Minoru Suzuki

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Born
1968 (58 years old)
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Yokohama, Kanagawa

Position
Wrestler

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Asian

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1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight
102 kg (225 lb)

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Heavyweight

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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.

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