Daisuke Harada

Daisuke Harada
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 height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
Billed weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Trained byOsaka Pro Wrestling dojo[8]
Tigers Mask
DebutAugust 5, 2006[1][2]
RetiredMarch 9, 2023

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.

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.

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  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Purolove was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 2008年03月20日. Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Livedoor. 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  4. ^ Leung, Jonathan (2011-12-15). "12/15 Results". Osaka Holiday Paradise. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  5. ^ １２月２５日試合結果. Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2011-12-25. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  6. ^ 2009年03月15日. Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Livedoor. 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  7. ^ Noahful Gift 2017 ～ファン感謝祭～. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  8. ^ Leung, Jonathan. "Daisuke Harada". Osaka Holiday Paradise. Archived from the original on 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  9. ^ "Daisuke Harada". Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2011-09-21.