| Real | |
|---|---|
 Official logo of the stable (2023–2025) | |
| Stable | |
| Members | See below |
| Debut | April 22, 2023 |
| Disbanded | March 22, 2025 |
| Years active | 2023–2025 |
Real (レアル,Rearu) (often stylized in capital letters asREAL) was a Japaneseprofessional wrestlingstable based in thePro Wrestling Noah (Noah)promotion. The unit was only led byHideki Suzuki and also consisted ofTimothy Thatcher,Shuhei Taniguchi andKazuyuki Fujita. The stable represented an offshoot ofSugiura-gun.[1]
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AtNoah Green Journey in Sendai 2023 on April 16,Hideki Suzuki,Timothy Thatcher andSaxon Huxley defeatedYoshiki Inamura,Kinya Okada andSean Legacy in six-man tag team competition. After the relationship betweenSugiura-gun members fizzled out over the previous months, Hideki Suzuki stated that the unit wasn't working and was over, leadingTakashi Sugiura to confirm that the stable had disbanded.[2] On April 22, 2023, at Noah Sunny Voyage, following their departure from Sugiura-gun, Suzuki, Thatcher and Huxley subsequently named their new unit as "Real", with Suzuki being appointed the leader.[3]
Not long after their split from Sugiura-gun, the original members of Real began feuds with ex-Sugiura-gun stablemates. AtNoah Majestic 2023 on May 4, Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley defeated Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi to win theGHC Tag Team Championship and Hideki Suzuki unsuccessfully challengedEl Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. for theGHC National Championship.[4] AtNoah Great Journey in Nagoya 2023 on June 17, Hideki Suzuki defeated Shuhei Taniguchi in singles action. After the bout concluded, Suzuki grabbed a "Real" t-shirt, looked to be putting it on, but then handed it to Taniguchi, who snatched it from him, and then put it on, signifying that he had joined the stable. Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley successfully defended theGHC Tag Team Championship againstMasa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura later that night.[5] In the 2023 edition of theN-1 Victory, Thatcher and Huxley competed in separate blocks, failing to qualify into the finals.[6] AtNoah Grand Ship In Nagoya 2023 on September 24, Hideki Suzuki and Shuhei Taniguchi teamed up withKazushi Sakuraba in a losing effort against Takashi Sugiura,Manabu Soya and Masa Kitamiya in six-man tag team competition, and Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley dropped the GHC tag team titles toGood Looking Guys (Jack Morris andAnthony Greene).[7] AtNoah Demolition Stage In Fukuoka 2023 on October 28, Hideki Suzuki, Saxon Huxley and Shuhei Taniguchi defeated Masa Kitamiya, Manabu Soya andDaiki Inaba in six-man tag team action.[8]
On the first night ofNoah Star Navigation 2024 from January 13, Shuhei Taniguchi defeatedUlka Sasaki in singles competition.[9] AtNoah Cross Over in Sendai 2024 on February 4, Saxon Huxley, Timothy Thatcher and Shuhei Taniguchi fell short toNaomichi Marufuji, Takashi Sugiura andUlka Sasaki.[10] On the second night ofNoah Star Navigation 2024 from February 23, Thatcher and Huxley teamed up with Manabu Soya andShuji Kondo to defeatKenoh,Kaito Kiyomiya,Ryohei Oiwa and Yu Owada.[11] AyNoah Great Voyage in Yokohama 2024 on March 17, Thatcher and Huxley unsuccessfully challenged Good Looking Guys (Jack Morris and Anthony Greene) for theGHC Tag Team Championship.[12] AtNoah Wrestle Magic on May 4, 2024, Shuhei Tanicughi teamed up withHikaru Sato in a losing effort against Ulka Sasaki and Kazushi Sakuraba as a result of aUWF Rules tag team match.[13]
| * | Founding member |
|---|---|
| I | Leader |
| Member[14] | Joined | Left | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hideki Suzuki | I* | April 22, 2023 | March 22, 2025 |
| Timothy Thatcher | * | ||
| Shuhei Taniguchi | June 17, 2023 | ||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | June 22, 2023 | ||
| Saxon Huxley | * | April 22, 2023 | |
