James Carson Yun was born on May 13,1981 and is an American professional wrestler.
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26 Facts About James Yun
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James Yun starred in All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he won the World's Strongest Junior Tag League in 2002 with Kaz Hayashi and the Junior League in 2010.
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James Yun was born in Hollywood, California, the son of a German mother and a Korean father.
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James Yun grew up in Austell, Georgia, and has three sisters and one brother.
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In June 1999, James Yun signed with World Championship Wrestling, making his WCW television debut in January 2000 under the ring name "Jimmy Yang".
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James Yun was originally a part of The Jung Dragons faction along with Jamie-San and Kaz Hayashi.
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In 2002, James Yun joined All Japan Pro Wrestling where he wrestled as both a part of its tag team division and its singles junior heavyweight division.
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James Yun competed regularly in MLW throughout 2003, both in singles and tag team competition.
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In September 2003, following a match with Tommy Dreamer on Sunday Night Heat, James Yun was signed to a three-year developmental deal with the renamed World Wrestling Entertainment.
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James Yun made his WWE debut on October 19,2003 at No Mercy, along with the Japanese American Ryan Sakoda.
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James Yun was renamed Akio and aligned himself with Sakoda, forming the villainous tag team Kyo Dai, the henchmen of the native Japanese wrestler Tajiri.
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James Yun debuted on October 1,2005, at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan, losing to James Gibson.
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James Yun lost the following night to Christopher Daniels and again two weeks later to Roderick Strong, causing him to kayfabe take some time away from the company.
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James Yun returned to ROH in January 2006 where he recorded his first win in ROH, teaming with Matt Sydal and Jack Evans in the Trios Tournament.
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James Yun stayed with the company for several months, wrestling as Jimmy Yang and using the same martial arts based persona he adopted in WCW.
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In May 2006, James Yun made a return to WWE, as Akio, on an edition of Heat, working as an enhancement talent in a try-out match with Charlie Haas.
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On June 9,2008, James Yun was suspended for thirty days for his first violation of the WWE Wellness Policy.
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In May 2010, after being released by WWE, James Yun returned to the independent circuit as Jimmy Yang and was announced to be part of the new HighSpots Pro Wrestling Superstars talent booking roster.
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James Yun returned to the WWE as a backstage producer on October 25,2021 during the live Raw broadcast.
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James Yun has a brother named Johnathan, who is a professional breakdancer.
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James Yun owns a professional wrestling school called Pro Training, LLC located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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In late October 2010, James Yun started a pest control business called "Jimmy's Pest Control" in the Cincinnati area.
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James Yun appears in the 2009 film Royal Kill as a police officer.
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