Taiyō Kea
Maunakea Mossman (born November 18, 1975) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, better known under his stage name Taiyō Kea (太陽ケア). Best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), he is the only wrestler in AJPW's history to have held the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, the World Tag Team Championship and the World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
| Taiyō Kea | |
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Taiyō Kea in 2010 | |
| Birth name | Maunakea Mossman |
| Born | November 18, 1975 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Agnes Kamen Maunakea Mossman Taiyō Kea |
| 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 Kenta Kobashi |
| Debut | November 26, 1994 |
Kea trained with and debuted for AJPW as a junior heavyweight in 1994, and won the World Junior Heavyweight Championship once in 1997, vacating the championship upon his graduation to heavyweight the following year. Following the 2000 exodus, Kea remained with the promotion and was pushed as one of its top gaijin throughout the 2000s, winning the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship once, the Champion Carnival twice (in 2006 and 2012), the World's Strongest Tag Determination League three times (in 2001, 2002 and 2004), as well as being a 7 time and longest-reigning World Tag Team Champion, a record he shares with partner Minoru Suzuki.