Ray (wrestler)

Ray
Ray in June 2011
Born(1982-02-14)February 14, 1982[1]
British Hong Kong[2]
DiedAugust 30, 2018(2018-08-30) (aged 36)[3]
Hong Kong[citation needed]
Cause of deathBrain tumor
WebsiteViva! Ray's Dream
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Caribbean Moon
Lin Byron
Passion Ray
Ray
Ray Misterico
Rei
Billed height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[4][5][6][7] (as Ray)
1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[1] (as Lin Byron)
Billed weight55 kg (121 lb)[4][5][6] (as Ray)
53 kg (117 lb)[1] (as Lin Byron)
Billed fromHong Kong[2]
Trained byEmi Sakura
Mariko Yoshida
DebutSeptember 15, 2003[4][6][8]

Ray (February 14, 1982 – August 30, 2018) was a Hong Kong professional wrestler. After being trained by Emi Sakura, Ray made her professional wrestling debut in September 2003 and would for the next several years wrestle under different masks, before she began working for Smash in March 2010, unmasked under the ring name Lin Byron (Japanese: リン・バイロン, simplified Chinese: 林白龙; traditional Chinese: 林白龍; pinyin: Lín Báilóng; Cantonese Yale: Làhm Baahk-lùhng) (sometimes transliterated as Lin Bairon). She remained with Smash until the promotion folded in March 2012, after which she transferred over to its successor, Wrestling New Classic (WNC), which lasted until June 2014. In April 2013, Byron became the third WNC Women's Champion. She revived the Ray character in January 2011, initially signing with Ice Ribbon, before becoming a freelancer in May 2012. Afterwards, she mainly worked for the Reina Joshi Puroresu promotion, while also promoting her own independent events and traveling to the United States to work for Shimmer Women Athletes. During her career, Ray held the CMLL-Reina International Junior, International Ribbon Tag Team and WNC Women's Championships, among other titles. After being diagnosed with a brain tumor in December 2015, she died in August 2018.

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  5. ^ a b "Profile". Viva! Ray's Dream (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Ray". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "Ray". Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
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