Takahiro Suwa

Takahiro Suwa
Born (1975-08-31) August 31, 1975[1]
Residence Kawanabe, Kagoshima, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Suwa
Judo Suwa/Somusawa[2]
Maybach Taniguchi, Jr.[3]
Billed height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Billed weight 82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Trained by Último Dragón
Animal Hamaguchi
Debut May 11, 1997[1]

Takahiro Suwa (諏訪 高広 Suwa Takahiro), better known by his ring name Suwa (stylized as SUWA), is a Japanese professional wrestler of Pro Wrestling Noah. He originally retired from professional wrestling in 2007, but later returned in 2013.

Wrestling career

Toryumon and Dragon Gate

Suwa, one of Último Dragón's first trainees, made his professional 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] being portraited as a cocky and aggressive villain. Suwa won the Último Dragón 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.

Pro Wrestling Noah

Soon after his arrival in Noah, 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. Suwa retired from professional wrestling on March 11, 2007.[3]

In January 2013, Suwa returned to Noah under a mask as "Maybach Taniguchi, Jr.", a junior version of Maybach Taniguchi and a member of No Mercy.[4] However, when Taniguchi turned on No Mercy leader Kenta on February 9, Taniguchi, Jr. did not follow him, but instead remained loyal to No Mercy.[5][6] On March 10, Taniguchi, Jr. and No Mercy stablemate Genba Hirayanagi defeated Ricky Marvin and Super Crazy to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[7] On March 31, the two Taniguchis faced off in a grudge match, during which Taniguchi unmasked Taniguchi, Jr., revealing him as Suwa, before pinning him for the win.[3] Following the event, Suwa abandoned the Taniguchi, Jr. gimmick and returned to working under his surname.[8] On May 11, Suwa was sidelined with a cervical spine injury and was replaced on all upcoming cards by the masked "Maybach Suwa Jr.".[9] The injury also forced Suwa and Hirayanagi to vacate the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on May 30.[10] In December 2014, Suwa announced he was suffering from ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and would have to pull out of his scheduled return to the ring.[11]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Suwa: Fakten". Genickbruck: Die Wrestlingseite des alten Europa (in German). Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  2. ↑ World Championship Wrestling TNT (1998-04-06). "La Parka, Psichosis & El Dandy Vs. Tokyo Magnum, Nobunaga & Judo Suwa/Somusawa". WCW Monday Nitro.
  3. 1 2 3 "「Spring Navig. 2013」最終戦 3月31日(日)後楽園ホール大会 試合後コメント". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  4. ↑ "2013年1月ツアー『New Year Navig.2013』1･6後楽園大会『The First Navig.2013』1･14上尾～1･25宮崎大会『Great Voyage 2013 in Osaka』1･27大阪大会、参加他団体、フリー、外国人選手 ※追加情報". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  5. ↑ "マイバッハがKentaに造反しChaosと合体=２.９ノア後楽園大会". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  6. 1 2 2013年2月27日(水). Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  7. 1 2 2013年3月10日(日). Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  8. 1 2 2013年4月13日(土). Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-04-13.
  9. ↑ "Suwa選手欠場のお詫びとお知らせ". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  10. ↑ "GHCジュニア・ヘビー級タッグ選手権についてのご報告". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  11. ↑ Suwa, Takahiro (2014-12-05). "お詫び". Suwa-shiki Airlines (in Japanese). Ameba. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "OOcities profile".
  13. ↑ "SUWA's FFF finisher".
  14. 1 2 3 "Puroresu Love: Toryumon TV - September 2000".
  15. 1 2 3 "Puroresu Central profile".
  16. ↑ 2013年1月27日(日). Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "PuroLove profile".
  18. ↑ "Distrito Federal Trios Championships". Title Histories.com. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  19. ↑ "Arena Listing - Arena Nacaualpan 1008". The Cubsfan. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  20. ↑ "British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  21. ↑ "Suwa: Titel". Genickbruck: Die Wrestlingseite des alten Europa (in German). Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  22. ↑ "NWA World Welterweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  23. ↑ "U.D.G. Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  24. ↑ "UWA World Trios Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
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