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For information about the Japanese videogame programmer, please see Jun Akiyama (videogame Programmer) . Jun Akiyama (秋山準 ''Akiyama Jun'') is a Japan ese Professional Wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling NOAH , where he is the current GHC Heavyweight Champion . 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 . On January 22, 2006, Akiyama defeated Akira Taue to become the GHC Heavyweight Champion for the second time. PROFILE
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