Biography(references)Yuji Nagata is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling . He is the fifth longest-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion with a reign of 392 days. He is the only wrestler to have won Japanese professional wrestling's three biggest singles tournaments; New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax , All Japan Pro Wrestling's Champion Carnival and Pro Wrestling Noah's Global League .
Fighter Trivia(references)Nagata is married to a woman named Chieko. Together, they have a son named Yusei.
Awards & Accolades
All Japan Pro Wrestling: All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jun Akiyama
All Japan Pro Wrestling: World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kendo Kashin
All Japan Pro Wrestling: Champion Carnival (2011)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: IWGP Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Manabu Nakanishi (1) and Wataru Inoue (1)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: NEVER Openweight Championship (1 time)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: G1 Climax (2001)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: G1 Tag League (2000) – with Takashi Iizuka
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: G1 Tag League (2010) – Wataru Inoue
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: New Japan Cup (2007, 2011)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: New Japan Rumble (2015)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: WCW World Tag Team Title Contenders League (1998) – with Kensuke Sasaki
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Naeba Prince Hotel Cup Tag Tournament (2001) – with Jushin Thunder Liger
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Samurai! TV Openweight Tag Team Tournament (2005) – with Hirooki Goto
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: MVP Award (2002)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Outstanding Performance Award (2001)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Singles Best Bout (2001) – vs. Keiji Mutoh on August 12
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Singles Best Bout (2002) – vs. Masahiro Chono on October 26
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: Tag Team Best Bout (2000) – with Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima on October 9
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: 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
Nikkan Sports: Fighting Spirit Award (2012)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated: Ranked No. 8 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the "PWI 500" in 2002
Pro Wrestling Illustrated: Ranked No. 218 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
Pro Wrestling Noah: GHC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Noah: GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hiroshi Tanahashi
Pro Wrestling Noah: Arukas Cup 6-Man Tag Tournament (2015) – with Maybach Don and Maybach Taniguchi
Pro Wrestling Noah: Global League (2013)
Pro Wrestling Noah: Global League Fighting Spirit Award (2014)
Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max: World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Tokyo Sports: Fighting Spirit Award (2001, 2011)
Tokyo Sports: Match of the Year Award (2001) vs. Kazuyuki Fujita on June 6
Tokyo Sports: Match of the Year Award (2002) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama on May 2
Tokyo Sports: Technique Award (1998, 1999)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)
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