Kohei Suwama

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Kohei Suwama
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Kohei Suwama Suwama
Billed height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Billed weight	120 kg (260 lb)
Born	November 23, 1976 Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Trained by	All Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo
Debut	October 11, 2004 vs. Hiroshi Hase

Kohei Suwama (諏訪間幸平, Suwama Kohei^?), also known simply as Suwama (諏訪魔, Suwama^?), is a Japanese professional wrestler, known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling as part of the Voodoo Murders stable. Suwama holds the AJPW Triple Crown Championship.

1 All Japan Pro Wrestling
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 References
5 External links

[edit] All Japan Pro Wrestling

[edit] Early Days (2004-2006)

Suwama was scouted and recruted to All Japan Pro Wrestling by Hiroshi Hase, particularly due to his amateur wrestling background. He joined the All Japan Dojo on March 1, 2004, and teamed with All Japan president Keiji Muto early in his career, defeating many of his seniors. In 2005, he defeated Muto in the 2005 Champion Carnival.

[edit] VooDoo Murders (2006-2008)

Suwama aligned himself with the Voodoo Murders stable on January 8, 2006, following an AJPW Triple Crown Championship match between Satoshi Kojima and stable leader TARU. Upon joining the group, he officially changed his name to Suwama, which translates to "Suwa evil spirit."

He formed a team with Matt Anoia in early 2007, as the two set their sights on the vacant AJPW World Tag Team Championship. Their pursuit would be unsuccessful, as Toshiaki Kawada and Taiyo Kea defeated them in a decision match for the vacant belts on February 17, 2007. Suwama was sent by the group to Orlando, Florida on July 2, 2007, in order to secure TNA Wrestling star "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner for All Japan's Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku, Vol. 3 event in Sumo Hall on August 26, 2007. Suwama had observed Steiner's match and shortly afterwards came to an agreement with Steiner to team with him and challenge the team of The Great Muta and TAJIRI. They were unsuccessful in the challenge.

For the rest of the year, Suwama mainly competed in 6-man tags with TARU and Satoshi Kojima (who joined the group in July), but also had a short feud with rookie gaijin Joe Doering. Suwama teamed with Kojima in the 2008 Real World Tag League, where they defeated Toshiaki Kawada and Kensuke Sasaki to reach the finals, but lost to Keiji Muto and Joe Doering. Suwama and Kojima scored 10 points.

[edit] All Japan Ace

At All Japan's New Year's Shining Series show on January 3, 2008, Suwama saved Keiji Mutoh and Joe Doering from a post-match attack by the VooDoo Murders stable. After Suwama tore off his VooDoo Murders shirt, he shook hands with Mutoh and signaled his return to the All Japan Home Unit. On March 1, 2008, Suwama defeated TARU at PRO WRESTLING LOVE in RYOGOKU, Vol. 4. From April 5-9, Suwama participated in All Japan's annual Champion Carnival tournament, which he ultimately won on April 9 by defeating New Japan Pro Wrestling star Hiroshi Tanahashi in the finals. Suwama finished the Carnival with 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, which earned him 7 points.