Kazuo Nagashi

**Kazuo Nagashi** (なかしかずお, Nagashi Kazuo, born February 24, 1990) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist.

## Early Life:

Kazuo Nagashi was born in Kyoto Japan on February 24, 1990. While Kazuo's childhood is not really known, he was apparently abandoned by his parents at birth, and was wrapped up and placed into a small basket with the date of his birth placed underneath him at the front of an orphanage with a note saying “子供を世話してください (Please take care of the child).”

Nagashi, an orphan child, grew up moving from home to home constantly, as he was found to be too aggressive and rebellious. He spent a lot of his early teenage years discovering diverse fighting styles, and began training in those ways himself, eventually taking up prize fighting at age 18, when he was aged out of the foster care system.

As a young street fighter in Kyoto, Japan, he would pick fights with anyone whenever he could, always taking up a challenge, and could always be found competing in prize tournaments. He was eventually discovered by Jitoh Shizuma, the Shizuma-gumi's boss six months after turning 19, when he was found participating in a local tournament. Shizuma took note of Nagashi’s unorthodox fighting style, and subsequently recruited the young fighter into his organization.

He earned the long-life nickname "The Assassin" due to his expertise in stealth, and his quick and efficient methods of eliminating any and all threats who stood before him, rising up the ranks over many years, until he became one of Shizuma's top mercenaries. Nagashi found himself in trouble one night in an assassination attempt gone wrong, and despite his best efforts, he was overwhelmed and outnumbered by a rival Yakuza gang, and had his right eye gouged out with a knife. He was left for dead until Jitoh Shizuma managed to find him just in the nick of time and get him help. He was able to get revenge for the loss of his eye, and his methods of redemption sent shock waves through the organization, crowning him Shizuma's most deadliest assassin. With the respect of his mentor and boss, Kazuo took over the Shizuma-gumi organization as their head leader and changed the name to Nagashi-gumi.

## Professional Wrestling Career:

Nagashi began training for a professional wrestling career in 2019, initially under Renji Mitsuru (Teacher) and Tatsu Yoshino (Master). He usually trains at The Mitsuru Dojo which is owned and ran by Renji Mitsuru.

### Independent Circuit: (2020 – Present)

#### Fight Night NYC:

On June 19, 2020. Nagashi took on JTD in a a match where he gave it his all, but ended up falling short and losing to JTD. Yoshino could be seen backstage disappointed in his student for his loss.

### Ryse Pro Wrestling: (2020 – Present)

Nagashi signed a contract with Ryse Pro Wrestling on April 22, 2020 where he will debut soon.

## In Wrestling:

* **Finishing Moves:**
	+ **Ansatsu** (Black Mass 1) - (20?? - Present)
	+ **??** (Leg Sweep Octopus Stretch) - (20?? - Present)
* **Signature Moves:**
	+ **??** (Kinshasa 2) - (20?? - Present)
	+ **??** (Randy Orton Stomp) - (20?? - Present)

* **Nicknames:**
	+ **"The Assassin"**
* **Entrance Themes:**
	+ "**Yakuza 0 OST - With Vengence"** bySega - (20?? - Present)