Dai Suzuki
| Dai Suzuki | |
|---|---|
 Suzuki in January 2016 | |
| Born | January 19, 1990[1] Nasushiobara, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Superman Taro Dai Suzuki |
| Billed height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Debut | 2013 |
| Retired | 2017 |
Dai Suzuki (鈴木大, Suzuki Dai) is a
DDT Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Freedoms.[3]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2013–2017)
Suzuki made his
six-man tag team match.[4]
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2014–2017)
Suzuki is best known for his tenure with
Masahiro Takanashi, Toru Owashi and others.[6]
He competed in various of the promotion's signature events such as
tag team match for the King of Dark Championship but without winning the title.[8] His last match occurred at Judgement 2017: DDT 20th Anniversary on March 20 where he teamed up with Nobuhiro Shimatani and Naomi Yoshimura to defeat Rekka, Daiki Shimomura and Yuki Ueno.[9]
On November 12, 2017, DDT announced via Twitter that Suzuki decided to retire from professional wrestling to focus on his social welfare career.[10] Suzuki had his retirement match at DDT DNA 39 on December 13, 2017, a three-on-one handicap match in which he unsuccessfully took on Ken Ohka, Ryota Nakatsu and Kota Umeda.[11]
Personal life
His brother Shin Suzuki is also a professional wrestler in the Japanese independent scene.[12]
Championships and accomplishments
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- King of Dark Championship (2 times)[13]
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)[14]
- Wrestling Koshien Qualifying Tournament (2017)
External links
- Dai Suzuki on Twitter
- Dai Suzuki's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com
References
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Dai Suzuki • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Dai Suzuki/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Dai Suzuki Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 1, 2013). "Events Database » RDPW". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- DDT Pro Wrestling (September 5, 2019). "DDT ProWrestling" agePa!! 2015. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Justin, Dylan (December 12, 2016). "DDT OSAKA OCTOPUS 2016 (DECEMBER 4) REVIEW". Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Justin, Dylan (August 23, 2017). "DDT PETER PAN 2017 (AUGUST 20) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "DDT "Judgement2016～DDT旗揚げ19周年記念大会～" 3/21 両国国技館大会". Extreme Party (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Justin, Dylan (March 26, 2017). "DDT JUDGEMENT 20TH ANNIVERSARY (MARCH 20) REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- DDT Pro Wrestling (November 12, 2017). "DNA wrestler Dai Suzuki will retire from pro wrestling to focus on his career in social welfare. His retirement match is against Ken Ohka on 13th December". twitter.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- DDT Pro Wrestling (December 13, 2017). "DDT ProWrestling" OTHER/DNA39. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Shin Suzuki". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "DDTタイトル史". Extreme Party. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (July 25, 2021). "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
