Kotaro Suzuki

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Kotaro Suzuki
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Kotaro Suzuki Tiger Emperor Mushiking Terry
Billed height	5'8"
Billed weight	183 lb
Born	June 18, 1978 Warabi, Saitama
Debut	December 24, 2001

Kotaro Suzuki (鈴木鼓太郎; Suzuki Kotarō), born June 18, 1978 in Warabi, Saitama is a professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Pro Wrestling NOAH.

1 Career
2 Finishing and signature moves
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 References

[edit] Career

Suzuki was the last person remaining of a grueling thirty person training class in Pro Wrestling NOAH's dojo. He debuted on NOAH's 2001 Christmas show, and started wrestling under his real name of Yasuhiro, but quickly changed it to Kotaro. He challenged twice for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship in 2004, and was unsuccessful in both attempts.

In 2005, he ended up adopting the guise of "Mushiking Terry," a gimmick tying into the card/arcade game Mushiking: King of the Beetles, defeating 'Mushiking Joker' in his debut at DESTINY 2005 on July 18, 2005 at the Tokyo Dome, but his challenge for KENTA's GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship on October 28, 2005 was unsuccessful after KENTA started performing heel actions such as faking a low blow as well as mockingly joining in a Terry chant while applying a camel clutch. At the January 21, 2007 Budokan Hall show, he pinned Mark Briscoe to take the GHC Jr. Tag title for himself and Ricky Marvin. At the April 28, 2007 show, he defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (as Mushiking Terry). At NOAH's Budokan show! 10/27 Autumn Navigation '07, Suzuki (As Mushiking Terry) lost his GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship to Yoshinobu Kanemaru