Return to NJPW (2010–2015) Minoru Suzuki

suzuki suzuki-gun in february 2012

on december 12, 2010, suzuki returned njpw, attacking old rival yuji nagata. on january 4, 2011, @ wrestle kingdom v in tokyo dome, suzuki faced nagata in losing effort. suzuki made return new japan on may 3, 2011, when took on kojima-gun, after members taichi , taka michinoku had turned on leader satoshi kojima. later same month, during new japan s tour of united states, newly renamed suzuki-gun joined lance archer. on july 18, suzuki defeated kojima in singles match. 2 had rematch on august 1 during first day of 2011 g1 climax, kojima managed pick win. suzuki went on 6 match win streak, losses strong man , shinsuke nakamura on last 2 days of tournament, caused him narrowly miss advancing finals. on october 10 @ destruction 11, suzuki defeated kojima s number 1 ally, togi makabe, in grudge match. in 2011 g1 tag league, suzuki teamed lance archer and, after 4 wins , 1 loss, team finished second in block, advancing semifinals of tournament. on november 6, suzuki , archer first defeated chaos top team (shinsuke nakamura , toru yano) in semifinals , iwgp tag team champions bad intentions (giant bernard , karl anderson) in finals win 2011 g1 tag league. on november 12 @ power struggle, suzuki , archer failed in attempt capture iwgp tag team championship bad intentions. after defeating giant bernard in singles match on december 4, suzuki challenged iwgp heavyweight champion hiroshi tanahashi title match @ wrestle kingdom vi in tokyo dome. @ event on january 4, 2012, suzuki unsuccessful in title challenge.

on february 12 @ new beginning, suzuki led lance archer, taichi, taka michinoku , yoshihiro takayama of suzuki-gun dominant 5–1 win on kushida, tiger mask, togi makabe, wataru inoue , yuji nagata in ten-man elimination tag team match. on may 3 @ wrestling dontaku 2012, suzuki pinned makabe in tag team match, , takayama faced makabe , yuji nagata. feud between suzuki , makabe ended on june 16 @ dominion 6.16, suzuki defeated in singles match. in august, suzuki took part in 2012 g1 climax tournament, picked big wins on iwgp heavyweight champion hiroshi tanahashi , former tag team partner naomichi marufuji, eliminated after losing yuji nagata in final round-robin match on august 12. on october 8 @ king of pro-wrestling, suzuki received shot @ iwgp heavyweight championship, defeated tanahashi. match received rave reviews, including five-star rating wrestling observer newsletter s dave meltzer. november 20 december 1, suzuki took part in round-robin portion of 2012 world tag league, alongside suzuki-gun s newest member kengo mashimo. team finished record of 3 wins , 3 losses, failing advance block. on january 4, 2013, @ wrestle kingdom 7 in tokyo dome, suzuki , yuji nagata once again reignited old rivalry in singles match, nagata victorious. afterwards, suzuki led suzuki-gun war new japan s other villainous stable, chaos, built singles match on february 10 @ new beginning, defeated kazuchika okada. on march 11, suzuki entered 2013 new japan cup, defeating yuji nagata in yet match between old rivals. 6 days later, suzuki eliminated tournament in second round chaos member toru yano. suzuki avenged loss yano defeating him in rematch on april 7 @ invasion attack and, later same event, confronted new iwgp heavyweight champion kazuchika okada, accepting title shot offered him okada s mouthpiece, gedo. on may 3 @ wrestling dontaku 2013, suzuki unsuccessfully challenged okada iwgp heavyweight championship. suzuki got involved in heated rivalry chaos member tomohiro ishii, built singles match between 2 on july 20 @ kizuna road 2013 pay-per-view, suzuki victorious.

from august 1 11, suzuki took part in 2013 g1 climax. after 5 wins , 3 losses, suzuki went final day leading block, loss toru yano cost him spot in finals of tournament. led feud between suzuki , yano, however, suzuki s attempt avenge loss led defeat on september 29, when counted out after being handcuffed ringside guard rail yano. suzuki gained revenge on yano defeating him on october 14 @ king of pro-wrestling. afterwards, suzuki set sights on iwgp intercontinental championship, while trying convince champion shinsuke nakamura leave chaos , join suzuki-gun. match between suzuki , nakamura took place on november 9 @ power struggle , saw nakamura retain title. november 24 december 7, suzuki teamed suzuki-gun s newest member, shelton x benjamin, in 2013 world tag league, finished record of 3 wins , 3 losses, loss against takashi iizuka , toru yano on final day costing them spot in semifinals. rivalry between suzuki , yano led match on january 4, 2014, @ wrestle kingdom 8 in tokyo dome, suzuki , benjamin defeated yano , great muta, yano pinning suzuki, after blinded green mist muta. suzuki got win on yano on march 15 in first round of 2014 new japan cup. suzuki made semifinals of tournament, before losing shinsuke nakamura. on may 25 @ yokohama arena, suzuki got win on yano, when takashi iizuka turned on him during tag team match , joined suzuki-gun. july 21 august 8, suzuki took part in 2014 g1 climax, finished fourth in block record of 5 wins , 5 losses. following tournament, suzuki transitioned new rivalry kazushi sakuraba, had come yano s aid after iizuka had turned on him. rivalry culminated in match on january 4, 2015, @ wrestle kingdom 9 in tokyo dome, suzuki defeated sakuraba.