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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Akira Sasaki, Chikara Tanabe, Daisuke Nakata, Eizo Kenmotsu, Haruhiro Yamashita, Hiromi Taniguchi, Hiroshi Yamamoto (archer), Hisashi Mizutori, Jungo Morita, Kakizoe T ru, Katsuhiko Nagata, Kazuhiko Ikematsu, Kazuhiro Hamanaka, Kazuyuki Nakane, Kenshiro Matsunami, Kentaro Minagawa, Koji Gushiken, Kosuke Kitajima, Makoto Okiguchi, Masaharu Yamada, Masao Takemoto, Michiko Shiokawa, Mitsuo Tsukahara, Mitsuru Sato, Nanae Sasaki, Nobuyuki Aihara, Reiko Nakamura, Satoko Shinashi, Shinji Morisue, Shuji Tsurumi, Shun Fujimoto, Tadashi Ohtsuka, Takuya Nakase, Tomohiro Matsunaga, Toru Aoyanagi, Toshihiko Koga, Tsutomu Hanahara, Yoshihiro Horigome, Yoshikaze Masatsugu, Y suke Yamamoto (judoka), Yuji Nagata, Yuji Takada (wrestler), Yukio Iketani, Yuko Arimori. Excerpt: Yuji Nagata Nagata Y ji, born April 24, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He was known for his perennial tweener status, currently a solid fan favorite, and his stiff, shoot style wrestling technique. A two time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and Zero1 World Heavyweight Champion, Nagata is the fourth longest-reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion with a reign of 392 days. He held the record for most successful title defenses with 10, until Hiroshi Tanahashi broke the record at Wrestle Kingdom VI. Before turning professional, Nagata was a successful amateur wrestler. Competing in the Greco-Roman style, Nagata represented Japan in the Asian Championships twice, placing fifth in 1993 and placing fourth in 1994, in one World Cup at the Espoir level in 1988, and in the 1991 World Championships, placing twenty-first. Nagata joined New Japan Pro Wrestling in April 1992 and trained in the New Japan Dojo. He debuted on September 14 of that year, facing Hiroyoshi Yamamoto. Nagata increased in stature during the 1995 inter-promotional angle pitting NJPW loyalists against UWF International wrestlers. Taught the shoot-style by Kazuo Yamazaki, who had returned to NJPW after leaving UWFI, Nagata learned the style that has been his trademark ever since. Nagata joined the American World Championship Wrestling promotion in February 1997 as an arrogant villain. He was managed by Sonny Onoo, who also acted as his translator. He began feuding with Ultimo Dragon, with Nagata repeatedly injuring Dragon's shoulder. The two rivals faced one another at Halloween Havoc on October 26, with Nagata forcing his smaller opponent to submit with an arm submission hold. They faced one another in a rematch at WCW World War 3 on November 23, 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 1998, Nagata teamed with Kensuke Sasaki and ente
