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Daisuke Harada
Japanese professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daisuke Harada (原田 大輔, Harada Daisuke) (born November 13, 1986)[1] is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. He’s a five-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and a six-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.
Daisuke Harada | |
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![]() Harada in April 2010 | |
Born | (1986-11-13) November 13, 1986 (age 37)[1][2] Suita, Osaka, Japan[1][2] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Dainosuke Matsuyama[3] Daisuke Araki[4] Daisuke Harada Harada-kun[5] Haradan Cougar[6] Hayata[7] |
Billed height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[1] |
Trained by | Osaka Pro Wrestling dojo[8] Tigers Mask |
Debut | August 5, 2006[1][2] |
Retired | March 9, 2023 |
Harada is also known for his time in Osaka Pro Wrestling, where he was a two-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Champion and a two-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion as part of the tag team Momo no Seishun Tag (桃の青春タッグ, Momo no Seishun Taggu, "Peach of Youth Tag") with Atsushi Kotoge.[9] Harada and Kotoge also worked together for various other promotions across Japan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–based Chikara in the United States & currently in Noah, where they are 4-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
Nicknamed ‘Young Master’, Harada is also the only two-time winner of Noah’s Global Junior Heavyweight League (winning in 2015 & 2020), and is ranked second for all-time defences of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, with 16.