Poison Julie Sawada

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).

Poison Julie Sawada
Sawada in January 2012
Birth nameAtsuo Sawada
Born (1964-02-05) 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 height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Billed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Trained byNJPW Dojo
Debut1982
RetiredNovember 25, 2012

Professional wrestling career

DDT Pro Wrestling (1999–2012; 2022–present)

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]

Championships and accomplishments
  • Pro Wrestling Crusaders
  • PWC Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • IWA Kakutō Shijuku/Kokusai Promotion
  • Other titles
  • CMA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References
  1. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Poison Sawada JULIE Personal Data". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. Wrestling Titles (November 23, 2021). "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. Wrestling Titles (November 23, 2021). "KO-D (King Of DDT) Open-weight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
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