Maasaki Mochizuki
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| Born |
January 17, 1970 Kōtō, Tokyo |
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| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Masaaki Mochizuki BxB Masa |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Billed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Trained by | Kōji Kitao |
| Debut | January 21, 1994 |
Masaaki Mochizuki (望月 成晃 Mochizuki Masaaki, born January 17, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate. Mochizuki is a former FIP World Champion and three-time as well as current Open the Dream Gate Champion.
A former karateka and graduate of Koji Kitao's Bukō Dōjō, Masaaki spent the early part of his career wrestling for various promotions across Japan, namely WAR and BattlARTS. Most notable was his appearance in the 1995 Super J-Cup, where he took on Shinjiro Otani of New Japan Pro Wrestling in the first round. Despite losing, Masaaki looked very competitive, using his sharp kicks and quick submission holds to pose a serious threat to the more experienced Otani.
In late 1999, Masaaki joined Toryumon, Último Dragón's upstart promotion, and quickly became recognized as one of the three "aces" of the company, alongside Cima, and Magnum Tokyo. In April 2000, he formed the heel group M2K with Susumu Mochizuki (no relation), and Yasushi Kanda, the stable's name coming from their surnames. Darkness Dragon and Chocoball KOBE would join later in the year as well. The group wreaked havoc on Toryumon's initial El Numero Uno Tournament in 2001, forcing every group member's matches, except for Susumu's, to end in double-countouts. However, Masaaki won a second-chance battle royal to get back into the tournament. After defeating Cima via knockout in the semi-finals, he pinned Magnum Tokyo in the finals; his only pinfall victory of the whole tournament. His issue with both, namely Cima and his Crazy Max stable, would continue through the end of the year; such was M2K's chicanery that Crazy Max, the original renegade group of Toryumon, was turned face by default. After losing a hair vs. hair lumberjack match to Cima in December 2001, Mochizuki was humiliated into cleaning up M2K's act.
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