Atsuo Sawada (澤田 篤男, Sawada Atsuo, born February 5, 1964) is a semi-retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) under the ring name Poison Julie Sawada (ポイズンJULIE澤田, Poizun Jurī Sawada).
| Poison Julie Sawada | |
|---|---|
 Sawada in January 2012 | |
| Birth name | Atsuo Sawada |
| Born | February 5, 1964 Tokyo, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Durian Sawada Julie Ho Death Minh Poison Julie Sawada Poison Sawada Poison Sawada Black Poison Sawada Julie |
| Billed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Trained by | NJPW Dojo[citation needed] |
| Debut | 1982 |
| Retired | November 25, 2012 |
Professional wrestling career
editDDT Pro Wrestling (1999–2012; 2022–present)
editInitially trained by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Sawada found prominence after making his debut for DDT in 1999. He worked for the promotion for over thirteen years, becoming a two-time KO-D Openweight Champion and a seven-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, before retiring in November 2012.
Sawada made his return to professional wrestling on March 20, 2022, at Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary where he teamed up with Akarangers (Gentaro and Takashi Sasaki) and Suicide Boyz (Mikami and Thanomsak Toba), being accompanied to the ring by Naomi Susan to defeat Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata and Yoshihiko for the KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship.[2]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (7 times)[3]
- Jiyūgaoka 6-Person Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- KO-D Openweight Championship (2 times)[4]
- KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gentaro, Takashi Sasaki, Mikami and Thanomsak Toba
- King of DDT Tournament (2004)
- Pro Wrestling Crusaders
- PWC Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IWA Kakutō Shijuku/Kokusai Promotion
- IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Super Uchu Power
- Other titles
- CMA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
References
edit- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Poison Sawada JULIE Personal Data". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (March 20, 2022). "DDT ProWrestling" Judgement2022～DDT旗揚げ25周年記念大会～. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (November 23, 2021). "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (November 23, 2021). "KO-D (King Of DDT) Open-weight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.