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Minoru Suzuki (鈴木 実, Suzuki Minoru, ring name: 鈴木 みのる) (born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a freelancer.
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- 30
- 102 kg (225 lb)
- Japanese
Jul 28, 2023 · Minoru Suzuki is one of the toughest wrestlers in professional wrestling history, feared and respected by his competitors. Throughout his career, Suzuki has wrestled in numerous promotions and even pursued endeavors in MMA. Suzuki-Gun, led by Suzuki, was a highly successful faction in NJPW that feuded with other major factions and captured ...
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Jun 25, 2018 · Minoru Suzuki and his army returned to NJPW at New Year Dash!! 2017 to target IWGP Heavyweight Champion Okada, fresh off his all-timer of a WK11 main event with Kenny Omega.
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Feb 24, 2024 · By: R. Faliani. As New Japan Pro Wrestling starts a new era, many departures such as Kazuchika Okada, Tama Tonga, and now Minoru Suzuki have been looming over the company and have been giving them a reason to worry and push the younger talent they have on their behalf. Now, Suzuki is giving back the “Strong Style” motto to the company and ...
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Pancrase
Suzuki trained at the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) dojo and made his pro wrestling debut in 1988, but soon after left with catch wrestling mentor Yoshiaki Fujiwara for the newborn UWF. He joined Fujiwara's Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi but then left the organization to form Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world, in 1993 with Masakatsu Funaki. Despite his significant size disadvantage against most competitors, Suzuki became one of the most successful fighters...
Return to professional wrestling
In 2003, Suzuki and Yusuke Fuke announced their plan to return to Puroresu and invade promotions under the stable name Pancrase MISSION. Suzuki began competing for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as a freelancer, where he aligned himself with Yoshihiro Takayama and won the IWGP Tag Team Championship from Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura on February 1, 2004. They were stripped of the titles later in the year, following Takayama's mounting injuries. In 2005, Suzuki began competing in Pro Wrest...
All Japan Pro Wrestling
On March 10, 2006, Suzuki made a surprise appearance in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), attacking then Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima after he had just defended his title against The Great Muta. Pundits at once considered Suzuki to have issued a challenge for the Triple Crown. Suzuki participated in the 2006 Champion's Carnival, and made it to the semifinals before being defeated by Taiyō Kea. On September 3, Suzuki challenged Kea, who had won the Triple Crown from Kojima in...
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1. All Japan Pro Wrestling 1.1. AJPW Triple Crown Championship (2 times) 1.2. AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) with NOSAWA Rongai(1) 1.3. AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Taiyō Kea(1) 1.4. Champion's Carnival (2009, 2010) 1.5. Kokomi Sakura Cup (2010) 1. New Japan Pro Wrestling 1.1. IWGP Intercontinental Championship (1 time) 1.2. IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Yoshihiro Takayama(1) 1.3. NEVER Openweight Championship (2 times) 1.4. NJPW King of Pro-...
Mixed martial arts
1. Pancrase 1.1. King of Pancrase Openweight Championship (1 time)
Minoru Suzuki (鈴木 実, Suzuki Minoru, ring name: 鈴木 みのる) (born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a freelancer. In NJPW, he has held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as well as twice holding the NEVER Openweight Championship.
