Masakatsu Funaki

Quick Facts

Full Name	Masakatsu Funaki
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Mar 13, 1969(1969-03-13)
Age	55
Birthplace	Hirosaki
Country	Japan
Birth City	Aomori Prefecture
Horoscope	Pisces

Masakatsu Funaki Biography

Masakatsu Funaki is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on March 13, 1969 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

After debuting for New Japan on March 3, 1985 in a losing effort against three-year veteran Tatsutoshi Goto, Funaki did not receive a push from the promotion, stuck in the junior heavyweight division during a time when NJPW owner Antonio Inoki decided to shift the focus of the company towards the heavyweight division. Funaki did,Often teaming with fellow wrestler Akira Nogami have many memorable matches with Yoji Anjo and Tatsuo Nakano belonging to UWF and became the first person to take the Shooting Star Press from Yamada. In 1988, he was sent on a learning excursion to Europe, competing in the Catch Wrestling Association (CWA) in Austria and Germany and for All Star Wrestling (ASW) in England.

In Newborn UWF, Funaki became a top draw for the promotion acting as a nemesis to Akira Maeda. When Newborn UWF folded in December 1990, Funaki decided to sign with mentor Fujiwara’s new Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG) promotion. Funaki left PWFG in 1993 to form the mixed martial arts promotion Pancrase. Around the same time, Funaki was scouted by K-1 executive Kazuyoshi Ishii to compete in their ’93 GP tournament, but he declined, having set his sights on MMA.

Masakatsu Funaki Net Worth

Masakatsu Funaki is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Masakatsu Funaki 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Masaharu Funaki (船木 優治 , Funaki Masaharu, born March 13, 1969) is a Japanese actor, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler known professionally as Masakatsu Funaki (船木 誠勝 , Funaki Masakatsu) , who has previously wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG), Newborn UWF (UWF), and Wrestle-1 (W-1). He is also the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations and non-rehearsed shoot wrestling promotions (following five years after the inception of Shooto but predating America’s Ultimate Fighting Championship). Funaki was also Pancrase’s biggest star; Josh Barnett described him as the “symbol of Japan”, Frank Shamrock labeled Funaki “the golden boy” of Pancrase, and Guy Mezger called Funaki “hands down the smartest and most skilled fighter in Pancrase next to Ken Shamrock”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Masakatsu Funaki height 6 ft 0 in Mason weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Masakatsu Funaki Dating?

According to our records, Masakatsu Funaki is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Masakatsu Funaki’s is not dating anyone.

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Funaki is widely considered to be one of the greatest Japanese fighters in mixed martial arts history. Sherdog.com ranked him as the #1 mixed martial artist in the world for the years 1996 and 1997, and also had him ranked as a top 4 pound for pound fighter from 1993 to 1998.

Facts & Trivia

Mason Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Masakatsu Funaki celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.

Funaki then retired from mixed martial arts competition, he had a retirement ceremony in Pancrase in late 2000.