Yuji Nagata

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
**Sonny Onoo
*Wrestlers trained
**Bad Luck Fale
**Great-O-Khan
**Jay White
**Kazuchika Okada
**SHO
**YOH
**Yoshi Tatsu
==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)
*Pro Wrestling ZERO1
**Zero1 World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*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
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Category:1992 debuts
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Category:IWGP Tag Team Champions
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Category:West Coast Pro Wrestling alumni