Masakatsu Funaki

Known for Acting

3/13/1969(Age 56)

Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Masaharu Funaki is a Japanese actor, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler known professionally as Masakatsu Funaki, who has previously wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi, Newborn UWF, and Wrestle-1.

Known For (62 credits)

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Josh Barnett's Bloodsport Bushido

2024

On June 21st get ready for an explosive showdown as Josh Barnett's Bloodsport: Bushido is live straight from the prestigious Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo! Witness the fusion of ferocity as Josh Barnett and the legendary Minoru Suzuki take Bloodsport to the heart of Japan, electrifying the wrestling world like never before! Bloodsport Bushido is ripping the ropes away for a no-holds-barred spectacle. It's all about the raw, unadulterated clash of warriors and matches only ending via knockout or submission. The event is headlined by the Josh Barnett vs Jon Moxley highly anticipated rematch. They both previously met at Bloodsport 6, where Barnett emerged as the victor. Will Jon Moxley manage to win this time?

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NOAH: The New Year 2022

2022

Pro Wrestling NOAH returns to the illustrious Nippon Budokan for NOAH THE NEW YEAR 2022.

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NOAH: Destination 2021 - Back To Budokan

2021

The Destination 2021 ～Back to Budokan～ was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah. The event took place on February 12, 2021, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The event marked the promotion's return to the arena after eleven years. The show was headlined by Go Shiozaki defending the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Keiji Mutoh. Another high-profile match scheduled for the show featured Naomichi Marufuji and Jun Akiyama against Kaito Kiyomiya and Yoshiki Inamura. The event featured three other title matches with Kenoh defending the GHC National Championship against Masakatsu Funaki, Daisuke Harada defending the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship against Seiki Yoshioka and Stinger (HAYATA and Yoshinari Ogawa) defending the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against Kotaro Suzuki and Ikuto Hidaka. All in all, the event featured nine matches.

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NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 4

2020

Pro Wrestling NOAH celebrates its 20th anniversary with this event from Yokohama Budokan in Yokahama, Japan.

GLEAT

2020

Wrestling out of Japan

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TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014

2014

On March 2, 2014, 14 TNA wrestlers were part of a TNA/Wrestle-1 supershow in Tokyo, Japan. TNA taped the event to air as a One Night Only pay-per-view. The TNA World Heavyweight, X Division and World Tag Team Championships were all defended during the event. The event also featured several matches not involving TNA wrestlers, dubbed "Part 1". Below are matches taped for the One Night Only PPV from "Part 2", which was Aired on PPV on July 4, 2014. Also aired on the One Night Only PPV was a 6-man tag team match originally aired at Lockdown (2014).

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Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1

2013

Wrestle-1 has their debut event.

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NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

2012

We Are Pro-Wrestling Love was a supercard produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling and All-Japan Pro Wrestling to celebrate the companies' 40th anniversaries.

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

2012

Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2012. It was the 21st January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the sixth held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. This was the final Wrestle Kingdom where a Roman numeral was used as part of the event's name. The event featured twelve matches (including one dark match), three of which were contested for championships.

4.0

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Baton

2009

Baton is a collection of three 20-minute Sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies) and robot-like human Mikaru (Ueto Aya, Azumi) come upon a stowaway robot with a mysterious "Cipher" chip. Not knowing Cipher's powers, Apollo takes the chip for fun, throwing both him and Mikaru headfirst into a mind-boggling mystery that affects the past, present, and future.

4.0

Baton

2009

On Planet Abel, humans and robots co-exist. One day a mysterious stowaway on a transport vessel tries to invade the planet, but is discovered by Apollo, a robot that looks like a human; and Mikaru, a human that looks like a robot. The stowaway had in his possession a memory chip containing the latest in camouflage software, the mysterious "Cipher" OS. Apollo takes the Cipher chip simply for fun, but has no idea what he's getting himself into. He suddenly starts acting strange, but Mikaru has no idea what's wrong or that Cipher is behind it. What exactly is Cipher? What sort of secrets does it hold? Apollo and Mikaru will unravel a mystery encompassing the past, present, and future to find out.

4.8

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DREAM 6

2008

DREAM.6 took place on September 23, 2008, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group’s DREAM. The main event features Gegard Mousasi facing Ronaldo Souza in the Middleweight Grand Prix final to crown the first DREAM Middleweight Champion, with Mousasi advancing after a decision win over Melvin Manhoef and Souza submitting Zelg Galešić at DREAM.4. Other key bouts include Shinya Aoki vs. Todd Moore in a lightweight clash, Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Masanori Tonooka, and Mirko Cro Cop vs. Alistair Overeem, which ends in a no-contest due to a knee strike. Additional fights showcase Hayato "Mach" Sakurai vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka and Atsushi Yamamoto vs. Hideo Tokoro.