Takahiro Suwa
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| Takahiro Suwa | |
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| Ring name(s) | SUWA |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 181 lb (82 kg)[1] |
| Born | August 31, 1975[1] |
| Resides | Kawanabe, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Trained by | Último Dragón |
| Debut | May 11, 1997[1] |
| Retired | 2006 |
Takahiro Suwa (諏訪 高広 Suwa Takahiro?), better known by his ring name SUWA, is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, formerly of Pro Wrestling NOAH. SUWA is considered by many fans to be the purest heel to have wrestled in NOAH in recent times.
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[edit] Wrestling career
[edit] Toryumon and Dragon Gate
SUWA, one of Ultimo Dragon's first trainees, made his pro debut on the first card of Dragon's Toryumon promotion on May 11, 1997. He went on to become one of the founding fathers of the Crazy Max faction along with CIMA, TARU, and Don Fujii.[1] SUWA won the Ultimo Dragon Gym Championship, the promotion's top title, from Magnum TOKYO on February 8, 2004. He held it for two months before a shoulder injury suffered in a match with Dragon Kid forced him to vacate the belt. Later that same year, SUWA signed with Pro Wrestling NOAH.
[edit] Pro Wrestling NOAH
Soon after his arrival in NOAH, SUWA was repackaged as a cocky and aggressive heel; he started using a heel tactics to win his matches. On September 18, 2005, he challenged KENTA for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship. SUWA was originally disqualified for attacking KENTA with a foreign object, but the match was restarted, and SUWA eventually lost.
On December 10, 2006, SUWA teamed with TARU, Shuji Kondo and brother YASSHI during an eight-man-tag-team match to Akira Taue, Mushiking Terry, Atsushi Aoki and Taiji Ishimori. After his team lost the match, SUWA announced his intention to retire from wrestling. In his last match, on January 21, 2007, he teamed up with Yoshihiro Takayama and Minoru Suzuki, losing to KENTA, Naomichi Marufuji and Takeshi Rikio. During the match, SUWA turned on his partners.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Distrito Federal
- Distrito Federal Trios Championship (1 time) - with Shiima Nobunaga and Sumo Fuji[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h SUWA: Fakten (German). Genickbruck: Die Wrestlingseite des alten Europa. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ Distrito Federal Trios Championships. Title Histories.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ SUWA: Titel (German). Genickbruck: Die Wrestlingseite des alten Europa. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ NWA World Welterweight Title. Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title. Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ U.D.G. Title. Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ UWA World Trios Title. Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
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