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Yuji Nagata (April 24, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is known for his perennial tweener status and his stiff, shoot style wrestling technique. In New Japan Pro Wrestling he is a former two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion.
Career[]
In wrestling[]
- Finishing and signature moves
- Nagata Lock ("crooked" figure-4 leglock)
- Nagata Lock II (Crossface)
- Nagata Lock III (Doublearm crossface)
- Nagata Lock IV (inverted doublearm crossface)
- Thunder Death Driver (twisting brainbuster)
- Back Drop Hold (Backdrop Suplex to cradle pin)
- Shiromi (gyaku hayanada with theatrics)
- Exploder Suplex
- Wrist-Clutch Exploder
- Enzuigiri
- Kneel Kick
- Corner shining wizard
- Tag teams and stables
- G-EGGS
- Seigigun
- Team JAPAN
- Manager
- Wrestlers trained
Championships and accomplishments[]
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- AJPW Triple Crown Championship (1 time)
- AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Kendo Kashin (1)
- AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Jun Akiyama (1)
- Champion Carnival (2011)
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Manabu Nakanishi (1) and Wataru Inoue (1)
- NEVER Openweight Championship (1 time)
- G1 Climax (2001)
- New Japan Cup (2007)
- G1 Climax Tag League (2000) - with Takashi Iizuka
- G1 Climax Tag League (2010) - with Wataru Inoue
- New Japan Cup (2007, 2011)
- New Japan Rumble (2015)
- Naeba Prince Hotel Cup Tag Tournament (2001) – with Jushin Thunder Liger
- Samurai! TV Openweight Tag Team Tournament (2005) – with Hirooki Goto
- MVP Award (2002)
- Outstanding Performance Award (2001)
- Singles Best Bout (2001) – vs. Keiji Mutoh on August 12
- Singles Best Bout (2002) – vs. Masahiro Chono on October 26
- Tag Team Best Bout (2000) – with Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima on October 9
- Tag Team Best Bout (2001) – with Jun Akiyama vs. Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh on October 8
- Nikkan Sports
- Match of the Year (2001) – with Jun Akiyama vs. Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh on October 8
- Fighting Spirit Award (2012)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #8 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002
- PWI ranked him #44 in the 2023 PWI Top 500 Wrestlers
- Pro Wrestling NOAH
- GHC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Hiroshi Tanahashi (1)
- Arukas Cup 6-Man Tag Tournament (2015) – with Maybach Don and Maybach Taniguchi
- Global League (2013)
- Global League Fighting Spirit Award (2014)
- Tokyo Sports
- Fighting Spirit Award (2001, 2011)
- Match of the Year Award (2001) vs. Kazuyuki Fujita on June 6
- Match of the Year Award (2002) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama on May 2
- Technique Award (1998, 1999)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- 5 Star Match (2000) – with Takashi Iizuka vs. Toshiaki Kawada and Masanobu Fuchi on December 14
External links[]
Profile
Profile- Yuji Nagata's MMA record
- Yuji Nagata at the Internet Movie Database
