Natsuki☆Taiyo
Taiyo in May 2010
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| Birth name | Natsumi Mizushima |
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| Born |
May 7, 1984 Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Crazy Sunshine Natsuki Natsuki☆Head Natsuki☆Taiyo Natsuki Taiyo Natsumi Mizushima Passion 2 Gou Passion Nakki |
| Billed height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Billed weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Trained by | Animal Hamaguchi |
| Debut | January 3, 2004 |
| Retired | June 1, 2014 |
Natsumi Mizushima (水嶋 なつみ Mizushima Natsumi, born May 7, 1984) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Natsuki☆Taiyo (夏樹☆たいよう Natsuki☆Taiyō). Making her debut for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) in January 2004, Mizushima quickly affiliated herself with Nanae Takahashi, following her out of AJW in 2006 and to Pro Wrestling Sun and NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling, with the two forming the Passion Red stable with Kana in the process. After the folding of NEO, Mizushima began working exclusively for the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion, where she became a one-time holder of both the Artist of Stardom and Goddess of Stardom Championships. She is also a former four-time holder of the High Speed Championship, which has been owned by both NEO and Stardom. Mizushima was recognized as one of the top high-flyers in joshi puroresu. She retired from in-ring competition in June 2014 and afterwards began working for the Seadlinnng promotion as a senior managing director and referee.
In 2003, Mizushima entered All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) dojo, where she was trained by Animal Hamaguchi in not only professional wrestling, but also mixed martial arts. On December 19, 2003, Mizushima made her MMA debut at an AJW event, losing to Mika "Hari Hari" Harigai at 2:10 in the first round, after being knocked out with knee strikes. She has not participated in any mixed martial arts fights since. Mizushima's professional wrestling debut took place on January 3, 2004, when she faced Hiromi Takahashi at an AJW event in Korakuen Hall, Tokyo. Mizushima would leave AJW, which was battling severe financial difficulties, later that year.
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