is a Japanese

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, better known by her

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. She is currently part of the freelance group "Nomads".

Professional wrestling career

Pro Wrestling Wave (2013–2017)

On February 13, 2013, Urabe passed the

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's auditions to become an official member of the promotion. On October 30, Urabe had her first match when she faced

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in a losing effort. On January 5, 2014, Urabe changed her name to Sumire Natsu, where she unsuccessfully challenged

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. On August 31, 2017, Natsu left Wave.

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–2021)

On November 4, 2017, Natsu was introduced to

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as the new villainous Oedo Tai unit. On November 12, Natsu made her in-ring debut at Stardom, where she teamed with fellow Oedo Tai members

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and Kris Wolf, as they defeated Hiromi Mimura,

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and Team Jungle (

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and Natsuko Tora). On January 21, 2018, at Stardom's 7th anniversary show at

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, Natsu competed at the main event in a

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between

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and

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, with the last wrestler defeated in the match would have to leave their faction forever.

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, a fellow member of Oedo Tai, was the last person to be defeated in the match by

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, therefore, Nakano left Oedo Tai. On January 28, Natsu received her first title match, when she teamed with Kagetsu and Kimura to challenge HZK,

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and

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for the

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, but was unsuccessful. On June 24, Natsu teamed with recent Odeo Tai addition, Hazuki, to challenge

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and Saki Kashima for the

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, but were unsuccessful. On November 25, Natsu challenged Watanabe for the

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, but was unsuccessful. On July 20, 2019, Natsu, along with Andras Miyagi and Kagetsu, won the Artist of Stardom Championship when they defeated Stars (Iwatani, Kashima and Nakano). The Trio held the title until November 23, when they lost to AZM,

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and

, ending their reign at 126 days with one successful title defense. On October 4, Natsu announced that she would be going on hiatus due to a shoulder dislocation and would be undergoing surgery to correct it. Although there was no official resignation from Stardom, Natsu's profile on Stardom's official website was removed in 2021.

Freelance (2022–present)

On February 25, Natsu announced her return to professional wrestling for May 20, 2022. She would be taking part in freelance wrestling event "Nomads" alongside

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, Miyuki Takase and

Other media

On August 13, 2014, Urabe released a

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DVD, titled ''Lust Virgin''.

Championships and accomplishments

(1 time) – with Andras Miyagi and

References

External links

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