1. Daisuke Harada was born on November 13,1986 and is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah.
19 Facts About Daisuke Harada
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Daisuke Harada made his debut for Osaka Pro Wrestling on August 5,2006, facing Atsushi Kotoge in a losing effort.
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On September 16,2010, Daisuke Harada made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, losing to Hirooki Goto at NEVER.
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On October 15, Daisuke Harada made his debut for another major promotion, Pro Wrestling Noah, when he and Kotoge entered the 2010 Nippon TV Jr.
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On December 18, Daisuke Harada defeated Kuuga to win the 2011 Tenno-zan, avenging his loss in the previous year's finals in the process.
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In early December, Daisuke Harada defeated Billyken Kid, Kengo Takai, and finally stablemate Hayata to advance to the finals of the 2012 Tenno-zan tournament.
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On May 2,2013, Pro Wrestling Noah held a press conference, officially announcing that Daisuke Harada had signed with the promotion.
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Daisuke Harada then hand-picked Kumano as his partner for the 2013 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League, which was contested for the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship and took place between July 11 and 28.
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On January 3,2014, Daisuke Harada returned to NJPW, teaming with Hitoshi Kumano in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Jyushin Thunder Liger and Super Strong Machine.
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Daisuke Harada started off his 2014 in Noah with a win over Atsushi Kotoge on January 5, after which he announced that he wanted to join the No Mercy stable.
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Later in the month, Daisuke Harada came together with Quiet Storm to take part in the 2014 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League.
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Daisuke Harada avenged the loss against Ohara by pinning him in a three-way match, involving Zack Sabre Jr.
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Six days later, Daisuke Harada received a rematch for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, but was again defeated by Kotoge.
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In March, Daisuke Harada traveled to Germany to take part in Westside Xtreme Wrestling's 2015 16 Carat Gold tournament, where he made it to the quarterfinals, before losing to Zack Sabre Jr.
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From July 18 to August 5, Daisuke Harada took part in the 2015 Global Junior Heavyweight League, where he won his block with a record of five wins and one loss, advancing to the finals, where he defeated Atsushi Kotoge to earn another shot at Taichi's title.
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On July 5, Daisuke Harada defeated Hajime Ohara in a four-man tournament final to win one of Noah's three spots in NJPW's 2016 Super J-Cup.
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Daisuke Harada received a GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship match on January 21,2017, but was ultimately unsuccessful against defending champion Hajime Ohara.
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On March 2,2023, it was announced that Daisuke Harada was forced to end his career due to sustaining serious injuries.
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Daisuke Harada had his last match the following week, at Noah Star Navigation 2023, where he fought Atsushi Kotoge in a time-limit draw.