Chigusa Nagayo
Birth: December 8th, 1964
Height: 5’5″
Weight: 180 lbs.
Background: AJW Dojo
Debut: August 8th, 1980 vs. Yukari Omori
Promotions Wrestled For: AJW, JWP, GAEA Japan, and Marvelous
Notable Partners: Lioness Asuka (as The Crush Gals)
Other Identities: Zero

Championships Held: GAEA AAAW Singles Championship, GAEA AAAW Tag Team Championship, AJW Junior Championship, All Pacific Championship, IWA World Championship, WWWA Tag Team Championship, WWWA World Championship, Blast King Tag Team Championship, and the Blast Queen Championship
Tournaments Won: AJW Japan Grand Prix (1987) and the AJW Tag League the Best (1986 and 1987)
Awards Won: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1997), Tokyo Sports Award Best Tag Team (2014), and AJW Hall of Fame (1998)

Notable Matches:

  • May 15th, 1982 vs. Itsuki Yamazaki
  • January 8th, 1984 vs. Noriyo Tateno  (title win)
  • August 22nd, 1985 vs. Devil Masami  (title challenge)
  • March 16th, 1986 with Lioness Asuka vs. Kai and Mitchell
  • October 10th, 1986 with Lioness Asuka vs. Uno and Omori  (tournament win)
  • November 7th, 1986 vs. Dump Matsumoto  (Hair vs. Hair Match)
  • October 20th, 1987 vs. Yukari Omori  (title defense and title challenge)
  • April 2nd, 1993 vs. Devil Masami
  • September 19th, 1995 vs. Mayumi Ozaki
  • November 2nd, 1996 vs. Devil Masami  (title win)
  • August 23rd, 1998 vs. Devil Masami  (title win)
  • April 4th, 1999 vs. Lioness Asuka
  • April 30th, 2004 with Asuka vs. Nagashima and Sato  (title win)
  • November 3rd, 2017 vs. Nanae Takahashi  (title defense)
  • December 8th, 2019 vs. Takumi Iroha

Signature Moves:

  • Crush Suplex
  • Death Valley Bomb
  • Diving Moonsault
  • Over The Crush (with Lioness Asuka)
  • Running Three
  • Scorpion Deathlock
  • Super Freak
  • Super Freak II

Sample of Matches Reviewed on Joshi City:

In Action:

Over The Crush
Over The Crush
Nagayo Running Three
Running Three
Super Freak
Super Freak

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