Daisuke Harada
Daisuke Harada (原田 大輔, Harada Daisuke) (born November 13, 1986) 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 | November 13, 1986 Suita, Osaka, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dainosuke Matsuyama Daisuke Araki Daisuke Harada Harada-kun Haradan Cougar Hayata |
| Billed height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Trained by | Osaka Pro Wrestling dojo Tigers Mask |
| Debut | August 5, 2006 |
| 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. 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.