Chigusa Nagayo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chigusa Nagayo
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Dec 8, 1964(1964-12-08)
Age	60
Birthplace	Ōmura
Country	Japan
Birth City	Nagasaki Prefecture
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Chigusa Nagayo Biography

Chigusa Nagayo is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on December 8, 1964 in Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Japanese wrestler who is best recognized as an active member of tag group The Crush Gals, she was the founder of GAEA Women’s Professional Wrestling.

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On January 4, 1983, Nagayo was matched against her future partner and one half of the future The Crush Gals, Lioness Asuka. They had a standout performance and got a good reaction, which lead to them becoming partners. The Crush Gal name was created from a combination of a nickname of Akira Maeda and a Japanese magazine called, “Gals”. The team gained popularity after a losing effort on August 27, 1983 in a WWWA Tag Title match against Yukari Omori and Jumbo Hori. The teams wrestled again in January 1984 to a 60-minute draw. They then wrestled to another 60 minute draw against Jaguar Yokota and Devil Masami in June 1984 to a crowd of 5,000 fans. The team released their first music single on August 21, 1984, called “Bible of Fire”, eventually selling over 100,000 copies. Nagayo claimed to have never sang in public prior to this single.

On August 25, 1984, The Crush Gals finally defeated their rivals Omori and Hori, capturing the WWWA World Tag Team Championship. In 1985, the Crush Gals began their rivalry with Dump Matsumoto’s heel stable, Gokuaku Domei (“Atrocious Alliance”). The feud drew consistent ratings over 12.0 for AJW’s weekly television program on Fuji TV. Nagayo claimed she had to move frequently during this time due to large amounts of fans waiting outside her home. On February 25, 1985, Matsumoto and Crane Yu defeated The Crush Gals for the WWWA tag titles. In June 1985, Nagayo competed in the 1985 Japan Grand Prix, losing in the semi-finals to Matsumoto. On August 28, 1985, Nagayo and Matsumoto met in a hair vs. hair match. Nagayo lost the highly acclaimed match, having her head shaved which shocked the crowd. Soon after, Nagayo was able to get some revenge when The Crush Girls defeated The Atrocious Alliance to win the 1985 Tag League the Best. However, Nagayo suffered a knee injury in December 1985, which caused The Crush Gals to vacate the WWWA tag titles and for Nagayo to miss some of early 1986. On March 20, 1986, The Crush Gals re- captured the WWWA tag titles from The Jumping Bomb Angels, who had won the vacated belts. Nagayo and Matsumoto continued April 5, 1986 match against Matsumoto at Ryōgoku Kokugikan where Nagayo won.

She had to hide her interests in wrestling secret from her parents who were not happy with her.

Chigusa Nagayo Net Worth

Chigusa Nagayo is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chigusa Nagayo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a member of The Crush Gals in the early 1980’s.

She founded GAEA because of All Japan women’s Pro-Wrestling league’s rule of compulsory retirement at the age of 26 for female wrestlers.

Nagayo debuted on August 8, 1980 for All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling against Yukari Omori. She cried upon losing and was scolded by Tommy Aoyama, a member of the Queen’s Angels, who was retiring that night. Through 1981, she only wrestled eight times due to the promotion having too many wrestlers.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Chigusa Nagayo Dating?

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In 1989, Nagayo reached age 26, the mandatory retirement age for female wrestlers in AJW at the time. Nagayo claimed to be getting married, however later admitted that it was a lie. Nagayo retired at WrestleMarine Piad ’89 on May 6, 1989. In Nagayo’s retirement match, she teamed with Lioness Asuka against Mitsuko Nishiwaki and Akira Hokuto. However, four impromptu exhibition matches followed including the final Crush Girls vs Jumping Bomb Angels match and one final match between Nagayo and Asuka.

Facts & Trivia

Chigusa Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Chigusa Nagayo celebrates birthday on December 8 of every year.

Nagayo did work in theatre and in 1991 performed in a play called, “Ring! Ring! Ring!”, which was about women’s wrestling. She also appeared on a television show as a physical education teacher. She said was encouraged by Kōhei Tsuka to return to wrestling.

Top Facts about Chigusa Nagayo

1. Chigusa Nagayo is a retired Japanese professional wrestler.
2. She was born on January 8, 1964 in Kumamoto, Japan.
3. Nagayo began her wrestling career in 1980 at age 16.
4. She co-founded the All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion.
5. Nagayo won numerous championships during her career, including the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship.
6. She was known for her rivalry with fellow wrestler Lioness Asuka.
7. In addition to wrestling, Nagayo has acted in films and television shows.
8. She retired from wrestling in 1997 but made occasional appearances afterwards.
9. Nagayo was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015 as part of The Legacy Wing.
10. Her legacy continues to inspire female wrestlers around the world today.