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16 Facts About Hiroshi Nagao

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Hiroshi Nagao is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling and Hustle.

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Hiroshi Nagao looked up to former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Giant Baba who is his favourite wrestler who inspired him to wrestle.

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Hiroshi Nagao trained under the NJPW Dojo in Japan as a "Young Lion".

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Hiroshi Nagao was noticed by NJPW because of his size.

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Hiroshi Nagao was postponed to his debut twice due to injuries.

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Hiroshi Nagao made his professional debut in February 2003 for NJPW.

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In 2005, Hiroshi Nagao competed in the Young Lion cup, but was unsuccessful.

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8.

Hiroshi Nagao then competed in the IWGP U-30 Openweight Title League.

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However, for Hiroshi Nagao, he did not score enough points in the league.

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Hiroshi Nagao lost his last match in NJPW to Ryushi Yanagisawa.

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Hiroshi Nagao debuted there as a member of Generalissimo Takada's Takada Monster Army.

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Hiroshi Nagao adopted a volleyball gimmick where he would make his entrance wearing a volleyball attire and carry a net of volleyballs, under the ring name "Giant Vabo".

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Hiroshi Nagao was later expelled from the Monster Army, after which he changed his ring name to "Nagao Ginga" and his gimmick to a gymnast, teaming up with Ginga Iketani.

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Towards the end of Hiroshi Nagao's career, he would compete in the Hustle Grand Prix, which is a knock-out system.

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On October 26,2008, Hiroshi Nagao announced his retirement from competing in professional wrestling.

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Hiroshi Nagao is a playable character in the video game titled "King Of Colosseum II" created by Spike for PlayStation 2 in 2004.