Daisuke Harada
| Daisuke Harada | |
|---|---|
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 |
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.
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), winner of the 2022 edition of the Jr. Rumble and is ranked second for all-time defenses of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, with 16.