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born January 11, 1979, also known as JUN, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former Japanese professional wrestling ring announcer, working for the Pro Wrestling Secret Base. Ogawauchi's greatest fame came as the fifth member of the Crazy Max stable in Toryumon.
Ogawauchi received his biggest break in 2003. Crazy Max, arguably the greatest stable in Dragon System history, declared they were looking for a new member. However, fans were shocked when Taku Iwasa, who had been appealing to become the 5th member, was denied the spot, and the place was actually given to the rookie Ogawauchi on May 11, 2003, who was renamed to simply JUN. After a slow start where he struggled to gain acceptance, an impressive performance in the 2003 Rey de Parejas lead to an increase in his charisma and alterations in his ring style to fit in with his new team-mates. These alterations were rewarded when he defeated Shuji Condo for the British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship. He is the last person to date to have held that particular title, as the title was vacated on November 10, 2003 and has not been revived since. However, disaster struck in December when he suffered an injury during a match against Brother YASSHI. Rumours also circulated that his injury had been worsened during a Crazy Max trip to South Korea. This was bad news, as Cima himself had declared that 2004 would be a renaissance year for Crazy Max.
Ogawauchi retired from active professional wrestling in February 2004, tearfully citing herniated cervical vertebrae which were causing numbness in his left arm. His final match was a tag team match on February 26, 2004 alongside his Crazy Max mentor Cima in a loss to the Aagan Issou team of Shuji Kondo and "brother" Yasshi. Following the loss, Ogawauchi took the microphone and told his Crazy Max team-mates how much he loved them. Don Fujii then helped him to climb up the corner of the ring and pose for one last time, and Cima carried him out on his back. In an interesting note, they never played the 10 bell salute for Ogawauchi, a custom for leaving wrestlers, suggesting there was a glimmer of hope for a return.
When Dragondoor ended in early 2006, Ogawauchi moved on to the followup promotion Pro Wrestling El Dorado set up by Dragondoor owner Noriaki Kawabata. To fit with the El Dorado theme, Ogawauchi has taken to dressing as a pirate for his ring announcing duties, donning a look reminiscent of Jack Sparrow. El Dorado ceased operations in December 2008 due to dwindling fan interest caused by the departure of the Aagan Iisou stable.
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