Jun Masaoka
Japanese wrestler (born 1991)

Jun Masaoka
Masaoka in January 2023
Personal information
Born (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 34)[2]
Toyonaka, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Jun Masaoka
    Kogal B
Billed height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Billed weight68 kg (150 lb)
Trained byToru
Donguri Fujie
Debut2009

Jun Masaoka (政岡純, Masaoka Jun) is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his tenures with various promotions from the Japanese independent scene such as Pro Wrestling Freedoms, Pro Wrestling Noah, Pro-Wrestling Shi-En, Wrestling of Darkness 666 and others.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Japanese independent circuit (2009–present)

Masaoka made his professional wrestling debut at a house show promoted by K-WEST Wrestling on November 5, 2009, where he teamed up with Dyna Mido in a losing effort against Daisuke Masaoka and Mahoroba.[4] Throughout his career, Masaoka competed in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene such as Pro-Wrestling Shi-En, Gleat, Pro-Wrestling Basara's branch of DDT Pro-Wrestling, Wrestling of Darkness 666, Total Triumph Team (TTT) and others.[1]

Masaoka made several appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling. On the second night of the Destruction in Ryogoku from October 9, 2023, Masaoka teamed up with Takahiro Katori, Takeshi Masada and Kazuma Sumi and unsuccessfully competed in a ten-man tag team match won by Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Toru Yano and Yoh), Tiger Mask and Ryusuke Taguchi.[5] At NJPW Death Pain Invitational on June 24, 2025, he fell short to Kosei Fujita in singles competition.[6]

In Tenryu Project's Ryūkon Cup, Masaoka made his first appearance at the 2024 edition where he fell short to Kengo in the second rounds.[7]

In Pro Wrestling Zero1's Tenkaichi Junior tournament, Masaoka made his first appearance at the 2022 edition, placing himself in the A block and scoring a total of ten points after competing against Shoki Kitamura, Leo Isaka, Yoshikazu Yokoyama and Astroman, failing to qualify to the finals.[8] He unsuccessfully challenged Astroman for both the World Junior Heavyweight Championship and International Junior Heavyweight Championship on the first night of the 2022 Furinkazan.[9]

At Masaaki Mochizuki Produce Buyuden Rei vol. 7, an event produced by Dragongate on July 23, 2025, Masaoka unsuccessfully challenged Ryoya Tanaka for the Open the Brave Gate Championship.[10]

Pro-Wrestling Shi-En (2010–present)

Masaoka was signed to Pro-Wrestling Shi-En for almost a decade between 2010 and 2019. During his time with the promotion, he won the Pro-Wrestling Shi-En Championship on one occasion, and the Pro-Wrestling Shi-En Tag Team Championship on three separate occasions. He was part of the "Liberta" stable alongside Maro Kuriyama, Raipachi Isobe, Kirin, Hiroaki Taniguchi.[1]

Pro Wrestling Freedoms (2018–present)

Masaoka made his debut in Pro Wrestling Freedoms at Takashi Sasaki Produce Show ~ Pro-Wrestling Sengoku-Jidai 3 on August 6, 2018, where he teamed up with Daisuke Masaoka to defeat Aizawa NO. 1 and Yuya Susumu in tag team competition.[11] During his time with the promotion, he chased for various accomplishments. He competed in the inaugural tournament of the King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship, where he defeated Brahman Kei in the first rounds, Dragon Libre in the second, but fell short to Kamui in the finals.[12] He eventually defeated Kamui at We Love Freedoms! We Are Freedoms! on May 3, 2023 to win the championship.[13]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2025–present)

Masaoka competed in several of Pro Wrestling Noah's signature events. In the Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League, he made his first appearance at the 2025 edition where he teamed up with Gaia Hox, placing themselves in the B Block where thet scored a total of three points after competing against the teams of Amakusa and Junta Miyawaki, Tadasuke and Yuto Kikuchi, and Atsushi Kotoge and Hajime Ohara.[14] In the Jr. Grand Prix, Masaoka made his first appearance at the 2025 edition where he fell short to Amakusa in the first rounds.[15]

Masaoka made his debut in a Noah pay-per-view on the first night of the 2025 Star Navgation series of events where he teamed up with "F-Swag" stablemate to unsuccessfully challenge Amakusa and Junta Miyawaki for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[16] At Noah Memorial Voyage in Yokohama on March 2, 2025, he teamed up with Gaia Hox, Atsushi Kotoge and Hajime Ohara in a losing effort against All Rebellion (Alejandro and Kai Fujimura), Eita and Daiki Odashima.[17]

Team 2000X (2025–present)

On the second night of the Jr. Grand Prix from November 16, 2025, Masaoka turned on Amakusa who was one of his allies, costing the latter his quarterfinal performance, helping Tadasuke get the win an siding with him, thus joining Team 2000X in the process.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Jun Masaoka/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Jun Masaoka • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Jun Masaoka Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (5 November 2009). "K-WEST Battle 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  5. ^ Fritts, Chick (9 October 2023). "NJPW Destruction in Ryogoku live results: SANADA vs. EVIL lumberjack match. The IWGP World Heavyweight title is on the line in the main event". F4wonline.com. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ^ Black, Ethan (24 June 2025). "NJPW & Freedoms Death Pain Invitational Results – June 24, 2025". pwmania.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  7. ^ [試合結果] 天龍PROJECT 龍魂杯2024 東京・新木場1stRING 2024/11/23 [[Match Results] Tenryu Project Ryūkon Cup 2024 Tokyo, Shin-Kiba 1st Ring 2024/11/23]. Weekly Pro-Wrestling Mobile (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 24 November 2024.
  8. ^ Dark Angelita (28 October 2022). "Zero1: "Tenka Ichi Jr. Tournament" Final, Shoki Kitamura es el ganador". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  9. ^ Dark Angel (10 November 2022). "Zero1: Ready the tournament "Furinkazan Tag League 2022"". Superluchas.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  10. ^ Dark Angelita (29 July 2025). "Dragon Gate: dos campeonatos en disputa". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  11. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (6 August 2018). "FREEDOMS/Takashi Sasaki Produce Show ~ Pro-Wrestling Sengoku-Jidai 3". cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. ^ 2022.11.9　東京・新木場1stRING [November 9, 2022 Tokyo Shin-Kiba 1st Ring]. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  13. ^ 2023.5.3 東京・後楽園ホール [2023.5.3 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall]. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023.
  14. ^ Dark Angelita (23 January 2025). "NOAH anuncia el torneo «NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025»". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  15. ^ Thompson, Andrew (17 October 2025). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Unveils Field For Junior Heavyweight Grand Prix". fightful.com. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  16. ^ "STAR NAVIGATION 2025 Monday, April 14, 2025 STAR NAVIGATION 2025". noah.co.jp. Pro Wrestling Noah. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  17. ^ Black, Ethan (25 March 2025). "Pro Wrestling Noah Memorial Voyage Results (March 2nd, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  18. ^ "BREAKING: Jun Masaoka joins TEAM 2000X". x.com. Pro Wrestling Noah. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  19. ^ Wrestling Titles. "KING of FREEDOM World Junior Heavyweight Chamionship". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
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