10 Hardest Hitters In Wrestling Right Now

2. Minoru Suzuki

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Licking his lips at the mere prospect of dissecting yet another willing fool, Minoru Suzuki had the eyes of a man half his age during this this year's G1 Climax.

The 50-year-old has remained culturally relevant thanks to a decades-long career flitting between MMA and pro wrestling, but he's achieved additional cult status in recent times thanks to gif'able turns as a horror movie psychopath. Suzuki is an unrelenting threat - a clear and present danger to the entire NJPW roster that can do nothing but suffer the punishment he brings. There are few better suited to stand at the front of their global expansion.

Built by his background in Mixed Martial Arts and an acute grasp of using attack as the best form of defence, Suzuki's striking is virtually unmatched despite his increasing age. The believable fear he creates in audiences - let alone other wrestlers - only adds to the veneer of violence. A skilled dual-sports professional, 'The King' may pull his punches but it's impossible to parse as his opponents cower and crawl away from the virtually unmatched viciousness.

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