1. Jimmy Yang worked in WCW until its closure in 2001.
27 Facts About Jimmy Yang
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Jimmy Yang 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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Jimmy Yang's father was in the US Army, stationed in Germany, where he met Yun's mother.
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Jimmy Yang grew up in Austell, Georgia, and has three sisters and one brother.
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Jimmy Yang was originally a part of the Jung Dragons faction along with Jamie-San and Kaz Hayashi.
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From May to August 2002, Jimmy Yang was one third of the Flying Elvises in NWA Total Nonstop Action alongside Sonny Siaki and Jorge Estrada.
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Jimmy Yang continued wrestling for TNA as a singles competitor through to January 2003.
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On December 20,2002 Jimmy Yang made his Major League Wrestling debut at King of Kings, where he and Mike Sanders lost to "Dr Death" Steve Williams and PJ Friedman.
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Jimmy Yang competed regularly in MLW throughout 2003, both in singles and tag team competition.
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At the War Games and J Cup USA show on September 19,2003, Jimmy Yang competed in the Super J Cup USA tournament, defeating Juventud Guerrera in the first round, but losing to Christopher Daniels in the second.
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Jimmy Yang debuted on October 1,2005, at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan, losing to James Gibson.
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Jimmy Yang 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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Jimmy Yang 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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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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The vignettes played for several weeks, with Jimmy Yang focusing more on his redneck leanings.
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In December 2006, Jimmy Yang became the number one contender for the Cruiserweight Championship.
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Jimmy Yang challenged Gregory Helms for the Cruiserweight title, but lost to him at Armageddon.
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At Vengeance: Night of Champions, Jimmy Yang lost to Guerrero after a frog splash.
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Deuce demanded a match against Jimmy Yang from acting General Manager Vickie Guerrero.
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Jimmy Yang won the match with his signature moonsault from the top rope, but was attacked by Deuce, Domino, and Cherry after the match.
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In late 2009, Jimmy Yang formed a tag team with Slam Master J and in their first match as a team, they lost to The Hart Dynasty on the December 10 episode of Superstars.
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In May 2010, after being released by WWE, 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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On July 25,2010, Yun, as Jimmy Yang, returned to All Japan Pro Wrestling to take part in the 2010 Junior League.
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Jimmy Yang finished second in his block, after victories over Shuji Kondo, MAZADA and Taka Michinoku, and advanced to the semifinals of the tournament.
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Jimmy Yang owns a professional wrestling school called Pro Training, LLC located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Jimmy Yang currently has 'redneck party bus' and 'princess party bus' businesses.
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Jimmy Yang appears in the video game King of Colosseum Red released in 2002.