Minoru Suzuki

Quick Facts

Full Name	Minoru Suzuki
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Jun 17, 1968(1968-06-17)
Age	56
Birthplace	Nishi-ku
Country	Japan
Birth City	Kanagawa Prefecture
Horoscope	Gemini

Minoru Suzuki Biography

Minoru Suzuki is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on June 17, 1968 in Nishi-ku, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Japanese pro-wrestler, MMA fighter who has worked for New Japan Pro- Wrestling(NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Noah. Suzuki, a NJPW pro-wrestler and MMA fighter, is a former holder of IWGP Intercontinental Championship and NEVER Openweight Champion belts. He has also held heavyweight titles in AJPW (and PWN).

Yoshiaki Yamawara was Suzuki’s first mentor.

Suzuki trained in amateur wrestling since high school, in part inspired by Antonio Inoki and other professional wrestlers, in part to paliate his own physical condition. He won a stateside freestyle wrestling championship in Kanagawa Prefecture, and also finished second nationwide as an Olympic alternate. He had a background in kendo as well. As an amateur wrestler, Suzuki first met future professional wrestling rival Yuji Nagata. In 1986, when they both were seniors, Suzuki beat Nagata first in a Tokyo high school tournament and again at the Japanese sectionals.

Suzuki trained at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo and made his pro wrestling debut on June 23, 1988, against Takayuki Iizuka, but soon after left with catch wrestling mentor Yoshiaki Fujiwara for the newborn Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF). He joined Fujiwara’s Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi but then left the organization to form Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world, in 1993 with Masakatsu Funaki.

He is originally from Yokohama in Kanagawa, Japan.

Minoru Suzuki Net Worth

Minoru Suzuki is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Minoru Suzuki 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an early acolyte for MMA and co-founded Pancrase in 1993. It is one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the globe. He was the world’s second King of Pancrase champion.

His style of fighting is catch wrestling, and he was primarily a grappler in MMA.

Minoru Suzuki (鈴木 実 , Suzuki Minoru, ring name: 鈴木 みのる ) (born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a freelancer. In NJPW, Suzuki has held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as well as the NEVER Openweight Championship. He is also a former British Heavyweight Champion and co-holder of the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship alongside fellow Suzuki-gun stablemate, Zack Sabre Jr. in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW). He is also known for his time in Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), where he is a former one-time GHC Heavyweight Champion and a former one-time GHC Tag Team Champion along with Naomichi Marufuji.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Minoru Suzuki height 5 ft 10 in Minoru weight 102 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Minoru Suzuki Dating?

According to our records, Minoru Suzuki is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Minoru Suzuki’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2003, Suzuki and Yusuke Fuke announced their plan to return to puroresu and invade promotions under the stable name Pancrase Mission. Suzuki began competing for NJPW as a freelancer, where he aligned himself with Yoshihiro Takayama and won the IWGP Tag Team Championship from Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Osamu Nishimura on February 1, 2004. They were stripped of the title later in the year, following Takayama’s mounting injuries. In 2005, Suzuki began competing in Pro Wrestling Noah, and would receive a GHC Heavyweight Championship shot against then Champion Kenta Kobashi, but he was defeated. After this, he found an unlikely ally in Naomichi Marufuji, whose style was Lucha Libre (rather than shoot-style). Nonetheless, Suzuki taught Marufuji some of what he knew and they clicked, winning the GHC Tag Team Championship from 2 Cold Scorpio and Doug Williams on June 18, 2005. After losing the belts to Muhammad Yone and Takeshi Morishima in October, Suzuki challenged for the GHC Heavyweight Championship shot against champion Jun Akiyama on March 5, 2006, but he was once again unsuccessful.

Facts & Trivia

Minoru Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Minoru Suzuki celebrates birthday on June 17 of every year.

In May 2007, he embarked on his first tour of Mexico with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) along with Takayama.

Was Suzuki A Minoru in WWE?

Minoru Suzuki
Rank| Olympian Alternate Freestyle Wrestler
Years active| 1988–1993, 2003–present (professional wrestling) 1993–2003, 2013 (MMA)

Why is Minoru Suzuki feared?

Fatal Flaw: Suzuki has often lost matches due to him wanting to inflict more pain on his opponents rather than go for the pin, as well as his obsession with hitting the Gotch-Style Piledriver. This usually ends up giving his opponent enough time to recover and win the match. Feel No Pain: Part of why he’s so scary.

Who trained Minoru Suzuki?

9 Trained by Karl Gotch In addition to Fujiwara, Minoru Suzuki received training in the NJPW dojo from german suplex innovator Karl Gotch, who is nicknamed the “God of Wrestling” for his influence on pro wrestling in Japan.

How old is wrestler Minoru Suzuki?

53 years (June 17, 1968)

What does the name Minoru mean?

The name Minoru is primarily a male name of Japanese origin that means Truth, Fruit.