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====Pro Wrestling Noah invasion (2015–2016)====
The day after Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, Suzuki-gun declared war on Naomichi Marufuji and TMDK for them coming to Yano's aid at the event.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=920&c=7000 | title = New Year Dash !! | access-date=January 10, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref> On January 10, the entire Suzuki-gun made a surprise appearance for Pro Wrestling Noah, occupying the ring after the main event where Marufuji had successfully defended his [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]]. While Suzuki hit Marufuji with his finishing move, the ''[[Gotch-Style Piledriver]]'', his stablemates attacked everyone who tried to enter the ring to stop him, including new [[GHC Tag Team Champions]] TMDK and [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion]] [[Atsushi Kotoge]].<ref name=Noah011015>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=13158 | title = 衝撃! なんと鈴木軍フルメンバーがノアのリングを占拠! みのるが宣戦布告! 小島はGHCに手が届かず......丸藤の前に轟沈!【1.10ノア結果】 | date=January 11, 2015 | access-date=January 10, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20150111-00000101-spnavi-fight | title=丸藤V6もみのるが襲撃 鈴木軍がノアに宣戦布告 | date=January 11, 2015 | access-date=January 11, 2015 | work=Sports Navi | publisher=[[Yahoo!]] | language=ja | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111160357/http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20150111-00000101-spnavi-fight | archive-date=January 11, 2015 }}</ref> The members of Suzuki-gun made their Noah in-ring debuts at the January 12 event, where El Desperado defeated [[Hitoshi Kumano]] in a singles match, Archer, Iizuka and Smith defeated TMDK (Nicholls, Haste and Jonah Rock) in a six-man tag team match and Suzuki, Benjamin, Michinoku and Taichi defeated Brave (Marufuji, Kotoge, [[Muhammad Yone]] and [[Taiji Ishimori]]) in an eight-man tag team main event.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=13166 | title = 「コイツら、弱いんだもん!!」早くも、鈴木軍vsノアの"全面戦争"が開戦! 初戦は鈴木軍の3戦全勝!!【1.12ノア横浜結果】 | date=January 13, 2015 | access-date=January 12, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref> Over the next four weeks, all eight members of Suzuki-gun also worked all subsequent Noah events.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://noah.co.jp/news_detail.php?news_id=6798 | script-title=ja:鈴木軍の乱入及び参戦アピールを受け 2015年1月＆2月ツアー全対戦カード変更！ | date=January 11, 2015 | access-date=January 11, 2015 | work=[[Pro Wrestling Noah]] | language=ja}}</ref> The first big event of the storyline was on February 11 with a card full of matches between members of Suzuki-gun and Noah and a main event, where K.E.S. defeated Haste and Nicholls with help from El Desperado to win the GHC Tag Team Championship.<ref name=Noah021115>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=13380 | title = アーチャー＆スミスがTMDKを下し、GHCタッグを初戴冠! 3.15有明コロシアムでリマッチ実現!!【2.11ノア名古屋大会】 | date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=February 12, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_83260.shtml | title = Japan news: KES captures major Tag Titles, New Japan's "New Beginning" viewing schedule, Mason Ryan & MMA fighter heading to Inoki's IGF promotion | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=February 11, 2015 | access-date=February 11, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url
[[File:Yoshihiro Takayama 2011.JPG|thumb|upright|left|[[Yoshihiro Takayama]], who turned on Suzuki-gun during the stable's invasion of [[Pro Wrestling Noah]]]]
Suzuki-gun's dominance led to a storyline, where all of Noah's stables, villainous ones included, came together in order to reclaim the titles.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/378226/ | script-title=ja:４大王座失ったノア勢が「対鈴木軍」で団結 | date=March 17, 2015 | access-date=March 17, 2015 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref> As part of the storyline, Yoshihiro Takayama officially broke off his affiliation with Suzuki-gun by announcing his loyalty to Noah on March 28.<ref>{{cite web | url
On June 9, Suzuki-gun produced their own show in [[Korakuen Hall]], entitled ''We Are Suzuki-gun'', where K.E.S. made their third successful defense of the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Tencozy.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=14171 | title = 鈴木軍興行はまさかのバッドエンド...!? 素顔となったマイバッハがみのるに大逆襲! K.E.Sがテンコジ相手にNWAタッグ防衛!! | date=June 9, 2015 | access-date=June 9, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://battle-news.com/?p=10026 | title = 鈴木軍興行6.9後楽園大会 鈴木＆飯塚vs.高山＆マイバッハ、ベンジャミン＆Takavs.杉浦＆原田 | date=June 9, 2015 | access-date=June 9, 2015 | work=Battle News | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_85513.shtml | title = Show results - 6/9 NJPW vs. Noah in Tokyo, Japan: Suzuki-Gun "runs their own show" - NWA Tag Title match, inter-promotional matches, Shelton, Liger, more | date=June 9, 2015 | access-date=June 9, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> On June 15, Suzuki made his second successful defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship against [[Maybach Taniguchi]], after which he was attacked by former stablemate Takayama, who issued a challenge for a title match.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/411593/ | title = みのるvs高山 ７・１８ノアマットで"Ｕ対決"へ | date=June 16, 2015 | access-date=June 16, 2015 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=14230 | script-title=ja:鈴木が無法ファイトでマイバッハを轟沈！ しかし"帝王"高山が宣戦布告!!【6月15日（月）ノア大阪大会・試合結果】 | date=June 17, 2015 | access-date=June 17, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref> On July 18 at Noah's 15th anniversary event, Suzuki defeated Takayama, following outside interference from El Desperado, K.E.S. and Iizuka, to make his third successful defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Afterwards, Takashi Sugiura, who earlier in the event had defeated Shelton X Benjamin in their personal grudge match, stepped up as Suzuki's next challenger.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=14471 | title = 「俺が"プロレス王"だ！ 杉浦、次はテメーだ！」鈴木が高山を血の海に沈めてV3！ 田中はジュニアリーグ白星スタート！【7.18ノア後楽園結果】 | date=July 19, 2015 | access-date=July 19, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/423674/ | script-title=ja:打倒みのる！高山が杉浦の王座奪還を全面支援 | date=July 20, 2015 | access-date=July 20, 2015 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref>
Through late July and early August, both El Desperado and Michinoku took part in the [[2015 Global Junior Heavyweight League]], wrestling in separate blocks. Although both managed to secure early wins, losses on the final day of the tournament prevented them from making it to the final. The winner, Daisuke Harada, issued a challenge to Taichi afterwards.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://noah.co.jp/league20150718.php | script-title=ja:グローバル・ジュニア・ヘビー級リーグ戦2015 | access-date=August 6, 2015 | work=[[Pro Wrestling Noah]] | language=ja | archive-date=August 10, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810164148/http://www.noah.co.jp/league20150718.php | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=14591 | script-title=ja:「これが最後の旗揚げ記念日だ!」鈴木が杉浦を挑発!! 「グローバル・ジュニア」優勝者・原田がタイチに再挑戦!! 9.19大阪決戦、待ったなし!!【8.5ノア・ディファ有明大会】 | date=August 6, 2015 | access-date=August 6, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref> On September 19, after Suzuki had made his fourth successful defense of the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Takashi Sugiura,<ref>{{cite web | url
[[File:Takashi Sugiura.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Takashi Sugiura]], who held the [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]] twice as a member of Suzuki-gun]]
From October 16 to November 6, five members of Suzuki-gun took part in the [[2015 Global League]]. In block A, Archer and Smith both finished their tournament with a record of three wins and four losses with Smith winning the head-to-head match between the K.E.S. members. In block B, Iizuka finished with a record six losses and one draw, wrestled against Suzuki on the final day, which eliminated Suzuki from advancing to the final with a record of five wins and two draws. Instead, Benjamin won the block and advanced to the final with a record of six wins and one draw, wrestled against Suzuki.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://noah.co.jp/league20151016.php | title = Global League 2015 | access-date = November 6, 2015 | work = [[Pro Wrestling Noah]] | language = ja | archive-date = November 1, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151101161643/http://www.noah.co.jp/league20151016.php | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=15207 | script-title=ja:「俺には、優勝しなきゃいけない義務がある！」『グローバル・リーグ戦』決勝に勝ち上がったのは、丸藤とベンジャミン！【ノア11.6新潟結果】 | date=November 7, 2015 | access-date=November 7, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref> On November 8, Benjamin was defeated in the final of the tournament by Naomichi Marufuji.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=15212 | script-title=ja:ベンジャミンの"猛攻"を凌いで、丸藤が「グローバル・リーグ戦」に悲願の初優勝！ 12月23日大田区大会で鈴木と最終決戦へ！ | date=November 9, 2015 | access-date=November 9, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/470083/ | script-title=ja:丸藤１２・２３ＧＨＣヘビー最後の挑戦 | date=November 9, 2015 | access-date=November 9, 2015 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref> Noah ended their 2015 on December 23 with the promotion's 15h anniversary event, ''Destiny 2015'', where all members of Suzuki-gun were involved in big matches. The stable's members were defeated in both junior heavyweight title matches with El Desperado and Michinoku failing to regain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from Kotoge and Harada,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=15536 | script-title=ja:原田＆小峠がTaka＆デスぺラードに王座防衛！ 杉浦が飯塚に、中嶋がベンジャミンに勝利！ 潮崎は谷口に激勝！【12.23ノア大田区結果2】 | date=December 24, 2015 | access-date=December 23, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref> while Taichi lost the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship to Taiji Ishimori, ending his nine-month reign in his fifth defense. Out of the six matches they were involved in, Suzuki-gun won only one, which saw K.E.S. make their fifth successful defense of the GHC Tag Team Championship against Big in USA. In the main event, with Noah's future supposedly on the line, Suzuki lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship back to Global League winner Naomichi Marufuji in his fifth official title defense. During Marufuji's victory celebration, Takashi Sugiura turned on him and Noah and joined Suzuki-gun.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=15537 | script-title=ja:丸藤が鈴木を下し、悲願のGHC王座奪還！ しかし杉浦が衝撃の鈴木軍入り！ KESはタッグ王座死守、タイチはJr.王座陥落！【12.23ノア大田区結果1】 | date=December 24, 2015 | access-date=December 23, 2015 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/487268/ | script-title=ja:【ノア】杉浦 造反行為で鈴木軍に寝返り | date=December 24, 2015 | access-date=December 24, 2015 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref>
[[File:Yoshinobu Kanemaru Mar 2017.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Yoshinobu Kanemaru]], who joined Suzuki-gun during its time in [[Pro Wrestling Noah]]]]
On January 31, 2016, Sugiura defeated Marufuji with help from Archer and Suzuki to bring the GHC Heavyweight Championship back to Suzuki-gun.<ref name=Noah013116>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=15781 | script-title=ja:鈴木軍の無法行為で杉浦がGHCヘビー強奪！ 金丸がまさかの鈴木軍入り！ 潮崎、マスクを脱いだ谷口が丸藤と合流！【1・31ノア横浜大会・試合結果（1）】 | date=February 1, 2016 | access-date=January 31, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2016/02/01/0008767772.shtml | script-title=ja:杉浦が盟友のアシストを受けて新王者に | date=February 1, 2016 | access-date=February 1, 2016 | work=Daily Sports Online | publisher=[[Kobe Shimbun]] | language=ja}}</ref> Prior to the event, Suzuki teased the possibility of there being another traitor within Noah.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/500640/ | script-title=ja:みのるが潮﨑豪を"劣化版小橋"と一刀両断 | date=January 30, 2016 | access-date=January 31, 2016 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref> During his match with [[Go Shiozaki]], [[Yoshinobu Kanemaru]] revealed himself as the traitor by turning on Shiozaki, helping Suzuki win the match and joining Suzuki-gun.<ref name=Noah013116/><ref>{{cite web | url
The following month, five members of Suzuki-gun took part in the [[2016 Global League]] with Suzuki, Archer and Iizuka in block A and Smith and Sugiura in block B. Suzuki advanced to the final of the tournament by winning his block with a record of six wins and one loss, while Archer finished with a record of four wins and three losses and Iizuka with one win and six losses. Meanwhile, both Smith and Sugiura finished their block with a record of four wins and three losses.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://noah.co.jp/news_detail.php?news_id=9280 | script-title=ja:「グローバル・リーグ戦2016」最新得点状況！優勝決定戦は鈴木みのるvsマサ北宮！【11/22終了時点】 | date=November 22, 2016 | access-date=November 22, 2016 | work=[[Pro Wrestling Noah]] | language=ja}}</ref> On November 23, K.E.S. regained the GHC Tag Team Championship from Naomichi Marufuji and Toru Yano.<ref name=Noah112316>{{cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/106164/pro-wrestling-noah-news-and-notes.html?p=1 | title = Pro Wrestling Noah news and notes | last=Crockett | first=Paul | date=November 23, 2016 | access-date=November 24, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url
====Return to NJPW (2017–2018)====
[[File:Zack Sabre Jr at Smash.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Zack Sabre Jr.]], the first British member of Suzuki-gun]]
On January 5, 2017, Suzuki-gun made its return to NJPW after two years away with all eight members attacking the ring following a ten-man tag team match between the Chaos stable and NJPW's main army. The attack saw K.E.S. target IWGP Tag Team Champions Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano and concluded with Suzuki laying out IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada with the ''Gotch-Style Piledriver''. Suzuki then declared war on all of NJPW, including top stables Chaos, Bullet Club, and ''[[Los Ingobernables de Japón]]'', stating that Suzuki-gun was going to take over all of the promotion's championships.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/79443 | script-title=ja:戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents New Year Dash !! | access-date=January 5, 2017 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/news/njpw-new-years-dash-results-return-suzuki-gun-never-six-man-titles-line-227721 | title = NJPW New Year's Dash results: The return of Suzuki-gun | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=January 5, 2017 | access-date=January 5, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> The angle led to multiple title matches the following month. On February 5 at [[The New Beginning in Sapporo (2017)|The New Beginning in Sapporo]], Michinoku and Taichi unsuccessfully challenged [[Roppongi Vice]] ([[Trent Barreta|Beretta]] and Rocky Romero) for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.<ref name=TheNewBeginninginSapporoWON>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-new-beginning-sapporo-live-results-okada-vs-suzuki-229561 | title = NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo live results: Okada vs. Suzuki | last1=Meltzer | first1=Dave | author-link1=Dave Meltzer | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=February 4, 2017 | access-date=February 5, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/648494/ | script-title=ja:【新日本】ロメロ組がＩＷＧＰジュニアタッグＶ１ | date=February 6, 2017 | access-date=February 6, 2017 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref> Later that same event, K.E.S. unsuccessfully challenged Ishii and Yano for the IWGP Tag Team Championship in a three-way match, also involving Togi Makabe and [[Tomoaki Honma]].<ref name=TheNewBeginninginSapporoWON/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/648504/ | script-title=ja:【新日本】矢野組 "頭"でＩＷＧＰタッグ初防衛 | date=February 6, 2017 | access-date=February 6, 2017 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref> In the main event of the show, Suzuki unsuccessfully challenged Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.<ref name=TheNewBeginninginSapporoWON/><ref>{{cite web | url
On March 6 at NJPW's 45th anniversary show, Kanemaru and Taichi defeated Roppongi Vice to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.<ref name=45thAnniversary>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-45th-anniversary-show-live-results-okada-vs-tiger-mask-w-231266 | title = NJPW 45th Anniversary show live results: Okada vs. Tiger Mask W | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=March 6, 2017 | access-date=March 6, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Later that same event, Suzuki and Smith helped [[Zack Sabre Jr.]] defeat [[Katsuyori Shibata]] for [[Revolution Pro Wrestling]]'s [[RPW British Heavyweight Championship|British Heavyweight Championship]] with Sabre becoming the newest member of Suzuki-gun in the process.<ref name=45thAnniversary/> The following day, Sabre was set up as the next challenger for Hirooki Goto's [[NEVER Openweight Championship]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-45th-anniversary-show-results-lij-vs-chaos-six-man-main-event-231366 | title = NJPW 45th Anniversary show results: LIJ vs. Chaos six-man main event | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=March 7, 2017 | access-date=April 27, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Sabre went on to fail in that challenge on April 9, despite help from El Desperado and Minoru Suzuki, the latter of whom afterwards brawled with Goto.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-sakura-genesis-live-results-okada-vs-shibata-233351 | title = NJPW Sakura Genesis live results: Okada vs. Shibata | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=April 8, 2017 | access-date=April 27, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> This led to Suzuki defeating Goto on April 27 to become the new NEVER Openweight Champion, winning his first ever singles title in NJPW.<ref name=RoadtoWrestlingDontaku2017PWI>{{cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/109290/427-njpw-road-to-wrestling-dontaku-in-hiroshima-report.html?p=1 | title = 4/27 NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku in Hiroshima report | last=Macklin | first=Matthew | date=April 27, 2017 | access-date=April 28, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/679867/ | script-title=ja:【新日本】みのるがＮＥＶＥＲ王座奪取！新日侵略再開だ | date=April 28, 2017 | access-date=April 28, 2017 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref> That same day, Taichi and Kanemaru lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship back to Roppongi Vice in their second defense.<ref name=RoadtoWrestlingDontaku2017>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/85477?showResult=1 | script-title=ja:Road to レスリングどんたく 2017 ～安芸の国 戦国絵巻～ | access-date=April 27, 2017 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/679870/ | script-title=ja:【新日本】「六本木ヴァイス」がＩＷＧＰジュニアタッグ奪還 | date=April 28, 2017 | access-date=April 28, 2017 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref> During the following summer, Suzuki and Sabre represented Suzuki-gun in the [[2017 G1 Climax]], wrestling in separate blocks. Both failed to advance to the final with Suzuki finishing with a record of four wins, four losses and one draw and Sabre finishing with five wins and four losses.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/08/12/2017-new-japan-g1-climax-results/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170813060704/http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/08/12/2017-new-japan-g1-climax-results/ | title = 2017 New Japan G1 Climax Standings, Results, Viewing Guide | archive-date=August 13, 2017 | date=August 12, 2017 | access-date=August 12, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> On September 24 at [[Destruction in Kobe (2017)|Destruction in Kobe]], K.E.S. won the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the first time in three years and eight months by defeating [[War Machine (professional wrestling)|War Machine]] ([[Hanson (wrestler)|Hanson]] and [[Raymond Rowe]]) and [[Guerrillas of Destiny]] ([[Tama Tonga]] and [[Tanga Loa]]) in a [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Tornado tag team match|tornado tag team match]].<ref name=DestructioninKobe2017>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-destruction-kobe-live-results-kenny-omega-vs-juice-robinson-243361 | title = NJPW Destruction in Kobe live results: Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=September 23, 2017 | access-date=September 24, 2017 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2017/09/25/0010585853.shtml | script-title=ja:ＫＥＳが約３年８カ月ぶりにＩＷＧＰタッグ王座を奪回 「タッグは俺たちが仕切る」 | date=September 25, 2017 | access-date=September 25, 2017 | work=Daily Sports Online | publisher=[[Kobe Shimbun]] | language=ja}}</ref> On January 4, 2018, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome]], K.E.S. lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to ''Los Ingobernables de Japón'' ([[Evil (wrestler)|Evil]] and [[Seiya Sanada|Sanada]]).<ref name=WrestleKingdom12WON>{{cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-12-live-results-okada-naito-omega-jericho-249171 | title = NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 live results: Okada-Naito, Omega-Jericho | last1=Renner | first1=Ethan | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph| date=January 3, 2018 | access-date=January 4, 2018 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Later that same event, Suzuki lost the NEVER Openweight Championship back to Hirooki Goto in a [[Hair vs. Hair match]].<ref name=WrestleKingdom12WON/> On January 20 at [[Revolution Pro Wrestling]] High Stakes, Suzuki and Sabre would win the [[RPW Undisputed British Tag Team Championship]]s by defeating Moustache Mountain ([[Trent Seven]] and [[Tyler Bate]]). A week later at The New Beginning in Sapporo, Suzuki would capture the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the first time by defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi. On March 6 at NJPW's 46th anniversary show, Desperado and Kanemaru would capture the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from [[Roppongi 3K]] ([[Sho Tanaka|SHO]] and [[Yohei Komatsu|YOH]]) in a 3-way match which also included ''[[Los Ingobernables de Japón]]'' ([[Hiromu Takahashi]] and [[Tetsuya Bushi|BUSHI]]) .<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/135390|title=旗揚げ記念日 – 東京・大田区総合体育館 2018.3.6 – 第3試合|access-date=2018-04-07|language=ja-JP}}</ref> Through March, Taichi, Archer, Smith and Sabre would enter the 2018 New Japan Cup. While Taichi,Archer and Smith were eliminated in the first round, Sabre would go on to the final and win the tournament, and upon his victory, requested a match against Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at [[Sakura Genesis 2018|Sakura Genesis]], which Okada accepted.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/139483|title=NEW JAPAN CUP 2018 – 新潟・アオーレ長岡 ＜決勝戦＞ – 第8試合|access-date=2018-04-07|language=ja-JP}}</ref> On April 1 at Sakura Genesis, Desperado and Kanemaru made their first successful defense of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team championship in a 3-way rematch against Roppongi 3K and ''Los ingobernables de japon.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/139837|title=SAKURA GENESIS 2018 – 東京・両国国技館 – IWGPジュニアタッグ選手権試合 3WAYマッチ|access-date=2018-04-07|language=ja-JP}}</ref> In the main event, Sabre unsuccessfully challenged Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/139835|title=SAKURA GENESIS 2018 – 東京・両国国技館 – IWGPヘビー級選手権試合|access-date=2018-04-07|language=ja-JP}}</ref> On April 29, at Wrestling Hinokuni, Suzuki lost the IWGP Intercontinental Championship to [[Tetsuya Naito]] in his second defense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/132300?showResult=1|title=レスリング火の国 2018 – 熊本・グランメッセ熊本|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja-JP|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> On July 1,at Revolution Pro Wrestling Strong Style Evolved,Suzuki defeated [[Tomohiro Ishii]] to win the [[RPW British Heavyweight Championship]] for the first time, making him a dual champion in the process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/30888|title=RPW 『STRONG STYLE EVOLVED -UNITED KINGDOM- Night2』Full results {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|last=NJPW|website=NJPW|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> Both Suzuki and Sabre would represent Suzuki-Gun again in the [[G1 Climax#2018|2018 G1 Climax]], wrestling in separate blocks once more, both failed to advance to the final with Suzuki finishing with a record of five wins and four losses and Sabre finishing with six wins and two losses, with the latter narrowly missing the final due to head-to-head losses against eventual runner-up [[Kota Ibushi]] and IWGP Heavyweight Champion [[Kenny Omega]].
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On September 17 at [[Destruction (2018)|Destruction in Beppu]], Taichi defeated Hirooki Goto to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, his first singles title in NJPW.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/161766|title=DESTRUCTION in BEPPU – 大分・別府ビーコンプラザ – 第8試合|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> At the same event, Suzuki was defeated by Tetsuya Naito in a special singles rematch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/161770|title=DESTRUCTION in BEPPU – 大分・別府ビーコンプラザ – 第9試合|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> On November 3 at [[Power Struggle (2018)|Power Struggle]], Taichi lost the NEVER Openweight Championship back to Goto in his first defense, ending his reign at 47 days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/168095|title=POWER STRUGGLE – 大阪・大阪府立体育会館（エディオンアリーナ大阪）第6試合＿NEVER無差別級選手権試合|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> From November 17 to December 9, three Suzuki-Gun teams would participate in the [[World Tag League (NJPW)#2018|World Tag League]], K.E.S, Suzuki and Iizuka and Taichi and Sabre. With each team finishing the single block tournament with 18, 10 and 16 points respectively,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/158853|title=WORLD TAG LEAGUE 2018 – 秋田・ナイスアリーナ（由利本荘アリーナ）|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> with K.E.S narrowly missing the final after a head-to-head loss against Evil and Sanada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/172242|title=WORLD TAG LEAGUE 2018 – 秋田・ナイスアリーナ（由利本荘アリーナ） – 第7試合|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>
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On January 4, 2019, at [[Wrestle Kingdom 13]], Desperado and Kanemaru lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to Bushi and [[Shingo Takagi]], in a 3 way rematch which also included Roppongi 3K.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/171960|title=WRESTLE KINGDOM 13 in 東京ドーム – 東京・東京ドーム – 第2試合Jrタッグ|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref> At the same event, Sabre defeated [[Tomohiro Ishii]] to win back the British Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/176958|title=WRESTLE KINGDOM 13 in 東京ドーム – 東京・東京ドーム – 第3試合|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref> The following day at New Years Dash, Suzuki-Gun faced ''Los ingobernables de Japon'' in a ten man tag team match, which was won by Suzuki-Gun after Taichi pinned the newly crowned IWGP Intercontinental champion Tetsuya Naito, and immediately challenged him for the title afterward. Backstage, Suzuki & Sabre also issued a challenge to [[Evil (wrestler)|Evil]] and [[Sanada (wrestler)|Sanada]] for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, while Desperado and Kanemaru followed suit and demanded a rematch against Bushi and Takagi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/179993|title=NEW YEAR DASH!! – 東京・後楽園ホール 2019 1/5（土） – 第6試合|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref> All three title matches took place on the second night of [[NJPW The New Beginning|The New Beginning in Sapporo]] on February 3 , where all of Suzuki-Gun were defeated in their respective title matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/180210|title=THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO ～雪の札幌2連戦～ – 北海道・北海道立総合体育センター 北海きたえーる 2019 2/3（日） – 第6試合|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/180211|title=THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO ～雪の札幌2連戦～ – 北海道・北海道立総合体育センター 北海きたえーる 2019 2/3（日） – 第7試合|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/180212|title=THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO ～雪の札幌2連戦～ – 北海道・北海道立総合体育センター 北海きたえーる 2019 2/3（日） – 第8試合|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref>
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At [[King of Pro Wrestling]], El Desperado returned from injury and along with Kanemaru would defeat Roppongi 3K, Suzuki would defeat [[Jushin Thunder Liger]] in a singles match and Archer would defeat [[Juice Robinson]] to win the [[IWGP United States Championship]]. At [[Wrestle Kingdom 14]], Archer would lose the United States Championship to [[Jon Moxley]], Taichi, Kanemaru, and Desperado would fail to win the [[NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championship]] in a gauntlet match, Sabre would defeat SANADA to retain the British Heavyweight Championship, and Suzuki would attack Moxley after he defeated Juice Robinson, challenging him to a title match. Throughout [[NJPW The New Beginning]] tour, Suzuki-Gun would be in multiple big matches, with Sabre defeating [[Will Ospreay]] to retain the British Heavyweight Championship, Taichi losing to Kazuchika Okada in a singles match, Desperado and Kanemaru unsuccessfully challenging Roppongi 3K for the Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, and Suzuki unsuccessfully challenging Moxley for the United States Championship. Sabre would lose the British Heavyweight Title to Ospreay in a rematch.
After Hiroshi Tanahashi and [[Kota Ibushi]] won the [[IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]], Sabre and Taichi would attack Tanahashi and Ibushi, setting themselves up as the next challengers. It was also during this time that Archer would quietly leave Suzuki-Gun and New Japan as a whole to move to [[All Elite Wrestling]]. Suzuki, Sabre, Taichi, Desperado, and Kanemaru all entered the 2020 New Japan Cup, with Suzuki losing to [[Yuji Nagata]] in the first round, Sabre losing to Kota Ibushi in the first round, Desperado losing to Tomohiro Ishii in the first round, Kanemaru defeating [[Yuya Uemura]] in the first round, before losing to [[Taiji Ishimori]] in the second, and Taichi making it the farthest, defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi in the first round, Ibushi in the second, before losing to SANADA in the quarter
==== Expansion to All Elite Wrestling and
At All Elite Wrestling's [[All Out (2021)|All Out]] on September 5, Suzuki made his AEW debut by confronting Jon Moxley. On the episode of [[AEW Dynamite|Dynamite]] following All Out on September 8, Moxley beat Suzuki in his debut match for the promotion. The next day, it was announced that he would reunite with Lance Archer under the Suzuki-gun name to confront Moxley again on the 15 September episode of Dynamite, thus bringing Archer back into the stable.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=All Elite Wrestling |user=AEW |number=1436066190795984896 |date=September 9, 2021 |title=The legend @suzuki_D_minoru + his protege & longtime partner #LanceArcher were both furious about preferential hometown treatment @JonMoxley received last night at #AEWDynamite! We’ll hear from Suzuki-gun NEXT WEDNESDAY on #AEWDynamite, where they’ll issue a new challenge to Mox! |language=en |access-date=September 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909231305/https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1436066190795984896 |archive-date=September 9, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> On the September 29 episode of ''[[AEW Rampage|Rampage]]'', Archer and Suzuki lost to the team of [[Eddie Kingston]] and Moxley in a [[Unsanctioned match|lights out tag-team match]], after the interruption of [[Homicide (wrestler)|Homicide]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/eddie-kingston-and-jon-moxley-vs-suzuki-gun-set-headline-1127-njpw-strong | title=Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley vs. Suzuki-Gun Set to Headline 11/27 NJPW STRONG | Fightful News }}</ref> Archer and Suzuki faced the duo again the following month on [[NJPW Strong]] in a [[Hardcore wrestling|Philledelphia Street Fight]], where they were victorious.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-strong-results-moxley-kingston-vs-suzuki-archer-360941|title=NJPW
In February during the NJPW New Years Golden Series, Suzuki lost the Provisional KOPW title to [[Toru Yano]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/109708?showCards=1 | title=2022.02.20 New Years Golden Series | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING }}</ref> In March, Sabre Jr defeated Tetsuya Naito in the [[New Japan Cup#2022|New Japan Cup 2022]] final, to win his second New Japan Cup for the group, however, he once again lost to [[IWGP World Heavyweight Champion]] Kazuchika Okada at [[Hyper Battle '22|Hyper Battle]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2022/03/27/zack-sabre-jr-wins-2022-new-japan-cup/ | title=Zack Sabre Jr. Wins 2022 New Japan Cup | date=27 March 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/04/10/4-9-njpw-hyper-battle-results-vetters-review-of-kazuchika-okada-vs-zack-sabre-jr-for-the-iwgp-heavyweight-championship-el-desperado-vs-sho-for-the-iwgp-jr-heavyweight-title-yoshi-hoshi-and-hi/
On December 14, 2022, at the [[Super Junior Tag League]] & World Tag League Finals, Suzuki announced that Suzuki-gun will disband by the end of the year. At JTO 50th Anniversary for TakaTaichi Together, Taichi told his
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