Kotaro Suzuki
Kotaro Suzuki | |
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Birth name | Yasuhiro Suzuki |
Born | [1] Warabi, Saitama[1] | June 18, 1978
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kevin Mask Kotaro Suzuki Mushiking Terry Tiger Emperor Yasuhiro Suzuki |
Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1][2] |
Billed weight | 86 kg (190 lb)[1][2] |
Trained by | Mitsuharu Misawa Pro Wrestling Noah |
Debut | December 24, 2001[1][2] |
Yasuhiro Suzuki (鈴木 康弘, Suzuki Yasuhiro, born June 18, 1978), better known by the
Career
Pro Wrestling Noah (2001-2013)
Suzuki was the last person remaining of a grueling thirty person training class in Pro Wrestling Noah's dojo.[citation needed] He debuted on Noah's 2001 Christmas show, and started wrestling under his real name of Yasuhiro Suzuki, but quickly changed it to Kotaro Suzuki.[citation needed] He challenged twice for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in 2004, and was unsuccessful in both attempts.[citation needed]
In 2005, he ended up adopting the guise of Mushiking Terry, a gimmick tying into the card/arcade game
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2013-2015)
On January 26, 2013, Suzuki, Atsushi Aoki,
Freelancer (2016-present)
On January 10 at Wrestle-1 Sunshine Tour after
Return to Noah (2018-present)
On September 1, 2018, Suzuki returned to NOAH at Naomichi Marufuji's 20th anniversary show, where he teamed with HI69 and Minoru Tanaka to defeat Seiya Morohashi, Hitoshi Kumano and Hajime Ohara and afterwards brawled with them. This led to him competing in the 2018 Global Junior Heavyweight League, where he finished with a record of four wins and one loss, including a win over reigning GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Daisuke Harada and defeated Yo-Hey in the finals. This led to a match on October 30, where Suzuki defeated Harada to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship for the third time. He later won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Yoshinari Ogawa and formed a stable named Stinger later joined by Atsushi Kotoge and Chris Ridgeway.
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- All Asia Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Atsushi Aoki (1),[2][11] Kento Miyahara (1) and Jun Akiyama (1)
- Gaora TV Championship (1 time)[20]
- World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[24]
- Jr. Battle of Glory (2014, 2015)[18][23]
- Junior Hyper Tag League (2013) – with Atsushi Aoki[10]
- Jr. Tag Battle of Glory (2023) - with Kaito Ishida
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Dragon Gate
- Open the Triangle Gate Championship (2 times) – with Nosawa Rongai and Eita
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Tag Team Best Bout (2003) with Jyushin Thunder Liger and Koji Kanemoto on June 10[35]
- Tag Team Best Bout (2003) with
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling Noah
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (4 times)[1][2]
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Ricky Marvin (1), Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1), Atsushi Aoki (1),[2] Yoshinari Ogawa (1), and Atsushi Kotoge (1)
- Global Junior Heavyweight League (2018)
- 2009) – with Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- 2011) – with Atsushi Aoki
- Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League (2019) – with Yoshinari Ogawa
- One Day Jr. Heavyweight Six Man Tag Tournament (2008) - with Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Genba Hirayanagi
- Pro Wrestling Zero1
- Wrestle-1
- Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Championship (1 time)[28]
- Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Kaz Hayashi[31]
- Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Fourth Generation Champion Tournament (2016)[28]
Luchas de Apuestas record
Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiger Emperor (mask) | Ricky Marvin (hair) | Tokyo, Japan | Encountering Navigation 2005 | April 2, 2005 |
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- ^ "KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship" KO-D6人タッグ選手権. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "2003 New Japan Awards". Strong Style Spirit. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ^ "PWI Ratings for Kotaro Suzuki". profightdb.com. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
External links
- All Japan Pro Wrestling profile (in Japanese)
- Pro Wrestling Noah profile (in Japanese)
- Kotaro Suzuki's profile at Cagematch.net