(born January 16, 1975) is a Japanese retired

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

, best known by her

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. She is also known for her brief stint as , the female version of

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Career

Candy Okutsu made her professional wrestling debut on August 4, 1992, at the age of 17, for the

JWP Joshi Puroresu , also known as or simply JWP, was a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion, founded in 1992 as a splinter promotion of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. Celebrating its 25th anniversa ...

. During her tenure there, she would go on to win the Junior Championship twice until she retired in 1997 due to an injury. She made her comeback on February 18, 1998, and joined ARSION. Soon after her return, she was given then gimmick of Tiger Dream, the first female version of

. Okutsu retired from professional wrestling for the second and final time on January 5, 2001.

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling , nicknamed Zenjo (全女: 全 meaning "All", 女 meaning "Woman") was a ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion established in 1968 by Takashi Matsunaga and his brothers. The group held the ...

AJW Junior Championship The AJW Junior Championship was a tertiary singles title in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. The title started in 1980 and was retired in April 2005 when the promotion closed. The prize was originally contested among wrestlers under the age of 2 ...

( 1 time) * Arsion ** ARS Tournament winner (1998) ** Arsion Six Women Tag Team League (2000) - with Gami and Rie Tamada *

JWP Junior Championship The JWP Junior Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the JWP Joshi Puroresu Professional wrestling promotion, promotion. It was introduced on June 16, 1995, when Candy Okutsu ...

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References

External links

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1975 births Living people Japanese female professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Hiroshima JWP Junior Champions AJW Junior Champions {{japan-prowrestling-bio-stub