| Jun Akiyama | |
|---|---|
 Akiyama in 2019 | |
| Born | October 9, 1969[1] Izumi, Osaka, Japan[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | AJ Ranger White[2] Jun Akiyama[3] Mr. Christmas[4] Shura Uesugi Kenshin[5] White Santa |
| Billed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 110 kg (243 lb)[1] |
| Debut | September 17, 1992[1] |
Jun Akiyama (秋山 潤, Akiyama Jun, ring name: 秋山 準) (born October 9, 1969) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Champion. He is best known for his time working for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he was the president, representative director, co-head booker, and an in-ring performer. In AJPW, he is a former two-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, while also being a six-time overall professional wrestling world champion.[6]
Akiyama is noted for his serious in-ring style and demeanor, innovating the Blue Thunder Driver and the wrist–clutch exploder suplex maneuvers. Considered an outstanding tag team wrestler, Akiyama is a three-time winner of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Tag Team of the Year award.
- ^ a b c d e "秋山 準 (Akiyama Jun) (profile)" (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling NOAH. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ "AJPW Super Power Series 2016 - Tag 4". Cagematch. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ "Wrestler Profiles". Obsessedwithwrestling.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Meltzer, Dave (September 16, 2013). "Sep 16 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Mayweather vs. Canello hype, Night of Champions preview, Olympic Wrestling, CMLL 80th Aniversario preview, tons more!". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 31. ISSN 1083-9593.
Jun Akiyama and Masa Fuchi have taken over as bookers for this group.
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