Poison Julie Sawada | |
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Birth name | Atsuo Sawada |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | February 5, 1964
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 |
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 Sawada Julie (ポイズンJULIE澤田, Poizun Sawada Jurī).
Initially 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]