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| name=Yuji Nagata {{flagicon|JPN}} | |||
| |image=Yuji nagata.jpg|170px | |||
| |names=Yuji Nagata | |||
| |height=183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||
| |weight=108 kg (238 lb) | |||
| |birth_date = ], ] | |||
| |birth_place = ] | |||
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| '''Yuji Nagata''' (永田裕志 ''Nagata Yūji'', born ], ]) is a ]ese ]. He is known for his perennial ] status and his ], ] wrestling technique, he is the reigning ] as recognized by ]. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| Before turning professional, Nagata was a successful ]. Competing in the ] style, Nagata represented Japan in the Asian Championships twice (], placing fifth, and ], placing fourth), in one World Cup at the Espoir level in ], and in the ] World Championships, placing twenty-first.<ref></ref> | |||
| ===New Japan Pro Wrestling=== | |||
| Nagata joined ] in April ] and trained in the New Japan Dojo. He debuted on ] of that year, facing ]. Nagata increased in stature during the ] inter-promotional ] pitting NJPW loyalists against ] wrestlers. Taught the shoot-style by ], who had returned to NJPW after leaving UWFI, Nagata learned the style that has been his trademark ever since. | |||
| ===World Championship Wrestling=== | |||
| Nagata joined the ] ] ] in February ] as an arrogant ]. He was ] by ], who also acted as his ]. He began feuding with ], with Nagata repeatedly injuring Dragon's shoulder. The two rivals faced one another at ] on ], with Nagata forcing his smaller opponent to submit with an arm submission hold. They faced one another in a rematch at ] on ], with the added stipulation that, should Dragon win, he would receive five minutes alone in the ring with the interfering Onoo. Nagata was able to pin Dragon following a distraction by Onoo, thus ending their feud. | |||
| In ] Nagata teamed with Kensuke Sasaki and entered a tournament for the number one contenderships to the ]s. The partners won the tournament, but were unable to win the titles in their subsequent title match. Nagata left WCW in August 1998 and returned to Japan. | |||
| ===Back to New Japan=== | |||
| Upon his return, Nagata began challenging for the ]. On ], 1998, Nagata fought ] for the vacant title (the previous champion, ], had suffered a neck injury) in ], but was defeated. | |||
| On ], ] in ], Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi defeated Shiro Koshinaka and ] for the IWGP Tag Team Championships. They held the title untils ], ], when they lost to ] and ] in ]. Nagata and Nakanishi ] with Kojima and Tenzan for several months, but were unable to regain the titles. In ], ], his old mentor Kazuo Yamazaki retired and Nagata served as his final opponent, winning the match. | |||
| In ] Nagata formed an ill-fated ] known as '''Fighting Club G-EGGS''', with all the stable member having legitimate sporting backgrounds. The stable included Manabu Nakanishi, Nagata's tag team partner and co-IWGP Tag Team Champion at the time, Masakazu Fukuda, Yutaka Yoshie and ]. Fukuda died in ] from a ] suffered during a match with rookie Katsuyori Shibata, and was honoured with a ] and a tribute show in ]. Johnston's participation in the group was largely limited after he suffered a ], and Nagata eventually disbanded G-EGGS on ], ]. | |||
| In ], Nagata won the eleventh annual G-1 Climax tournament, defeating ] in the finals by submission. Nagata had entered the tournament twice before, but was eliminated in semi-final matches on both instances. Nagata challenged for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship once again after it was vacated by the injured ] on ], ], but lost to ] on ], 2002, in a tournament final. Nagata defeated Yasuda for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on ], 2002 in the ]. Immediately following his victory, Nagata was attacked by ] mainstay ]. He held the title for thirteen months (setting a record for most successful title defenses in the process) before losing to Takayama on ], ] in the ]. | |||
| In ], Nagata formed '''Team JAPAN''', a group of former amateur wrestlers with a grudge against the younger generation of wrestlers in NJPW. | |||
| On ], ], Nagata was announced as a participant in the 2006 ], his eighth appearance in the tournament. | |||
| Nagata challenged for the ] at the January 4th Tokyo Dome show against the current Triple Crown champion, ]. Nagata lost after Suzuki applied the Saka-otoshi. He did not submit, but was knocked-out by the hold. | |||
| On March 21, 2007, he won the 3rd annual ], becoming the only man to win both the New Japan Cup and the G-1 Climax Tournaments. On April 13, 2007, Nagata defeated ] to win the ], marking his 2nd reign, and the first time he has held the belt since April, 2002. | |||
| ===Mixed Martial Arts Career=== | |||
| Nagata has also participated in two mixed martial arts fights, losing in 21 seconds to Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic at the 2001 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye Festival, and in 1 minute, 2 seconds to Fedor Emelianenko at the 2003 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye Festival. Although Nagata's MMA record is 0-2, both of his opponents are widely considered among the best and most dangerous MMA fighters in the world. | |||
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| ==In wrestling== | |||
| ===Finishing and signature moves=== | |||
| *'''''Nagata Lock I''''' (]) | |||
| *'''''Nagata Lock II''''' (]) | |||
| *'''''Nagata Lock III''''' (] with ]) | |||
| *'''''Nagata Lock IV''''' (] with the victim's arm elevated) | |||
| *'''''Thunder Death Driver''''' (]) | |||
| *'''''Backdrop Hold''''' (]) | |||
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| ==Championships and accomplishments== | |||
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| ==Trivia== | |||
| {{Trivia|date=June 2007}} | |||
| *Yuji Nagata always gives a salute before applying the Nagata Lock I on his opponents. | |||
| *Nagata's motto is "Be Ambitious" which is usually written on his wrestling tights. | |||
| *Nagata is the 3rd longest-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion (and only one of four people to hold the belt for longer then a year, the others being ], ], and ] ) with a reign of 392 days. He also holds the record for most successful title defenses, with 10. | |||
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| * Yuji Nagata at OWW.com{{Fact|date=March 2007}}<!-- link to obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/y/yuji-nagata.html removed (blacklisted on ] or by ]) --> | |||
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