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Takashi Sugiura

Birthdate: May 31st, 1970
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 220 lbs.
Debut: December 23rd, 2000
Background: Amateur Wrestling
Promotion History: NOAH (2000 to present)
Alliances: Teams with Marufuji
Ring Attire: Black trunks
Card Position: Upper Mid-Card
Major Tournaments Won: None
Championship History: GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, GHC Jr. Heavyweight Championship and the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Current Title Held: None

Biggest Matches:
- September 12th, 2003 vs. Michael Modest (title win)
- June 5th, 2005 with Kanemaru vs. Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA (title win)
- June 4th, 2006 vs. KENTA (title win)
- March 4th, 2007 vs. Mitsuharu Misawa
- October 27th, 2007 with Marufuji vs. D-Lo Brown and Buchanan (title win)

Pictures:
- A spear by Sugiura
- Sugiura with a Powerbomb
- Sugiura hits an overhead suplex
- The Olympic Slam

Signature Moves:
- Ankle Lock Hold
- Dragon Suplex Hold
- Gutwrench Suplex
- Olympic Slam (HQ)
- Release German Suplex

2005 Recap:
Using his knowledge gained in the amateur wrestling world, Sugiura is a solid Jr. Heavyweight. Sugiura mainly wrestles in mid-card tag matches, although he does occasionally have significant singles matches as well. On June 5th, he teamed with Kanemaru to win the GHC Jr. Tag Team Championship from Marufuji and KENTA. He also wrestled at the Tokyo Dome Show, winning in the opening match. Thus far he has been unable to win the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Championship again, but he still has plenty of time to do so.

2006 Recap:
Entering the new year as a champion, Sugiura (with Kanemaru) would lose the GHC Jr. Tag Team Championships to the invading Fujita and Hidaka on March 5th. They would regain the titles on August 13th however and they would remain champions for the remainder of the year. On June 4th, Sugiura defeated KENTA for the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Championship, but he would lose the title on December 23rd to Tatsuhito Takaiwa, having only successfully defended the title once. Sugiura also made a quick trip back to Pancrease, but lost his match to Nojo.

2007 Recap:
Tired of being a Jr. Heavyweight, Sugiura began wrestling more as a heavyweight in 2007 with mixed results. In January he was defeated by Sano and in March he was beaten by Misawa, but in both matches he put up a good fight to show that he was able to hang with the heavyweights. On April 28th he made his first shot to win the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Takayama, but they would fall to Akiyama and Rikio. Always persistent, Sugiura tried again on October 27th teaming with Marufuji, and this time he would come out victorious as they defeated D-Lo Brown and Buchanan for the titles. They made one successful defense in 2007, defeated Bison Smith and Saito on November 25th.

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