Natsuki Urabe (卜部夏紀,Urabe Natsuki, born August 6, 1992)[1][2] is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler, better known by herring nameSumire Natsu (夏すみれ,Natsu Sumire). She is currently part of the freelance group "Nomads".[3]
On February 13, 2013, Urabe passed thePro Wrestling Wave's auditions to become an official member of the promotion.[4] On October 30, Urabe had her first match when she facedKana in a losing effort.[1]
On January 5, 2014, Urabe changed her name to Sumire Natsu, where she unsuccessfully challengedRina Yamashita.[5] On August 31, 2017, Natsu left Wave.[6]
On January 21, 2018, at Stardom's 7th anniversary show atKorakuen Hall, Natsu competed at the main event in agauntlet match betweenOedo Tai andQueen's Quest, with the last wrestler defeated in the match would have to leave their faction forever.[9]Tam Nakano, a fellow member of Oedo Tai, was the last person to be defeated in the match byMomo Watanabe, therefore, Nakano left Oedo Tai.[9] On January 28, Natsu received her first title match, when she teamed with Kagetsu and Kimura to challengeHZK,Io Shirai andViper for theArtist of Stardom Championship, but was unsuccessful.[10] On June 24, Natsu teamed with recent Odeo Tai addition, Hazuki, to challengeMayu Iwatani andSaki Kashima for theGoddesses of Stardom Championship, but were unsuccessful.[11] On November 25, Natsu challenged Watanabe for theWonder of Stardom Championship, but was unsuccessful.[12] 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).[13] The Trio held the title until November 23, when they lost toAZM,Utami Hayashishita andMomo Watanabe, ending their reign at 126 days with one successful title defense.[14]
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.[15] Although there was no official resignation from Stardom, Natsu's profile on Stardom's official website was removed in 2021.[16]
On February 25, Natsu announced her return to professional wrestling for May 20, 2022.[3] She would be taking part in freelance wrestling event "Nomads" alongsideMaya Yukihi,Miyuki Takase andRina Yamashita.[3]
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