better known mononymously by his

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Shota is a

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professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

and

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currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time with the Japanese promotions

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and

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2008–present)

Suzuki made his

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debut at a

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promoted by Style-E Pro Wrestling on April 19, 2008 where he fell short to

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. As a freelancer, he is known for competing in various promotions. At ''K-DOJO K-Special'', an event promoted by

on November 27, 2011, Suzuki teamed up with

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and

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in a losing effort to Bambi,

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and

Yuji Hino , better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed by Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1). One of the most well-travelled heavyweights in Japan, Hino was trained by Taka Michinoku and made his debut for his Kaientai ...

. At ''W-1

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Tour 2016 W-Impact'' from February 10, he teamed up with Masayuki Mitomi and competed in a four-way tag team match also involving Tajiri and

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, TriggeR (

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and

Shuji Kondo is a Japanese professional wrestler. Prior to becoming a pro wrestler, he played rugby. After starting his career in Toryumon, Kondo eventually joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he became one of the promotion's top junior heavyweig ...

) and Jackets (

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and

Yasufumi Nakanoue is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name , currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division, where he is the current BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion. He started his career in All Japan P ...

). At ''BJW

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Birth Anniversary 74th'', an event promoted by

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on April 28, 2016, he wrestled Mototsugu Shimizu and

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in a

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unsuccessfully. At ''AJPW Red Holy Night'', an event produced by

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on December 24, 2016, he teamed up with

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in a losing effort to

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and

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. At ''Gatoh Move Gtmv #30'', an event promoted by

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on January 11, 2020, he wrestled Cherry into a double disqualification. At ''

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'' from May 23, 2021, an event promoted by

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to portrait one year from the passing of her daughter

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, Suzuki teamed up with Fuma and Mil Mongoose in a losing effort to Hub, Shisaou, and Eisa8.

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2010–present)

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, a cross-over event held by

in partnership with

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and

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on June 6, 2021, Shota teamed up with

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and

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in a losing effort against Kouki Iwasaki,

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and Yumehito Imanari as a result of a

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. Suzuki is known for competing in the promotion's signature events such as

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, making his first appearance at

Budokan Peter Pan was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event took place on August 18, 2012, in Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan. The event featured ten matches, three of which were contested for championships. The event aired on ...

on August 18, 2012 where he teamed with

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, Masato Shibata, Kotaro Nasu and Cho-un "Bones" Shiryu as Team Style-E in a losing effort to Team Muscle (

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, Pedro Takaishi, Kazuyoshi Sakai HG, Norokazu Fujioka, Mr. Magic and

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). At

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on October 21, he participated in a Rumble rules match won by

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and also involving a self-proclaimed

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and others. Suzuki worked most of the time for the Ganbare Pro division. At ''DDT Beer Garden Fight 2018'' on August 2, he competed in a 20-man falls count anywhere match won by Ken Ohka and also involving

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, Mike Bailey and others. At ''DDT Ganbare Fierce Battle'' on February 2, he teamed up with

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and Masayuki Mitomi in a losing effort to Shuichiro Katsumura,

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and Takafumi Ito.

Guts World Pro Wrestling (2008–2018)

Suzuki wrestled in

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's promotion Guts World Pro Wrestling for a decade. He competed in the last show of the company, ''Guts World The Final ~ Bukotsu Shuen'' on April 25, 2018 where he teamed up with

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as Hattoshite Good to win the GWC Tag Team Championship from Toru Matsunaga and

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Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) **

Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship The is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion CyberFight in its DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) brand. Open to anyone, regardless of gender or DDT employment status, the championship is defended " 24/7", as i ...

( 1 time) **

KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling championship owned by the DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) promotion. The title was first announced during DDT's year-end event on December 23, 2012, becoming the promotion's fifth active title. The first champions were c ...

( 1 time) – with Akito and

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**Kokuen Park Town Championship (1 time) – with

**Ganbare Pro-Wrestling G3 Climax (2013) *Guts World Pro Wrestling **GWC Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with

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( 1 time) – with Kenichiro Arai and Masked Mystery **GWC Tag Team Title Tournament (2015) – with Kenichiro Arai *

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International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the Japanese promotion Wrestle Association R, and later Dragon Gate and Tenryu Project. This title was the first tag team championship in Japan dedicated to junior heavywe ...

( 1 time, current) – with Kenichiro Arai

References

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