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Leon in August 2010
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Birth name | Rena Takase |
Born |
Namerikawa, Toyama |
July 2, 1980
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Haruyamaki Leon Hinata Leon León Leo-na Leon Haruyama Leon Santa Rena Takase Tiger Leon Tigers Mask Lady Toujyuki Leon |
Billed height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Billed weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
Trained by | Rie Tamada |
Debut | March 15, 2000 |
Rena Takase (高瀬 玲奈 Takase Rena?, born February 26, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Leon. Trained by Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion, Takase made her debut for the promotion in March 2000, working under her real name. After a change in management, Arsion was renamed Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ in 2003, and Takase received a new ring name, Leo-na (玲央奈 Reiōna?). After quitting AtoZ in 2005, Takase became a freelancer, now working under a mask and the new ring name Toujyuki Leon (闘獣牙Leon Tōjūki Leon?). After two years of working for several independent promotions, including JDStar, M's Style and Oz Academy, Takase made JWP Joshi Puroresu her new home promotion in January 2007. In January 2010, Takase's ring name was shortened to just Leon and the following year, she won JWP's top title, the JWP Openweight Championship, while also becoming the leader of the Shishi no Ana stable.