Tatsuya Hanami

Tatsuya Hanami
Hanami in September 2022
Born (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996[1]
Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Tatsuya Hanami
Billed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Billed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Debut2018

Tatsuya Hanami (花見達也, Hanami Tatsuya) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW) where he is a former 2AW Tag Team Champion.[3] He is also known for freelance work with various promotions from the Japanese independent scene such as Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and Tenryu Project.[4]

Professional wrestling career

Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2018–present)

Hanami made his professional wrestling debut in the Kaientai Dojo era of 2AW at K-DOJO 16th Anniversary Club-K Super Evolution 16 on April 22, 2018, where he teamed up with Daigoro Kashiwa in a losing effort against Ayumu Honda and Kyu Mogami.[5]

During his time with the promotion, Hanami chased for various championships and was part of the "Koen" stable.[2] He is a former four-time 2AW Tag Team Champion, title which he won on his first occasion alongside Kengo Mashimo at 2AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall on August 2, 2020, where they defeated Tempest (Ayumu Honda and Taishi Takizawa) to win the titles.[6] At 2AW Grand Slam In 2AW Square on July 20, 2025, he unsuccessfully challenged Daiju Wakamatsu for the 2AW Openweight Championship.[7]

Hanami took part into Tank Nagai's retirement match, a guantlet bout which occurred at 2AW Tank Nagai Kanzen Nensho on February 11, 2022, in which the latter went off against notable opponents such as Shu Asakawa, Tsukushi, Kaji Tomato, Akira Hyodo, Ricky Fuji and others.[8]

Japanese independent circuit (2018–present)

Hanami competed in various promotions from the Japanese independent circuit as a developmental talent sent by 2AW. At a house show promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling on July 22, 2021, he teamed up with Hideyoshi Kamitani and Yuya Aoki to unsuccessfully challenge Chicharito Shoki, Yasufumi Nakanoue and Yuji Okabayashi for the vacant Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[9] At FREEDOMS/2AW VersuS, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Freedoms on April 3, 2022, Hanami teamed up with Kengo Mashimo to unsuccessfully challenge Soul Meat (Tomoya Hirata and Toru Sugiura) for the King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship.[10] He made his first appearance in Pro Wrestling Zero1's Fire Festival at the 2024 edition of the event where he placed himself in the B block, scoring a total of ten points after going against Ryuya Takekura, Koji Doi, Yuko Miyamoto, Chris Vice and Blaze Tannai.[11]

Hanami took part in the 2022 Glocal Tag Tournament where he teamed up with Kengo Mashimo, falling short to Mentai☆Kid and Kodai Nozaki in the first rounds.[12]

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2024)

Between February and March 2024, Hanami took an excursion to Germany as he competed in several matches for Westside Xtreme Wrestling. He made his debut at wXw Dead End 2024 on February 9, where he teamed up with Yoichi to defeat Elijah Blum and Nick Schreier in tag team competition.[13] At wXw We Love Wrestling #56 on February 10, he unsuccessfully challenged The Rotation for the wXw Shotgun Championship.[14] Hanami also worked in the "wXw Academy" branch of events. At wXw Wrestling Academy Wrestling Im Hagenbusch on February 21, 2024, he defeated Danny Fray to win the wXw Academy Championship.[15] He dropped the title three weeks later at wXw We Love Wrestling #58 on March 10 to Marc Empire in a four-way match also involving Axel Fox and Danny Fray.[16]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Tatsuya Hanami • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tatsuya Hanami/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Tatsuya Hanami Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  4. ^ 花見 達也 [Tatsuya Hanami]. tenryuproject2010.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. ^ Active Advance Pro Wrestling (22 April 2018). KAIENTAI DOJO 16周年記念大会 CLUB-K SUPER evolution16. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  6. ^ Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2 August 2020). GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  7. ^ Black, Ethan (24 July 2025). "2AW Grand Slam In 2AW Square Night 1 Results (July 20th, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  8. ^ Dark Angelita (23 February 2022). "2AW: «Tank Nagai Kanzen Nensho»". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  9. ^ Big Japan Pro Wrestling (22 July 2021). 【2部興行･第2部】神奈川･横浜ラジアントホール大会. bjw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ 2022.4.3　千葉・2AWスクエア2022年04月03日　開始時刻：12時00分『VersuS 2022』4月3日(日)千葉・2AWスクエア 観衆71人. pw-freedoms.co.jp (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Freedoms. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  11. ^ Black, Ethan (31 July 2024). "Results & RecapsWrestling News – Zero1 Fire Festival Night 14 Results (July 28th, 2024)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  12. ^ 【試合詳細】10･4　全国プロレス選手権大会 グローカル・タッグトーナメント後楽園ホール大会　めんたい☆キッド＆野崎広大vs真霜拳號＆花見達也　のはしたろう＆GAINAvsいたばし印刷マン＆いたばし不動ッピー　ウルトラ・ソーキ＆首里ジョーvs関札皓太＆吉田和正. battle-news.com (in Japanese). 5 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  13. ^ Hetfield, James (22 February 2025). "wXw Dead End Results – February 22, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  14. ^ "wXw We Love Wrestling 65". wxw-wrestling.com (in German). Westside Xtreme Wrestling. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  15. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (21 February 2024). "wXw Wrestling Academy Wrestling Im Hagenbusch". cagematch.net. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  16. ^ Hetfield, James (10 March 2024). "WXW We Love Wrestling #58 Results – March 10, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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