Jun Akiyama (wrestler)
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Jun Akiyama (秋山準 Akiyama Jun) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling NOAH.
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Career
In junior high school Akiyama practised swimming and in senior high school he did freestyle amateur wrestling and judo. After high school he went to Senshu University in Tokyo. There he joined an amateur wrestling team that produced other professional wrestlers Riki Choshu, Hiroshi Hase and Manabu Nakanishi. He had great success as an amateur wrestler and so was scouted by All Japan Pro Wrestling scouts. He made his professional wrestling debut in september of 1992 against Kenta Kobashi. He quickly rose in rank, and was closing in on the Triple Crown before he left AJPW for Mitsuharu Misawa's newly created Pro Wrestling NOAH in mid-2000. He was quickly established as a top star of the company, becoming the second GHC Heavyweight Champion. In April 2004 he created the GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship Title.
Profile
- Height: 188 cm (6' 2")
- Weight: 110 kg (243 lbs)
- Date of birth: October 9, 1969
- Hometown: Izumi, Osaka
- Professional debut: September, 1992 against Kenta Kobashi
- Stage names: "Blue Thunder" Jun Akiyama, "Supernova" Jun Akiyama
- Factions: STERNNESS (current)
Finishers and signature moves
- Sternness Dust (Wrist clutch Death Valley Driver)
- Exploder '98 (Wrist clutch exploder suplex)
- Exploder (Exploder suplex)
- Guillotine choke
- Front facelock with opponent's legs trapped.
- Blue Thunder Driver (Spin-out powerbomb)
Championships and accomplishments
Pro Wrestling NOAH
- 1-Time GHC Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time GHC Tag-Team Champion (with Akitoshi Saito)
- 1-Time GHC Openweight Hardcore Champion
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 3-Time AJPW World Tag Team Champion (with Mitsuharu Misawa once and Kenta Kobashi twice)
- 1-Time All Asia Tag Team Champion (with Takao Omori)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him # 90 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
Links
- Profile at Green Destiny, a NOAH fan site
- View from the Rising Sun - Misawa vs. Kawada vs. Taue vs. Kobashi vs. Akiyama
- Official profile at NOAH site (in Japanese)
