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 Title History: None won.
Tournament History: None won.
Signature Moves:
Profile: Hiroshi Nagao pursued basketball during his childhood, assisted by his uncanny height. After that, he entered volleyball events, where a great vertical leap and very good athletic ability for his size made him a big name. Following selection for Osaka's all-star team, Nagao entered professional volleyball competition, joining the Sakai Blazers in 1998. Nagao was scouted by New Japan, and passed an admission test in April, 2002. He spent much of the year training both in New Japan's main dojo, and also Antonio Inoki's L.A. dojo, in preparation for his debut. In January, 2003, Yoshihiro Takayama nominated Nagao as his tag partner in February's IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament. Takayama displayed Nagao to the Korakuen Hall crowd at the end of January, but Nagao suffered knee ligament damage while hopping out of the ring. Nagao went ahead with his debut match, teaming with Takayama against the Makai Club's Tadao Yasuda & Kazunari Murakami, but was beaten easily and sidelined long-term. Just over a year later, after fighting several injuries, he put the false start behind him and began the traditional young lion rise in New Japan. Just when he finally seemed to be moving, Nagao abruptly left New Japan, departing on good terms in January, 2006, to explore new options.
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