Lady C

Lady C in January 2023

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Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan

**Chie Nagatani** (永谷千恵, *Nagatani Chie*), better known by her ring name **Lady C** (レディ・Ｃ, *Redi C*), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom.

## Professional wrestling career

### World Wonder Ring Stardom (2020–present)

Nagatani made her professional wrestling debut in World Wonder Ring Stardom at *Stardom Korakuen New Landscape* on November 14, 2020, where she lost to Saya Iida. She took part of a Future of Stardom Championship tournament on May 15, 2021 *Stardom Nagoya Two Days* where she fell short to Unagi Sayaka in a first-round match.

In April, Nagatani took part in all three of the Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021 tournament's nights. In the first one from April 10 she fell short to Hina, on the second one from May 14 she competed in a four-way match won by Natsupoi and also involving Tam Nakano and Hanan and on the third one from June 12 unsuccessfully battled Rina and Hina in a three-way match. She pulled the first win of her career on the fifteenth night of the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021 from September 20 where she defeated Waka Tsukiyama in one of the latter's rookie series of matches. Nagatani participated in the 2021 edition of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League where she fought in the Blue Goddess Block by teaming up with Waka Tsukiyama as "C Moon". They failed to score any points after going against the teams of MOMOAZ (AZM and Momo Watanabe), Blue MaRine (Mayu Iwatani and Rin Kadokura), Kurotora Kaidou (Starlight Kid and Ruaka), Ponytail and Samurai Road (Syuri and Maika) and Dream H (Tam Nakano and Mina Shirakawa). At Kawasaki Super Wars, the first event of the Stardom Super Wars which took place on November 3, 2021, she unsuccessfully challenged Ruaka for the Future of Stardom Championship.

At *Stardom Award in Shinjuku* on January 3, 2022, AZM, Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita engaged in a brawl with Oedo Tai after their match against Fukigen Death, Saki Kashima and Ruaka. Obviously outnumbered, the three members of Queen's Quest reveiced help from Lady C who rushed down the ring to try to save them. After Oedo Tai retreated, Hayashishita offered C a spot into the unit which the latter accepted so she was later announced to join the stable in the process. At Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, Nagatani unsuccessfully shallenged Hanan for the Future of Stardom Championship. At the 2022 edition of the Stardom Cinderella Tournament, Nagatani fell short to Mai Sakurai in the first rounds from April 3. On May 1, a five-way match between Lady C, AZM, Saya Kamitani, Hina and Utami Hayashishita took place to determine the new leader of the unit, to end the leaderless period of almost six months after Momo Watanabe's defection to Oedo Tai. Hayashishita won the match, therefore becoming the fourth (AZM was said to be the third de facto leader) and elected leader of Queen's Quest.

### New Japan Pro Wrestling (2021)

Nagatani was part of the series of exhibition matches to promote female talent hosted by New Japan Pro Wrestling. On the first night of the Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome from September 4 where she teamed up with Maika in a losing effort to Queen's Quest (Saya Kamitani and Momo Watanabe).

## Personal life

Before stepping up in professional wrestling, Nagatani worked as a middle and high school economics teacher. One of her initial dreams was to become a fashion designer so she attended the Bunka Fashion College and obtained a degree in vestimentar design.