Aaron Henry (born 5 August 1992), better known by his

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Henare (stylized in

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), is a New Zealand

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. He works for

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(NJPW), where he is a member of

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. In NJPW, he is a one-time

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and IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He is the only full-time contracted professional wrestler of Māori descent in a major wrestling promotion to date.

Early life

Aaron Henry was born in

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. He is of Cook Islander Māori descent, with roots from

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and

Ngāi Takoto Ngāi Takoto is a Māori iwi from Northland, New Zealand. The iwi is one of the six Muriwhenua iwi of the far north of the North Island. Ngāi Takoto trace their whakapapa (ancestry) back to Tuwhakatere, and trace their arrival in New Zealand to ...

Iwi. His uncle is former professional

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player

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, who captained

at the

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. Prior to training in

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, Henry was an accomplished

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, winning national championships in

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and

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in the 96 kg weight category. He was offered a spot on the New Zealand Commonwealth wrestling team, but turned it down to pursue a professional wrestling career and began training under compatriot Simi Taitoko "Toks" Fale. He has also trained in

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

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and

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with other New Zealand fighters such as

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Kai Kara-France James Kaiwhare "Kai" Kara-France (born 26 March 1993) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 5 December 2023, he is #4 in the UFC f ...

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and

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Professional wrestling career

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2016–present)

Early career (2016–2021)

Henry signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in early 2016 and debuted in September of that year, losing to Pro Wrestling Noah's Quiet Storm at

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. Henry's first win in NJPW came on 6 September, when he defeated fellow young lion

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. He appeared on his first major NJPW show, Destruction in Tokyo on 17 September, teaming with David Finlay against

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. On 12 November, Henry returned to his home city of

, defeating Hikule'o at a

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produced show. Henare entered the 2016

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alongside veteran

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. On 21 February 2017, in a match with

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, Henry suffered an Achilles tendon injury and the match had to be stopped. He was taken out on a stretcher. He returned in November for the 2017 World Tag League, where he teamed with

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. On the Wrestle Kingdom 12 pre-show on 4 January 2018, Henry debuted under the new ring name Toa Henare. On 27 January, at the New Beginning in Sapporo, Toa received his first title shot when he teamed up with

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and

to unsuccessfully challenge the Guerillas of Destiny and

for the

NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The reigning champions are House of Torture (Ren Narita, Sho and Yujiro Takahashi), who are in their first reign as a team. It is Narita's secon ...

. In April 2018, he began showing promise within the company, wowing fans with a classic Strong Style showcasing against Tomohiro Ishii during the Dontaku series. In 2019, Henare teamed with Hiroshi Tanahashi for the World Tag League, finishing with 3 wins and 12 losses. The next year, the duo teamed again now dubbed as "HenarACE". In early 2020, he was slated to face Tomohiro Ishii in the main event of the New Japan Cup; however, the

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put plans on hold for the company to put Henare in the main event.

United Empire (2021–present)

On 4 April 2021 Henare, now going by the ring name Aaron Henare, was revealed as the new member of

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faction, turning

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in the process, as he teamed up with new stablemates

Great-O-Khan , better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the United Empire stable, the former NJPW World Television Champion in his one time, and the final official ...

and

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to defeat the ''

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'' team of

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Shingo Takagi (born 21 November 1982), known by the ring name Shingo Takagi (鷹木信悟, ''Takagi Shingo''), is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a former member of the ''Los Ingob ...

, and

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at the

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event. During the Road to Dontaku tour series in 2021, Henare ruptured his C6–C7 disc in his neck, having to take six months off to heal the injury. Henare recovered and teamed with O-Khan in the

, where they finished with a total of 14 points. After returning from injury, Henare began to gain momentum with victories over former champions and team members such as Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask, Tomoaki Honma, and former Tag Team partner Togi Makabe. This marked a turn in Henare’s career, finally getting square with his former NJPW team members. At

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, Henare entered the New Japan Rambo match. Henare entered his first Heavyweight singles tournament in NJPW, in the

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. He beat Yuto Nakashima in round one but lost to then

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in round 2. Henare made his

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debut in America, teaming with O-Khan and new United Empire member TJP, to defeat

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and Taylor Rust. At Windy City Riot, Henare teamed with, Cobb, O-Khan and new members, Aussie Open ( Mark Davis and

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) to defeat

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. In May, Henare made his

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debut, against Ricky Knight Jr. In June, Henare was announced for the

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tournament as part of the C Block, making his G1 debut. Henare managed to pin his former partner and 3-time G1 Champion, Hiroshi Tanahashi in the opening match. On 4 January 2023, at

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, Henare once again competed in the New Japan Rambo. The following day at

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, Henare and Jeff Cobb lost to

Kenny Omega Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name , is a Canadian-born professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW International Champion in his first reign. He also works as an ...

and

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in a tag-team match. In March, Henare competed in the 2023

, pinning KOPW champion Shingo Takagi in the first round, before being eliminated in the following round by

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. Henare then used this performance to challenge Takagi to the first "Ultimate Triad Match", meaning the winner of the match would have to win the match by pin, submission, and standing count in order to win the match. On 2 March, Henare was unsuccessful in capturing the KOPW championship, however, gained acclaim for the match which lasted 38 minutes, and gained a 5.25 star rating by the ''

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''. In June at Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall, Henare teamed with Great-O-Khan in a three-way match for both the vacant

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s and the

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s, however, the match was won by Bishamon (

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and

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) and also involved

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(

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and

Yujiro Takahashi , is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of House of Torture and a former member of Bullet Club. He is one-third of the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions with Ren Narit ...

). Upon entering the 33rd G1 Climax tournament on 16 July 2023, Henare showcased a new

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tattoo on his face and shortening his ring name to just Henare, whilst also shaving his head. The tā moko, or "mataora" tattoo, made Henare the first ever Polynesian wrestler to sport the tattoo in a mainstream professional wrestling promotion. He had previously revealed the tattoo earlier in the month at a New Zealand wrestling show. Henare competed in the C Block of the tournament, finishing with 4 points, thus failing to advance to the semi-finals. Along with the changes to his look, Henare adopted a new theme song, ' Kai Tangata', performed by the New Zealand based metal band

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and entirely sung in Maori. On 16 June 2024 at New Japan Soul, Henare defeated Shingo Takagi to win the

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for the first time.

All Elite Wrestling (2022)

On 8 June 2022 episode of ''

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'', Henare, along with

stablemates

and Mark Davis of Aussie Open, made their

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debuts, assisting stable leader

in attacking

Trent Beretta Gregory Marasciulo (born March 30, 1987), better known by the ring name Trent Beretta, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and one-half of Roppongi Vice wi ...

and FTR.

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

* 96 kg Freestyle Wrestling New Zealand National Champion * 96 kg Greco-Roman Wrestling New Zealand National Champion * 96 kg Grappling New Zealand National Champion

Professional wrestling

*Aotearoa Wrestling ** Northland Championship (1 time, current) *

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**IPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jakob Cross **Armageddon Cup Championship (1 time) *

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( 1 time) **

( 1 time) – with

*''

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'' **Ranked No. 250 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

PWI 500 ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The maga ...

'' in 2018

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henare, Toa 1992 births Living people Ngāi Takoto people Ngāpuhi people Professional wrestlers from Auckland New Zealand male professional wrestlers New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan New Zealand people of Cook Island descent New Zealand Māori people NEVER Openweight champions IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions