Jun Akiyama was born on October 9,1969 and is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Champion.
18 Facts About Jun Akiyama
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In junior high school, Akiyama participated in swimming and in senior high school he competed in freestyle amateur wrestling and judo.
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Jun Akiyama made his professional wrestling debut in September 1992 in a match against Kenta Kobashi, which he lost.
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Jun Akiyama gradually rose in rank, starting to team up with Akira Taue as part of what remained of Jumbo Tsuruta's team called "Tsuruta-Gun", earning a trial series in January 1993.
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Jun Akiyama then began closing in on the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, first challenging Misawa in September 1997 and January 1998, Kobashi in July 1998, and Vader in January 2000.
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Late 2004 and much of 2005 were highlighted by his feud with protege Makoto Hashi where Jun Akiyama used "tough love" to toughen up young Hashi.
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On January 22,2006, Jun Akiyama defeated Akira Taue to become the GHC Heavyweight Champion for the second time, defending the title against Minoru Suzuki on March 5 and Masao Inoue on April 24.
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On March 1,2009, Jun Akiyama defeated Kensuke Sasaki for the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
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On October 23,2011, Jun Akiyama defeated Suwama to finally win All Japan's Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, the belt he could not win during his eight-year run with the promotion before leaving for Pro-Wrestling NOAH.
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Jun Akiyama lost the Triple Crown to Masakatsu Funaki on August 26,2012, in a match that lasted less than five minutes.
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On December 3,2012, it was reported that Jun Akiyama had threatened to not re-sign with Noah after his contract expires in January 2013, when the promotion decided to release Kenta Kobashi from his contract.
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On September 26, Jun Akiyama defeated Akebono in the finals to win the 2015 Odo Tournament.
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Jun Akiyama lost the title to Suwama on January 2,2016.
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On March 12,2017, Jun Akiyama defeated Kenso to win the Gaora TV Championship for the first time.
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In February 2021 it was announced that Jun Akiyama had let his contract with All Japan expire.
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In June 2020, it was announced that Akiyama would be transferring to DDT Pro-Wrestling for the remainder of the year.
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In February 2021 it was announced that Jun Akiyama had let his contract with AJPW expire and would be a free agent.
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Jun Akiyama then won the KO-D Openweight Championship at Kawasaki Strong 2021 from Tetsuya Endo.