Henare in February 2017
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Birth name | Aaron Henry |
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Born |
Auckland, New Zealand |
August 4, 1993
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | A-Class Aaron Henry Henare |
Billed height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Billed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) |
Trained by | NJPW dojo |
Debut | 2010 |
Aaron Henry (born 4 August 1993) is a New Zealand professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a young lion under the ring name Henare (ヘナーレ Henāre).
Henry was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and competed in both amateur wrestling and mixed martial arts prior to becoming a professional wrestler.
Henare signed with NJPW in early 2016 and debuted in September of that year, losing to Pro Wrestling Noah's Quiet Storm. Henare's first win in NJPW came on 6 September, when he defeated fellow young lion Hirai Kawato. He appeared on his first major NJPW show, Destruction in Tokyo on 17 September, teaming with David Finlay in a losing effort against Roppongi Vice. On 12 November, Henare returned to his home city of Auckland, New Zealand, defeating HikuLe'o at a Bad Luck Fale produced show. Henare entered the 2016 World Tag League alongside veteran Manabu Nakanishi. The two finished last in their block with zero wins and zero points. On February 21, 2017, in a match with Tomoyuki Oka, Henare suffered an Achilles tendon injury and the match had to be stopped. He was taken out on a stretcher.