Poison Julie Sawada

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Poison Julie Sawada
Sawada in January 2012
Birth name	Atsuo Sawada
Born	(1964-02-05) February 5, 1964 (age 60) 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

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 names Poison Julie Sawada (ポイズンJULIE澤田, Poizun Jurī Sawada) and Poison Sawada Julie (ポイズン澤田JULIE, 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]

• DDT Pro-Wrestling

• Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (9 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)