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Yuji Nagata

Born: April 24th, 1968 in Togane, Chiba, Japan

Billed Height: 6'0"

Billed Weight: 238 lbs

Trainers: Hiroshi Hase, Kensuke Sasaki and Kazuo Yamazaki

Debut: September 14th, 1992 vs. Hiroyoshi Yamamoto (Hiroyoshi Tenzan) at NJPW Battle Autumn 1992 Night 4

Nickname: Blue Justice

Promotions Worked (At least 50 matches): New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW)

Still Active

Accolades

Championships and Tournament Victories

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)

  • 2-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion​

  • 2-time IWGP Tag Team Champion

    • With Manabu Nakanishi (1) and Wataru Inoue (1)​

  • 1-time NEVER Openweight Champion

  • 1-time G1 Climax Winner (2001)

  • 2-time New Japan Cup Winner (2007, 2011)

  • 2-time G1 Tag League (Now World Tag League) Winner (2000, 2010)

    • With Takashi Iizuka (2000) and Wataru Inoue (2010)

  • 1-time Naeba Cup Tag Tournament Winner (2001)

    • With Jushin Thunder Liger​

  • 1-time  Samurai! TV Openweight Tag Team Tournament Winner (2005)

    • With Hirooki Goto

  • 1-time WCW World Tag Team Title Contenders League Winner (1998)

    • With Kensuke Sasaki​

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All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW)

  • 1-time Triple Crown Champion

  • 1-time AJPW World Tag Team Champion

    • With Kendo Kashin

  • 1-time All Asia Tag Team Champion

    • With Jun Akiyama​

  • 1-time Champion Carnival Winner (2011)

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Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH)

  • 1-time GHC Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time GHC Tag Team Champion

    • With Hiroshi Tanahashi​

  • 1-time Global League (Now N-1 Victory) Winner (2013)

  • 1-time Arukas Cup Six Man Tag Tournament Winner (2015)

    • With Manabu Nakanishi and Shuhei Taniguchi​

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Pro Wrestling ZERO1 (ZERO1)

  • 1-time ZERO1 World Heavyweight Champion

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Notable Trainees (Debut Year)

  • Bad Luck Fale (2010)

  • Great-O-Khan (2017)

  • Jay White (2013)

  • Kazuchika Okada (2004)

  • SHO (2012)

  • YOH (2012)

  • Yoshitatsu (2002)

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