| Sugiura-gun | |
|---|---|
 Current logo of the stable (2019–present) | |
| Stable | |
| Members | See below |
| Debut | March 10, 2019 |
| Disbanded | April 16, 2023 |
| Years active | 2019–2023 |
Sugiura-gun (杉浦軍,Sugiura-gun) was a Japaneseprofessional wrestlingstable, based in thePro Wrestling Noah (Noah)promotion. It was founded byTakashi Sugiura in 2019 and led by him until early 2023.[1]
Takashi Sugiura andKazma Sakamoto shared a feud after the events from the fourth night of theNOAH Navigation For Progress 2019 from February 24, where Sakamoto teamed up with "Hooligans" stablematesCody Hall,Maybach Taniguchi,Mitsuya Nagai andYuji Hino to face the team of Sugiura,Akitoshi Saito,Kinya Okada,Masao Inoue andYoshiki Inamura in aloser unit must disband match. The bout concluded after Sugiura pinned Sakamoto, attracting the disbanding of "Hooligans" in the process.[2] Sakamoto wanted to take revenge on Sugiura so atNOAH Great Voyage In Yokohama, an even promoted on March 10, 2019, they faced each other in a singles match, bout which solded with the victory of Sugiura. Sakamoto however broughtNosawa Rongai to ringside with the latter not getting involved in their match. After the bout concluded, all three of them shook hands and aligned each other to found the unit which was later announced to go under the name of "Sugiura-gun".[3][4]
As Sugiura was appointed as the leader of the unit, he worked to help raise the team's notoriety in the promotion. AtNOAH N-1 Victory 2019 on November 2, he defeatedMichael Elgin to become the first-everGHC National Champion.[5] Earlier in the year, he made it to the finals of the2019 edition of the N-1 Victory where he fell short toKenoh.[6] On the finals of the 2019Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League, Takashi Sugiura and Kazma Sakamoto defeated AXIZ (Go Shiozaki andKatsuhiko Nakajima) to win theGHC Tag Team Championship.[7]
AtNoah The Glory 2021 on April 29, Kazunari Murakami, Kazushi Sakuraba and Kendo Kashin) defeated Funky Express (Masao Inoue, Mohammed Yone and Shuhei Taniguchi).[8] AtNoah Mitsuharu Misawa Memorial 2021 on May 31, Takashi Sugiura defeated stablemate Kazushi Sakuraba to retain theGHC National Championship.[9] AtCyberFight Festival 2021 on June 6, Takashi Sugiura and Kazushi Sakuraba defeatedDanshoku Dino andSuper Sasadango Machine.[10] AtNoah Cross Over in Sendai 2021 on July11, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kazuyuki Fujita and Kendo Kashin defeated Funky Express (Akitoshi Saito, King Tany and Mohammed Yone).[11] AtNoah Cross Over in Hiroshima 2021 on August 1, Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin and Takashi Sugiura defeated Kongo (Hao, Katsuhiko Nakajima and Nio) in six-man tag team competition.[12] AtNoah Grand Square 2021 on October 10, Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin and Takashi Sugiura fell short to M's Alliance (Masaaki Mochizuki, Masakatsu Funaki and Masato Tanaka).[13] AtNoah Demolition Stage 2021 on November 13, Kazuyuki Fujita defeated Yoshiki Inamura, and Kazushi Sakuraba, Kendo Kashin and Takashi Sugiura fell short to Funky Express (Akitoshi Saito, King Tany and Mohammed Yone).[14] AtNoah The Best 2021 on November 28, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kazuyuki Fujita and Takashi Sugiura fell short to M's Alliance (Keiji Muto, Masato Tanaka and Naomichi Marufuji) in six-man tag team competition.[15]
AtNoah The New Year 2022 on January 1, Kazuyuki Fujita and Kendo Kashin defeatedIkuto Hidaka and Masakatsu Funaki in tag team action, and Kazushi Sakuraba and Takashi Sugiura teamed up withKenta to defeat Daiki Inaba, Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura.[16] AtNoah Bumper Crop 2022 In Sendai on January 16, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kazuyuki Fujita, Kendo Kashin and Takashi Sugiura defeated Funky Express (King Tany and Mohammed Yone), Go Shiozaki and Masakatsu Funaki.[17] AtNoah Higher Ground 2022 on January 22, Kazushi Sakuraba and Takashi Sugiura fell short to M's Alliance (Masato Tanaka and Naomichi Marufuji).[18] AtNoah Gain Control 2022 In Nagoya on February 23, Kendo Kashin foughtMasato Tanaka in a double count-out, Takashi Sugiura teamed up withNaomichi Marufuji to defeatMasa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura, and Kazuyuki Fujita defeatedKatsuhiko Nakajima to win theGHC Heavyweight Championship.[19] AtNoah Great Voyage in Fukuoka 2022 on March 21, Hideki Suzuki, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kendo Kashin and Takashi Sugiura defeated Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenoh,Manabu Soya andMasakatsu Funaki), and Kazuyuki Fujita defended theGHC Heavyweight Championship against Masato Tanaka.[20] On the second night ofNoah Majestic 2022 from April 30, Kazushi Sakuraba and Kendo Kashin defeatedDon Fujii andMasaaki Mochizuki, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. and René Duprée defeatedDaiki Inaba and Masato Tanaka, and Hideki Suzuki and Takashi Sugiura successfully defended theGHC Tag Team Championship against Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kenoh).[21] AtNoah Dream On Final 2022 on May 21, Kazuyuki Fujita defeated Kinya Okada, Hideki Suzuki and Takashi Sugiura teamed up with Masaaki Mochizuki to defeat Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima, Manabu Soya and Masakatsu Funaki), and El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. and René Duprée dropped theGHC Tag Team Championship to Masa Kitamiya and Michael Elgin.[22] AtCyberFight Festival 2022 on June 12, El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., René Duprée and Timothy Thatcher teamed up with Michael Elgin andSimon Gotch to defeat Takashi Sugiura, Kazuyuki Fujita, Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba andShuhei Taniguchi in five-man tag team action.[23] AtNoah Destination 2022 on July 16, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. and René Duprée teamed up with Anthony Greene, Simon Gotch and Stallion Rogers to defeat Daiki Inaba, Kazushi Sakuraba, Kinya Okada, Masaaki Mochizuki and Shuhei Taniguchi, Kazuyuki Fujita and Takashi Sugiura teamed up withGo Shiozaki to defeat Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima, Manabu Soya and Masakatsu Funaki), Hideki Suzuki and Timothy Thatcher defeated The Tough (Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura).[24] AtNoah Departure 2022 on August 5, Takashi Sugiura teamed up with Go Shiozaki and Naomichi Marufuji to defeat Daiki Inaba, Masato Tanaka andSatoshi Kojima.[25] AtNoah Grand Ship In Nagoya 2022 on September 25, Hideki Suzuki and Timothy Thatcher dropped theGHC Tag Team Championship to Satoshi Kojima and Takashi Sugiura.[26] AtNoah Ariake Triumph 2022 on October 30, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. and Hideki Suzuki defeated Masa Kitamiya and Masato Tanaka, Kazushi Sakuraba unsuccessfully challenged Masakatsu Funaki for theGHC National Championship, Satoshi Kojima and Takashi Sugiura successfully defended theGHC Tag Team Championship against Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kenoh) and Kazuyuki Fujita unsuccessfully challengedKaito Kiyomiya for theGHC Heavyweight Championship.[27] AtNoah Global Honored Crown 2022 on November 10, Satoshi Kojima and Takashi Sugiura successfully defended theGHC Tag Team Championship against Funky Express (Akitoshi Saito andMohammed Yone), El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Masakatsu Funaki to win theGHC National Championship, and Timothy Thatcher unsuccessfully challenged Kaito Kiyomiya for the GHC Heavyweight Championship.[28] AtNoah The Best 2022 on November 23, Kazuyuki Fujita, Takashi Sugiura and Timothy Thatcher fell short against Masaaki Mochizuki, Masato Tanaka and Naomichi Marufuji, and El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. successfully defended theGHC National Championship against Yoshiki Inamura.[29]
AtNoah The New Year 2023 on January 1, Kazuyuki Fujita and Kendo Kashin teamed up with Nosawa Rongai andHiroshi Hase to defeat Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masakatsu Funaki, Manabu Soya and Hajime Ohara) and Timothy Thatcher fell short toJack Morris.[30] AtThe Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye" on January 22, Timothy Thatcher defeated Masaaki Mochizuki, Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Hideki Suzuki by referee stoppage, and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Takashi Sugiura teamed up with Kaito Kiyomiya and Satoshi Kojima to defeat Kongo (Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masakatsu Funaki and Manabu Soya).[31] On the first night of theNoah Star Navigation 2023 from February 5, Timothy Thatcher and Hideki Suzuki defeated Masaaki Mochizuki and Shuhei Taniguchi in tag team competition.[32] AtNoah Great Voyage in Osaka 2023 on February 12, Timothy Thatcher, Kazuyuki Fujita and Hideki Suzuki defeated Masato Tanaka, Masaaki Mochizuki and Yoshiki Inamura in six-man tag team action, and TakaKoji (Takashi Sugiura and Satoshi Kojima) dropped theGHC Tag Team Championship against Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba.[33] AtKeiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love on February 21, 2023, Takashi Sugiura, Satoshi Kojima and Timothy Thatcher fell short to Jake Lee, Jack Morris and Anthony Greene in six-man tag team action.[34] AtNoah Great Voyage in Yokohama 2023 on March 19, Sugiura fell short to Shuhei Taniguchi in singles competition.[35]
AtNoah Green Journey in Sendai 2023 on April 16, Hideki Suzuki, Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley defeated Yoshiki Inamura,Kinya Okada and Sean Legacy in six-man tag team competition, and Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi defeated Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba to capture theGHC Tag Team Championship. After the bout concluded, Sugiura stated that Sugiura-gun was not working and as such announced the disbanding of the stable. Six days later, Suzuki, Thatcher and Huxley formed the stable of "Real".[36]
Due toPro Wrestling Noah sharing a business partnership withNew Japan Pro Wrestling, various members of the stable participated in the latter's biggest yearly event, theWrestle Kingdom, usually on the second or third night dedicated to inter-promotional prizeless matches. AtWrestle Kingdom 16 on January 8, 2022, Takashi Sugiura and Kazushi Sakuraba teamed up withToru Yano to defeatSuzuki-gun (Taichi,Minoru Suzuki andTaka Michinoku).[37] AtWrestle Kingdom 17 on January 21, Takashi Sugiura teamed up with Satoshi Kojima, Toru Yano andHiroshi Tanahashi to defeatBullet Club (El Phantasmo, Kenta andGedo) and Naomichi Marufuji.[38]
| * | Founding member |
|---|---|
| I | Leader |
| Member[39] | Joined | Left | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Togo | January 5, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | |
| Hideki Sekine | March 22, 2020 | ||
| Kazma Sakamoto | * | March 10, 2019 | |
| Hajime Ohara | May 2, 2019 | May 10, 2020 | |
| Seiki Yoshioka | April 18, 2020 | ||
| Kaz Hayashi | June 10, 2020 | December 30, 2020 | |
| Nosawa Rongai | * | March 10, 2019 | June 27, 2021 |
| Kazunari Murakami | December 26, 2020 | June 20, 2021 | |
| Daisuke Nakamura | November 8, 2020 | December 27, 2021 | |
| Kenta | December 27, 2021 | January 5, 2022 | |
| Takashi Sugiura | I* | March 10, 2019 | April 16, 2023 |
| Hideki Suzuki | April 17, 2019 February 23, 2022 | December 29, 2020 April 16, 2023 | |
| Kazushi Sakuraba | July 28, 2019 | April 16, 2023 | |
| El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. | August 18, 2019 | ||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | October 3, 2019 | ||
| René Duprée | March 29, 2020 | ||
| Kendo Kashin | June 10, 2020 | ||
| Timothy Thatcher | June 7, 2022 | ||
| Saxon Huxley | March 17, 2023 | ||
