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Dai Suzuki
Suzuki in January 2016
Born (1990-01-19) January 19, 1990 (age 35)[1]
Nasushiobara, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Superman Taro
Dai Suzuki
Billed height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Billed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Debut2013
Retired2017

Dai Suzuki (鈴木大, Suzuki Dai) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. He gained prominence in DDT Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Freedoms.[3]

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2013–2017)

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Suzuki debuted at a Ryukyu Dragon Pro Wrestling house show on December 1, 2013, as Superman Taro, teaming with Churaumi Saver and Tida Heat in a six-man tag team match, losing to Fuma, Gurukun Mask, and Ryukyu-Dog Dingo.[4]

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2014–2017)

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Suzuki achieved recognition in DDT Pro Wrestling. On September 5, 2015, at DDT agePa!! 2015 (エイジパ!! 2015), he won a 13-man reverse battle royal, defeating Akito, Shunma Katsumata, Shigehiro Irie, Kazusada Higuchi, Makoto Oishi, and others.[5] On December 4, 2016, at DDT Osaka Octopus 2016 (DDT大阪オクトパス2016), he competed in a gauntlet battle royal for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship, facing Kazuki Hirata, Kikutaro, Mad Paulie, Masahiro Takanashi, Toru Owashi, and others.[6]

He participated in key DDT events, including DDT Peter Pan. At Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2017 on August 20, he lost to Gota Ihashi in a Casual Street Pro-Wrestling Extra Edition! match for the King of Dark Championship.[7] In the DDT Judgement series, he debuted at Judgement 2016: DDT 19th Anniversary on March 21, teaming with DJ Nira to defeat Seiya Morohashi and Hoshitango in a tag team match for the King of Dark Championship, without winning the title.[8] His final match, at Judgement 2017: DDT 20th Anniversary on March 20, saw him, Nobuhiro Shimatani, and Naomi Yoshimura defeat Rekka, Daiki Shimomura, and Yuki Ueno.[9]

On November 12, 2017, DDT Pro Wrestling announced on Twitter that Suzuki retired to pursue a social welfare career.[10] His retirement match at DDT DNA 39 (DNA39) on December 13, 2017, a three-on-one handicap match, ended in defeat against Ken Ohka, Ryota Nakatsu, and Kota Umeda.[11]

Personal life

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Suzuki’s brother, Shin Suzuki, wrestles in Japan’s independent scene.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Dai Suzuki • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Dai Suzuki/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Dai Suzuki Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philipp (2013-12-01). "Events Database » RDPW". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  5. ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (2015-09-05). "DDT ProWrestling" エイジパ!! 2015. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  6. ^ Justin, Dylan (2016-12-12). "DDT Osaka Octopus 2016 (December 4) Review". Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  7. ^ Justin, Dylan (2017-08-23). "DDT Peter Pan 2017 (August 20) Results & Review". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  8. ^ "DDT "Judgement2016～DDT旗揚げ19周年記念大会～" 3/21 両国国技館大会". Extreme Party (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  9. ^ Justin, Dylan (2017-03-26). "DDT Judgement 20th Anniversary (March 20) Review". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  10. ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (2017-11-12). "DNA wrestler Dai Suzuki retires to focus on social welfare. His final match is against Ken Ohka on 13th December". Twitter. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  11. ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (2017-12-13). "DDT ProWrestling" OTHER/DNA39. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  12. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Shin Suzuki". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  13. ^ "DDTタイトル史". Extreme Party. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  14. ^ Wrestling Titles (July 25, 2021). "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
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