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Minoru Suzuki

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Born
1968 (56 years old)

Birth Place
Yokohama, Kanagawa

Position
Wrestler

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Asian

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Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight
102 kg (225 lb)

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Heavyweight

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Team
New Japan Mens

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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 mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).He is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. In NJPW, Suzuki has held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as well as the NEVER Openweight Championship. He is also a former British Heavyweight Champion and co-holder of the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship alongside fellow Suzuki-gun stablemate, Zack Sabre Jr. in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW). He is also known for his time in Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), where he is a former one-time GHC Heavyweight Champion and a former one-time GHC Tag Team Champion along with Naomichi Marufuji.

Suzuki was the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world. During the 1990s, he was widely considered one of the best fighters in the world and was the second King of Pancrase world champion. Suzuki returned to regular puroresu in 2003, when he has become a perennial top contender for all major Japanese heavyweight championships. He is also known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is two-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, and Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former GHC Heavyweight Champion and a former GHC Tag Team Champion along with Naomichi Marufuji

A mixed martial arts pioneer, Suzuki is well noted for his excellence in freestyle wrestling and catch wrestling, and has been praised many times by elite fighters such as Josh Barnett, Bas Rutten, and Ken Shamrock for his outstanding grappling and submission skills.

Career Honours

ROH Television Champion 2022 New Japan Mens	NEVER Openweight Champion 2020 New Japan Mens	IWGP Intercontinental Champion 2018 New Japan Mens	NEVER Openweight Champion 2017 New Japan Mens
GHC Heavyweight Champion 2015 New Japan Mens	World Tag League 2011 New Japan Mens	Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion 2010 New Japan Mens	Champion Carnival 2010 New Japan Mens
Champion Carnival 2009 New Japan Mens	Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion 2006 New Japan Mens	IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion 2004 New Japan Mens	King Of Pancrase Openweight Champion 1995 New Japan Mens

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1988-1990

1991-1993

1993-2005

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