Taiyō Kea
| Taiyō Kea | |
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Taiyō Kea in 2010
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| Born |
November 18, 1975 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Residence | Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Maunakea Mossman Taiyō Kea Agnes Kamen |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Trained by |
All Japan Pro Wrestling Giant Baba Yoshinari Ogawa Keiji Mutoh |
| Debut | November 26, 1994 |
Maunakea Mossman is an American professional wrestler, better known under his stage name Taiyō Kea (太陽ケア). Although he was born in Hawaii, he has spent nearly his entire career as a member of the Japan-based All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. He is the only wrestler to have held the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, the World Tag Team Championship and the World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Mossman was a Hawaiian state amateur champion, and was scouted by Giant Baba during a trip to the islands. Debuting in 1994 as a junior heavyweight, Mossman was pushed immediately, winning the World Junior Heavyweight Championship in 1997. He vacated the title in 1998, as he graduated up to the heavyweight division. Following Baba's death in 1999, Misawa inherited the role as the booker and chose to postpone Mossman's push. With the massive exodus of Misawa and all but two native talent to form Pro Wrestling Noah in 2000, Mossman was one of the few who chose to remain in All Japan Pro Wrestling, aiding in the rebuilding process along with Toshiaki Kawada, Masanobu Fuchi, Hiroshi Hase, Stan Hansen, the returning Genichiro Tenryu, Nobutaka Araya and Shigeo Okumura. In order to identify him more with the audience, Mossman was given the semi-Japanese name "Taiyō Kea" (from taiyo, sun, and the Polynesian word kea). Kea was pushed as a strong loyalist and won the World Tag Team Championship with Johnny Smith.
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