1. Masaaki Mochizuki is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate and Pro Wrestling Noah.
12 Facts About Masaaki Mochizuki
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In late 1999, Masaaki Mochizuki joined Toryumon, Ultimo Dragon's upstart promotion, and quickly became recognized as one of the three "aces" of the company, alongside Cima, and Magnum Tokyo.
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However, Masaaki Mochizuki won a second-chance battle royal to get back into the tournament.
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Masaaki Mochizuki returned in 2002, claiming to be a "good person", and made a conscious effort to rid M2K of its evil ways, something his stablemates would have none of; kicking him out of the group not long after.
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Masaaki Mochizuki held the title for 11 months before losing it to Magnitude Kishiwada on November 4,2005.
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Masaaki Mochizuki beat Gedo in a decision match on January 26,2007, to determine the final champion and then retired the title.
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Masaaki Mochizuki then decided that he would not become part of another unit, instead continuing his team with Don Fujii, who refused to join another unit.
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Masaaki Mochizuki challenged for the Dream Gate Title twice, but when he failed to win it either time, he decided to continue to focus on outside efforts with Fujii.
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Masaaki Mochizuki scored the winning pinfall, bringing Tozawa-juku to an end.
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Masaaki Mochizuki would get to the finals of the tournament, but lost to Naruki Doi.
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On May 17,2013, Masaaki Mochizuki achieved his 2500th match in Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe by beating K-ness, Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Saito.
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On September 18,2017, Masaaki Mochizuki defeated YAMATO at Dangerous Gate 2017 to become the Dream Gate Champion for the third time.