(1968-04-24) April 24, 1968 (age 56)[1] Togane, Chiba, Japan[1]
Spouse(s)
Chieko Yuji (m. 2002)
Children
1
Family
Katsuhiko Nagata (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Maybach Blue Justice[2] Super Strong Machine Justice Yuji Nagata
Billed height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Billed weight
108 kg (238 lb)[1]
Trained by
NJPW Dojo Kazuo Yamazaki
Debut
September 14, 1992[1]
Yuji Nagata (Japanese: 永田 裕志, Nagata Yūji, born April 24, 1968)[1] is a Japanese professional wrestler, and former mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Considered one of the greatest Japanese wrestlers of all time, he is the fifth longest-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion with a reign of 392 days, and formerly held the record for most successful title defenses with 10, until Hiroshi Tanahashi broke the record at Wrestle Kingdom VI.[3] He is the only wrestler to have won Japanese professional wrestling's three biggest singles tournaments; New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax (in 2001), All Japan Pro Wrestling's Champion Carnival (in 2011) and Pro Wrestling Noah's Global League (in 2013). In addition, he is the only man to have held all four major heavyweight championships in Japanese professional wrestling, the IWGP, World, GHC and Triple Crown heavyweight championships, making him the only "Grand Slam" champion.
Nagata debuted and has worked for NJPW since 1992, where he was recognised as company ace in the early 2000s and is a two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, a two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and a one-time NEVER Openweight Champion in addition to having won the New Japan Cup in 2007 and 2011, the G1 Tag League in 2000 and 2010, and the G1 Climax in 2001. Outside of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, he has held the World Heavyweight Championship in Zero1, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship in All Japan Pro Wrestling and the GHC Heavyweight Championship in Pro Wrestling Noah, making him a five-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions. He was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2018.
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^"鈴木軍がGHC王座戦で4連勝！ 永田裕志が"マイバッハ・ブルージャスティス"として登場！【5月10日（日）ノア横浜大会・試合結果】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
^"Yuji Nagata (first reign as IWGP Heavyweight Champion - 10 defenses". Puroresufan.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
YujiNagata (Japanese: 永田 裕志, NagataYūji, born April 24, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler, and former mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler...
New Japan Pro-Wrestling. On October 10, 2022, at Declaration of Power, YujiNagata introduced Boltin as a future NJPW wrestler. Boltin, in turn, expressed...
joined YujiNagata's Seigigun ("Blue Justice Army") stable along with Wataru Inoue and Super Strong Machine. At The New Beginning on 20 February, Nagata, Inoue...
Anniversary on September 18, 2022, where he fell short to one of his coaches YujiNagata in singles competition. During his time in the company, Anzai competed...
overseas learning excursions. Past winners include Mutoh, Chono, Hashimoto, YujiNagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and others who have gone on to become wrestling superstars...
bout was a Singles Match in which YujiNagata defeated Tokimitsu Ishizawa by forcing him to submit using the Nagata Lock III (a crossface/scissored armbar...
Championship), the others being Kensuke Sasaki, Keiji Muto, Satoshi Kojima, and YujiNagata. Takayama first became known for his toughness after he began competing...
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). On February 3, 2024, Fatu defeated YujiNagata. After the match, Fatu would be attacked by Mads Krule Krügger. On February...
Japan Cup, and the first wrestler to have won it twice; Hirooki Goto, YujiNagata, Kazuchika Okada, and Zack Sabre Jr. have since also become two-time...
2000 Summer Olympics. He is also the brother of professional wrestler YujiNagata, who works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Tokyo Sports Wrestling...
2018, Umino main evented Lion's Gate Project 11, where he teamed with YujiNagata in a loss to Ayato Yoshida and Go Asakawa. Umino would then lose to Yoshida...
Team Championship (1 time) – with YujiNagata Best of the Super Juniors (2008) G1 Tag League (2010) – with YujiNagata Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked...
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. In April 2006, he defeated YujiNagata in the finals of the 2006 New Japan Cup. As a result of his victory,...
met future professional wrestling rival YujiNagata. In 1986, when they both were seniors, Suzuki beat Nagata first in a Tokyo high school tournament...
until 1996. Fujita made his in-ring debut on November 1, 1996, losing to YujiNagata. Fujita was trained in the NJPW dojo by Antonio Inoki and Satoru Sayama...
2002 Tokyo, Japan 1 48 1 Yasuda defeated YujiNagata in a tournament final to win the vacant title. 31 YujiNagata April 5, 2002 Toukon Special Tokyo, Japan...
teams of Manabu Nakanishi/Strong Man, Masato Tanaka/Tomohiro Ishii, and YujiNagata/Wataru Inoue, which meant they finished fourth in their group with four...
the others being Yoshihiro Takayama, Keiji Muto, Satoshi Kojima, and YujiNagata - totalling seven world championship reigns. Sasaki also competed in...
talent exchange agreement between the NWA and NJPW, Anderson replaced YujiNagata on March 23, 2008, in the annual New Japan Cup tournament. His opponent...
Championship) with Kensuke Sasaki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Satoshi Kojima, and YujiNagata. He also held the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, making him an...
and YujiNagata for the All Asia Tag Team Championship. After teaming with young lion Henare the year prior, Nakanishi reunited with YujiNagata for the...
Championship (known as the IWGP 3rd Belt Championship in NJPW) against YujiNagata. The show also featured wrestlers from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW)...
day of the tournament in a match against former mentor, YujiNagata. On 19 September, Nagata defeated his former protégé in a grudge match. Saito's erratic...
mainstay of the New Japan seikigun, and was a frequent tag team partner for YujiNagata during the early 2000s. In 2008, Iizuka underwent a drastic change to...
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