At the event, Arita lost to Maika.[46]
On April 28, 2023, Arita competed atBushiroad xWave, a cross-over event produced by Stardom andPro Wrestling Wave, the promotion in which she skyrocketed her popularity, where she defeatedSakura Hirota in a30-minute iron woman match.[47]
Arita wrestled her official retirement match on May 14, 2023, atStardom Jumbo Princess Forever, an event specially created for her retirement ceremony. She competed in a30-person gauntlet match in which she faced the big majority of the time's roster, going against each opponent up to one minute. The twenty-nine opponents were Ami Sourei, Aya Sakura, AZM, Giulia, Hanako, Hanan, Hazuki, Hina, Kakeru Sekiguchi, Koguma, Lady C, Maika, Mai Sakurai, Mayu Iwatani, Mina Shirakawa, Mirai, Miyu Amasaki, Miyuki Takase, Momo Watanabe, Natsuko Tora, Natsupoi, Rina, Ruaka, Saki Kashima, Saya Iida, Saya Kamitani, Starlight Kid, Syuri, Tam Nakano, Thekla, Utami Hayashishita and Waka Tsukiyama.[48][3][49]
Arita worked in anexhibition match forNew Japan Pro Wrestling on January 5, 2021, in the second night ofWrestle Kingdom 15, where she teamed up withNatsupoi and Maika in a losing effort toQueen's Quest's (AZM,Saya Kamitani andUtami Hayashishita).[50] AtHistoric X-Over on November 20, 2022, she teamed up with Mai Sakurai and Thekla, falling short toQueen's Quest (AZM, Lady C and Saya Kamitani).[51]
