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* TheAce: Nagai is one of those Japanese pro wrestler who does everything: shoot-style, MMA (though curiously while he mostly likely has trained in it, he has never actually fought under the more modern "Vale Tudo"-inspired rules, unlike his other RINGS stablemates), conventional pro wrestling and comedy wrestling, and has teamed up with a varied list of people.
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* TheAce: Nagai is one of those old school Japanese pro wrestler wrestlers who does do everything: shoot-style, MMA (though curiously curiously, while he mostly likely has trained in it, he has never actually fought under the more modern "Vale Tudo"-inspired rules, unlike his other RINGS stablemates), conventional pro wrestling and comedy wrestling, and has teamed up with a varied list of people.
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** Won the Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling 2002 Wrestling/GiantBaba Memorial Cup, which was improbable not only because Nagai was one of the wrestlers least related to Baba in any way (he knew him personally but just that), but also because he was at the time just a tag team specialist from the midcard and never got higher than that in the promotion.
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** Won the Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling 2002 Wrestling/GiantBaba Memorial Cup, which was improbable not only because Nagai was one of the wrestlers least related to Baba in any way (he knew him personally personally, but just that), but also because he was at the time just a tag team specialist from the midcard and never got higher than that in the promotion.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Arguably to Kazuo Yamazaki. They both were Wrestling/SatoruSayama trainees with chips on their shoulders that separated from Sayama to work for his other shoot style peers, were never really pushed in their respective promotions despite their experience compared to most of their peers and left on bad terms with them. Intentionally or not, Nagai has even grown to resemble Yamazaki in appearance over time, with his shaven head and little beard.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Arguably to Kazuo Yamazaki. They both were Wrestling/SatoruSayama trainees with chips on their shoulders that separated from Sayama to work for his other shoot style peers, were never really pushed in their respective promotions despite their experience compared to most of their peers peers, and left on bad terms with them. Intentionally or not, Nagai has even grown to resemble Yamazaki in appearance over time, with his shaven head and little beard.
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** After his return to traditional pro wrestling, Hyper Knee Kuga (springboard knee strike), Hyper Knee Tiger (a diving variation of the previous), Nagai/Makai Driver (falcon arrow), Nagai/Makai Sleeper (arm trap hammerlock guillotine choke) and Nagai Lock (reverse Indian deathlock).
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** After his return to traditional pro wrestling, he adopted the Hyper Knee Kuga (springboard knee strike), Hyper Knee Tiger (a diving variation of the previous), Nagai/Makai Driver (falcon arrow), Nagai/Makai Sleeper (arm trap hammerlock guillotine choke) and Nagai Lock (reverse Indian deathlock).
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* PowerCopying: He used several moves from Akira Maeda, like the capture suplex and the spinning heel kick. He later copied Takashi Iizuka's Hell trust.
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* SignatureMove: Rikuga (running knee strike) and RDO (wrest-clutch lifting DDT).
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* SignatureMove: Rikuga (running knee strike) and RDO (wrest-clutch (wrist-clutch lifting DDT).
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* TheAce: Nagai is one of those Japanese pro wrestler who does everything: shoot-style, MMA, conventional pro wrestling and comedy wrestling, and has teamed up with a varied list of people.
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* TheAce: Nagai is one of those Japanese pro wrestler who does everything: shoot-style, MMA, MMA (though curiously while he mostly likely has trained in it, he has never actually fought under the more modern "Vale Tudo"-inspired rules, unlike his other RINGS stablemates), conventional pro wrestling and comedy wrestling, and has teamed up with a varied list of people.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Arguably to Kazuo Yamazaki. They both were Wrestling/SatoruSayama trainees with chips on their shoulders, were never really pushed in their respective promotions despite their experience compared to most of their peers and left on bad terms with them. Intentionally or not, Nagai has even grown to resemble Yamazaki in appearance over time, with his shaven head and little beard.
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* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Arguably to Kazuo Yamazaki. They both were Wrestling/SatoruSayama trainees with chips on their shoulders, shoulders that separated from Sayama to work for his other shoot style peers, were never really pushed in their respective promotions despite their experience compared to most of their peers and left on bad terms with them. Intentionally or not, Nagai has even grown to resemble Yamazaki in appearance over time, with his shaven head and little beard.
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* EightiesHair: Came disturbingly close to have a mullet in the mid-1990s.
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As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuya_Nagai The Other Wiki]].
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** Won the Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling 2002 Wrestling/GiantBaba Memorial Cup.
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** Won the Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling 2002 Wrestling/GiantBaba Memorial Cup.Cup, which was improbable not only because Nagai was one of the wrestlers least related to Baba in any way (he knew him personally but just that), but also because he was at the time just a tag team specialist from the midcard and never got higher than that in the promotion.
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* LightningBruiser: Arguably the best striker of the RINGS Japan team as well as the fastest.
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* LightningBruiser: Arguably One of the best striker strikers of the RINGS Japan team as well as the fastest.fastest. Even in pro wrestling, he's a hard-hitting shooter who also has aerial moves.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: Two of his best moves are just knee strikes, only done while jumping from the ropes or the turnbuckle.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: Could work well and wasn't a bad shooter, but he unfortunately shared the ring with guys who were either way better workers and/or way better fighters. He ended up being one of the least notable people in the team despite having been the first RINGS trainee.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: Could In his RINGS times. Nagai could work well and wasn't a too bad of a shooter, but he unfortunately shared the ring with guys who were either way better workers and/or way better fighters. fighters, even within the native branch. He ended up being one of the least notable people in the team team, despite having been the very first RINGS trainee.trainee, and needed to return to traditional pro wrestling and sail away from shoot-style in order to finally become a name.
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* SatelliteCharacter: Debuted in [=ZERO1=] under a mask as [=NP5=], a short-lived member of [=Y2P-160Kg=]'s P-Force Men stable. Later had a singles match after taking off his mask, and was not seen in the romotion after thirteen years later.
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* SatelliteCharacter: Debuted in [=ZERO1=] under a mask as [=NP5=], a short-lived member of [=Y2P-160Kg=]'s P-Force Men stable. Later had a singles match after taking off his mask, and was not seen in the romotion after promotion until thirteen years later.
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* FakeRussian: In Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam he sometimes wrestled as Vladimir Nagai.
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* BaldOfAwesome: When he joined Wrestling/ProWrestlingNoah.
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* BashBrothers: With Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara, Yoji Anjo, and Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada in All Japan, as well as Wrestling/KatsuyoriShibata (while in Makai Club) and Wrestling/MasayukiNaruse in New Japan.
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* BashBrothers: With Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara, Yoji Anjo, Wrestling/YojiAnjo and Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada in All Japan, as well as Wrestling/KatsuyoriShibata (while in Makai Club) and Wrestling/MasayukiNaruse in New Japan.
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* BashBrothers: With Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara, Yoji Anjo, and Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada in All Japan, as well as Wrestling/KatsuyoriShibata (while in Makai Club) and Wrestling/MasayukiNaruse in New Japan.
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* CoolMask: Wore one as Makai #5.
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* CoolMask: Wore one as Makai #5.#5, [=NP5=] and Mitsuyaman.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Naomichi Marufuji once called him "Bald Octopus" when he worked in Wrestling/ProWrestlingNoah.
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** In his RINGS times, he used shoot-style moves like armbar, chokes and kneebars.
** After his return to traditional pro wrestling, Hyper Knee Kuga (springboard knee strike), Hyper Knee Tiger (a diving variation of the previous), Nagai/Makai Driver (falcon arrow), Nagai/Makai Sleeper (arm trap hammerlock guillotine choke) and Nagai Lock (reverse Indian deathlock).
** In his RINGS times, he used shoot-style moves like armbar, chokes and kneebars.
** After his return to traditional pro wrestling, Hyper Knee Kuga (springboard knee strike), Hyper Knee Tiger (a diving variation of the previous), Nagai/Makai Driver (falcon arrow), Nagai/Makai Sleeper (arm trap hammerlock guillotine choke) and Nagai Lock (reverse Indian deathlock).
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* MoralityPet: Was one to Masayuki Naruse in New Japan.
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* RedBaron: "Mitsuyaman", "Shippūdotō" ("Storm and Stress", a reference to Sturm und Drang), "Shippu Ikaru" ("Hurricane Fury"), "Gogatana" ("The Little Sword"), "Great Tiger".
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* RedBaron:"Mitsuyaman", "Shippūdotō" ("Storm and Stress", a reference to the Sturm und Drang), "Shippu Ikaru" ("Hurricane Fury"), "Gogatana" ("The Little Sword"), "Great Tiger".Sword").
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* SpectacularSpinning: Threw jumping spinning kicks on occasion.occasion.
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* BashBrothers: With Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara, Yoji Anjo, and Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada in All Japan, Wrestling/KatsuyoriShibata and Masayuki Naruse Wrestling/MasayukiNaruse in New Japan.
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Hirokazu Nagai (born November 10, 1968), better known as Mitsuya Nagai, is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese former {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts fighter. A lover of the rings from his youth, he entered Wrestling/SatoruSayama's Super Tiger Gym while in school and later became a shootboxer with the intent to ease his entrance in pro wrestling, but the latter evaded him until landing in Wrestling/AkiraMaeda's Fighting Network RINGS. Nagai developed as a spirited rookie at both wrestling and MMA, but being surrounded by stars of both fields meant he never ascended, and after being mistreated too many times by Maeda he left for traditional pro wrestling. A surprisingly adaptable shooter, Nagai went to have well established tenures in Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling and Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, standing out as a loyalist in the former and a martial arts thug in the latter, before becoming a freelancer in 2006. He has wandered since, working for every promotion who wants to buy his services at both kicking people in the head and flying over the ropes.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuya_Nagai The Other Wiki]].
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* ADayInTheLimelight:
** Won the Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling 2002 Wrestling/GiantBaba Memorial Cup.
** In the second of his first three matches for [=ZERO1=], challenged Wrestling/ShinjiroOtani for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Arguably to Kazuo Yamazaki. They both were Wrestling/SatoruSayama trainees with chips on their shoulders, were never really pushed in their respective promotions despite their experience compared to most of their peers and left on bad terms with them. Intentionally or not, Nagai has even grown to resemble Yamazaki in appearance over time, with his shaven head and little beard.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/SatoruSayama, Naoyuki Taira, and Wrestling/AkiraMaeda.
* BaldOfAwesome: When he joined Wrestling/ProWrestlingNoah.
* BashBrothers: With Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara, Yoji Anjo, and Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada in All Japan, Wrestling/KatsuyoriShibata and Masayuki Naruse in New Japan.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: After months of work disagreements with Maeda, not only Nagai got de-pushed and belittled, but also slapped in the face by Maeda for no reason after an important match. At that point Nagai snapped, told RINGS to screw themselves and left the promotion.
* BrattyHalfPint: He originally wanted to go into pro wrestling before finishing high school and needed Wrestling/GiantBaba to remind him his duties. Actually inverted in RINGS itself - he was the oldest member of the first generation native team, not counting Maeda.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Often wore neon green tights or shorts.
* CoolMask: Wore one as Makai #5.
* DefeatMeansRespect: In All Japan, he earned Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada’s respect despite losing a match to him and was selected to be his new tag partner in 2001.
* DoNotCallMePaul: His real first name is Hirokazu.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Was a trainee for UWF Newborn, but was injured before he could debut. He was also briefly a trainee for UWF International before he switched to RINGS.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Naomichi Marufuji once called him "Bald Octopus" when he worked in Wrestling/ProWrestlingNoah.
* FakeRussian: In Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam he sometimes wrestled as Vladimir Nagai.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: And later competed in K-1. He also trained in Wrestling/SatoruSayama's Super Tiger Gym, and was a part of his Seikendo school in 1999.
* LightningBruiser: Arguably the best striker of the RINGS Japan team as well as the fastest.
* ManlyTears: Cried tears of joy after he beat Valentijn Overeem in a match.
* MoralityPet: Was one to Masayuki Naruse in New Japan.
* NerdGlasses: Wears them when he is not fighting.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Could work well and wasn't a bad shooter, but he unfortunately shared the ring with guys who were either way better workers and/or way better fighters. He ended up being one of the least notable people in the team despite having been the first RINGS trainee.
* RedBaron: "Mitsuyaman", "Shippūdotō" ("Storm and Stress", a reference to Sturm und Drang), "Shippu Ikaru" ("Hurricane Fury"), "Gogatana" ("The Little Sword"), "Great Tiger".
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara’s blue when they tagged together in All Japan.
* SatelliteCharacter: Debuted in [=ZERO1=] under a mask as [=NP5=], a short-lived member of [=Y2P-160Kg=]'s P-Force Men stable. Later had a singles match after taking off his mask, and was not seen in the romotion after thirteen years later.
* TheSixthRanger: Became an official wrestler for Battlarts between 1999 to 2001.
* SoreLoser: Once blew off Mikhail Ilyukhin’s handshake after Mikhail beat him by armbar.
* SpectacularSpinning: Threw jumping spinning kicks on occasion.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuya_Nagai The Other Wiki]].
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* ADayInTheLimelight:
** Won the Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling 2002 Wrestling/GiantBaba Memorial Cup.
** In the second of his first three matches for [=ZERO1=], challenged Wrestling/ShinjiroOtani for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Arguably to Kazuo Yamazaki. They both were Wrestling/SatoruSayama trainees with chips on their shoulders, were never really pushed in their respective promotions despite their experience compared to most of their peers and left on bad terms with them. Intentionally or not, Nagai has even grown to resemble Yamazaki in appearance over time, with his shaven head and little beard.
* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/SatoruSayama, Naoyuki Taira, and Wrestling/AkiraMaeda.
* BaldOfAwesome: When he joined Wrestling/ProWrestlingNoah.
* BashBrothers: With Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara, Yoji Anjo, and Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada in All Japan, Wrestling/KatsuyoriShibata and Masayuki Naruse in New Japan.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: After months of work disagreements with Maeda, not only Nagai got de-pushed and belittled, but also slapped in the face by Maeda for no reason after an important match. At that point Nagai snapped, told RINGS to screw themselves and left the promotion.
* BrattyHalfPint: He originally wanted to go into pro wrestling before finishing high school and needed Wrestling/GiantBaba to remind him his duties. Actually inverted in RINGS itself - he was the oldest member of the first generation native team, not counting Maeda.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Often wore neon green tights or shorts.
* CoolMask: Wore one as Makai #5.
* DefeatMeansRespect: In All Japan, he earned Wrestling/ToshiakiKawada’s respect despite losing a match to him and was selected to be his new tag partner in 2001.
* DoNotCallMePaul: His real first name is Hirokazu.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Was a trainee for UWF Newborn, but was injured before he could debut. He was also briefly a trainee for UWF International before he switched to RINGS.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Naomichi Marufuji once called him "Bald Octopus" when he worked in Wrestling/ProWrestlingNoah.
* FakeRussian: In Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam he sometimes wrestled as Vladimir Nagai.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shootboxing]]: And later competed in K-1. He also trained in Wrestling/SatoruSayama's Super Tiger Gym, and was a part of his Seikendo school in 1999.
* LightningBruiser: Arguably the best striker of the RINGS Japan team as well as the fastest.
* ManlyTears: Cried tears of joy after he beat Valentijn Overeem in a match.
* MoralityPet: Was one to Masayuki Naruse in New Japan.
* NerdGlasses: Wears them when he is not fighting.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Could work well and wasn't a bad shooter, but he unfortunately shared the ring with guys who were either way better workers and/or way better fighters. He ended up being one of the least notable people in the team despite having been the first RINGS trainee.
* RedBaron: "Mitsuyaman", "Shippūdotō" ("Storm and Stress", a reference to Sturm und Drang), "Shippu Ikaru" ("Hurricane Fury"), "Gogatana" ("The Little Sword"), "Great Tiger".
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Wrestling/MasahitoKakihara’s blue when they tagged together in All Japan.
* SatelliteCharacter: Debuted in [=ZERO1=] under a mask as [=NP5=], a short-lived member of [=Y2P-160Kg=]'s P-Force Men stable. Later had a singles match after taking off his mask, and was not seen in the romotion after thirteen years later.
* TheSixthRanger: Became an official wrestler for Battlarts between 1999 to 2001.
* SoreLoser: Once blew off Mikhail Ilyukhin’s handshake after Mikhail beat him by armbar.
* SpectacularSpinning: Threw jumping spinning kicks on occasion.
