Career Minoru Suzuki




1 career

1.1 career (1988–1993)
1.2 pancrase (1993–2003)
1.3 freelancing (2003–2006)
1.4 japan pro wrestling (2006–2010)
1.5 return njpw (2010–2015)
1.6 return noah (2015–2016)
1.7 second return njpw (2017–present)
1.8 ring of honor (2017)





career
early career (1988–1993)

suzuki trained @ new japan pro wrestling (njpw) dojo , made pro wrestling debut on june 23, 1988, against takayuki iizuka, after left catch wrestling mentor yoshiaki fujiwara newborn universal wrestling federation (uwf). joined fujiwara s pro wrestling fujiwara gumi left organization form pancrase, 1 of first mixed martial arts organizations in world, in 1993 masakatsu funaki.


pancrase (1993–2003)

suzuki s career in mma originated after departure pro wrestling fujiwara gumi promotion along masakatsu funaki , other wrestlers found pancrase promotion. had debut in professional fighting on first card of company, facing katsuomi inagaki in bout showed suzuki s top grappling prowess, minoru winning rear naked choke in 3:25. continued beginnings victory on lion s den trainee vernon white, in suzuki made him submit catch wrestling-inspired crooked headscissors.


at third pancrase event in november 1993, suzuki had debut in kickboxing rules against american champion maurice smith, in rematch of different style fight celebrated in uwf smith defeated suzuki. naturally outclassed, minoru knocked down several times , finished shortly after. had third match smith in may 1994, time under special ruleset: first , third round fought wearing kickboxing gloves, second , fourth without them , fifth under combination of two. suzuki got revenge, submitting smith @ third round armbar despite disadvantage of gloves.


despite significant size disadvantage against competitors, suzuki became 1 of successful fighters in pancrase. ammased 7-0 winning streak, including huge upset win on pancrase s top fighter ken shamrock, had defeated masakatsu funaki in first main event of company. during match, celebrated in january 1994, 2 fighters traded positions, suzuki getting overpowered stronger shamrock, able turn ken on , initiate leglock attack. japanese fighter locked heel hook, ken looked reverse, @ moment suzuki transitioned kneebar , extended leg further. shamrock reached rope escape pancrase ruleset stipulated, gravely injured hold , couldn t continue, losing match. however, bout not without controversy. ken shamrock claim years after had been asked not injure suzuki during match, affected injury, , had accepted deliberately injured himself suzuki in return.


suzuki did not lose match until lost bas rutten via liver shot ko due knee body. in 1995, won king of pancrase (now kop open-weight) title become second ever king of pancrase. suzuki twice defeated ken shamrock , man hold 2 wins on shamrock in pancrase era.


over time, suzuki s body became damaged , worn down various injuries , resulted in skills diminishing. decided focus on business , training side of pancrase. collaborated tekken series of fighting video games motion actor character king. last non-worked fight pancrase against professional wrestler, jushin thunder liger, whom suzuki had known under real name keiichi yamada in first njpw stint. @ time competed in grappling matches exclusively. suzuki witnessed transition pancrase made so-called hybrid wrestling style of regular mma , instrumental in paving way mixed martial arts in japan.


freelancing (2003–2006)

suzuki (right) against rg (left) @ hustle show


in 2003, suzuki , yusuke fuke announced plan return puroresu , invade promotions under stable name pancrase mission. suzuki began competing njpw freelancer, aligned himself yoshihiro takayama , won iwgp tag team championship hiroyoshi tenzan , osamu nishimura on february 1, 2004. stripped of title later in year, following takayama s mounting injuries. in 2005, suzuki began competing in pro wrestling noah, , receive ghc heavyweight championship shot against champion kenta kobashi, defeated. after this, found unlikely ally in naomichi marufuji, style lucha libre (rather shoot-style). nonetheless, suzuki taught marufuji of knew , clicked, winning ghc tag team championship 2 cold scorpio , doug williams on june 18, 2005. after losing belts muhammad yone , takeshi morishima in october, suzuki challenged ghc heavyweight championship shot against champion jun akiyama on march 5, 2006, once again unsuccessful.


all japan pro wrestling (2006–2010)

on march 10, 2006, suzuki made surprise appearance in japan pro wrestling (ajpw), attacking triple crown heavyweight champion satoshi kojima after had defended title against great muta. pundits @ once considered suzuki have issued challenge triple crown. suzuki participated in 2006 champion carnival, , made semifinals before being defeated taiyō kea. on september 3, suzuki challenged kea, had won triple crown kojima in july. successful in bid become new triple crown champion, , end having successful defenses against ro z, yuji nagata, kojima, tajiri , keiji mutoh. suzuki has formed grouping called minoru gundan consisting of himself, nosawa rongai, , mazada. in may 2007 went on tour of mexico s cmll takayama , experienced lucha libre battles. lost triple crown championship kensuke sasaki on august 26, 2007 @ ajpw s pro wrestling love in ryogoku pay-per-view event.


at japan fan appreciation day event on december 16, 2007, mexico amigos teamed ray suzuki , defeated ryuji hijikata, kikutaro, t28 & ryuji yamaguchi. after match, ray suzuki revealed himself minoru suzuki , vowed el nosawa mendoza throw amigos tights away , return nosawa rongai, , kidnapped him start training.



suzuki in april 2008


on march 1, 2008, minoru suzuki made appearance @ dory funk, jr. retirement show, providing commentary triple crown championship main event (between kensuke sasaki , satoshi kojima), pledging participate in upcoming champion carnival. april 5 9, suzuki competed in block b of japan s annual champion carnival, finishing league 2 wins (over kensuke sasaki , suwama) , 2 losses (to osamu nishimura , joe doering), teaming takemura defeat toshiaki kawada , nobutaka araya on day 2 (april 6) of carnival. during hold out tour, suzuki confronted losing-streak taiyō kea joining stable gurentai (alongside nosawa, mazada , takemura), resulted in kea joining , focusing on winning tag titles suzuki. on june 28, 2008, suzuki , kea won world tag team championship joe doering , keiji mutoh. on september 28, 2008 attacked great muta after muta had defeated suwama triple crown championship, setting match between 2 in lost on november 3, 2008.


on january 3, 2009, suzuki , stablemate nosawa rongai won restored asia tag team championship, on course of 2-day tournament. later in year, suzuki won 2009 champion carnival beating kaz hayashi in finals. end challenging triple crown heavyweight champion, yoshihiro takayama, on may 30, 2009, albeit in losing effort. on september 23, 2009, suzuki , nosawa lost asia tag team championship @ hands of akebono , ryota hama. on january 3, 2010, suzuki , kea lost world tag team championship @ hands of masakatsu funaki , keiji mutoh.


on march 21, 2010, suzuki lost long-time rival masakatsu funaki in japan s first cage match. suzuki entered champion carnival , won second straight year, being third man beating funaki in final - weeks removed cage match. after final, suzuki buried hatchet funaki shaking hand, ending decade-long rivalry. suzuki declared gurentai stable on hiatus. result of champion carnival victory, suzuki earned triple crown heavyweight championship match versus ryota hama on may 2. in match, suzuki defeated hama claim second triple crown championship. go on lose title suwama on august 29, 2010.


return njpw (2010–2015)

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.


return noah (2015–2016)

on january 10, 2015, suzuki made surprise return noah, leading suzuki-gun stable attack ghc heavyweight champion naomichi marufuji , ghc tag team champions tmdk (mikey nicholls , shane haste). on march 15, suzuki defeated marufuji become new ghc heavyweight champion. on next months, suzuki defended title against marufuji, maybach taniguchi, yoshihiro takayama, , takashi sugiura. on december 23, suzuki lost title marufuji. on november 23, 2016, suzuki defeated masa kitamiya in finals win 2016 global league. on december 2, suzuki unsuccessfully challenged katsuhiko nakajima ghc heavyweight championship. 3 days later, announced suzuki-gun out of noah, concluding invasion storyline.


second return njpw (2017–present)

the entire suzuki-gun returned njpw on january 5, 2017, attacking chaos stable suzuki laying out iwgp heavyweight champion kazuchika okada. in return match on january 27, suzuki, michinoku , taichi defeated okada, rocky romero , beretta. on february 5 @ new beginning in sapporo, suzuki unsuccessfully challenged okada iwgp heavyweight championship. on april 27, suzuki defeated hirooki goto win never openweight championship first time, winning first ever singles title in njpw. during following summer, suzuki took part in 2017 g1 climax, finished record of 4 wins, 4 losses , 1 draw, wrestled against iwgp heavyweight champion okada.


ring of honor (2017)

through partnership between njpw , american ring of honor (roh) promotion, suzuki made first appearance in united states 25 years on september 22, 2017, when unsuccessfully challenged cody roh world championship @ death before dishonor xv. @ following day s ring of honor wrestling tapings, suzuki teamed beer city bruiser , silas young unsuccessfully challenge hung bucks (hangman page, matt jackson , nick jackson) roh world six-man tag team championship.








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