Naoya Ogawa
- January 9, 2024
- Wrestler
Quick Facts
Naoya Ogawa Biography
| Name | Naoya Ogawa |
| Birthday | Mar 31 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
| Place Of Birth | Tokyo |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Children(s) | Yusei Ogawa |
Naoya Ogawa is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on March 31, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.
Ogawa first started in judo in his high school years. He continued on in college attending Meiji University in 1986. In his second year at school he became a world freeclass champion, the youngest in the history of judo. He won many more championships before graduating from the College of Business Administration at Meiji University, setting a record of seven medals at the World Judo Championships. He also gained a total of seven medals at the All- Japan Judo Championships in two separate winning streaks, from 1989 to 1993 and from 1995 to 96, second only to Yasuhiro Yamashita’s nine medals. Ogawa was a silver medalist in judo of 1992 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Ogawa is also known for his career in professional wrestling, where he primarily worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), and took part in one of the promotion’s most high-profile feuds of the 1990s with Shinya Hashimoto. In professional wrestling, Ogawa was a two-time National Wrestling Alliance world heavyweight champion.
Naoya Ogawa Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Wrestler |
| House | Living in own house. |
Naoya Ogawa is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Naoya Ogawa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Naoya Ogawa (小川 直也 , Ogawa Naoya) (born 31 March 1968) is a Japanese Olympic and world champion judoka, retired professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist. He won a total of seven medals at the All-Japan Judo Championships (second only behind Yasuhiro Yamashita), and set a record of seven medals at the World Judo Championships. Ogawa won the silver medal in the +95 kg judo weight class at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 4 in |
| Weight | 115 kg |
Naoya Ogawa height 6 ft 4 in Ng weight 115 kg & body measurements will update soon.
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In May, Ogawa traveled to United States and defeated Gary Steele to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Hashimoto followed him to the country and attacked him (kayfabe this time) in a press conference, challenging him to a title match in Japan with Tatsumi Fujinami as special referee. Naoya toured through United States, retaining the title before Dan Severn, Doug Gilbert and Biggie Biggs, trading it with Steele in a three-way match that also involved Brian Anthony on September 25, 1999, and finally coming back to Japan to meet Hashimoto. They faced on October 10 at the Tokyo Dome, with Ogawa winning the bout.
Facts & Trivia
Ng Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Naoya Ogawa celebrates birthday on March 31 of every year.
In 2000, Ogawa took part in negotiations with Rickson Gracie for a match between them at the Colosseum promotion, in which Gracie had just defeated Masakatsu Funaki. With the fight scheduled for the next year, Ogawa vacated his NWA World Heavyweight Championship in order to focus in his fight with Gracie, but all the plans were suspended upon the news of the death of Rickson’s son Rockson and the event never had place.