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Tank Nagai

Tank Nagai (タンク・ナガイ, Tanku Nagai) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Kaientai Dojo and All Japan Pro Wrestling.[3]

Tank Nagai
Nagai in December 2016
Born (1984-04-28) April 28, 1984 (age 40)[1]
Chiba, Japan
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2015)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Tank Nagai
Billed height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Billed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Debut2012
Retired2022

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2012-2022)

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Nagai is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. At Koji Doi & Kumagoro Produce New Year Fighting Festival, an event promoted by Wrestle-1 on January 25, 2017, Nagai teamed up with his "Magatsuki" tag partner Yuki Sato to defeat Seigo Tachibana and Shotaro Ashino.[4] At TAKA & Taichi Produce TAKATaichi House In Yokohama, an independent event produced by Taka Michinoku and Taichi on December 22, 2018, Nagai competed in a 16-person battle royal won by Saori Anou and also involving Ayame Sasamura, Natsumi Maki, Rina Shingaki, Tomoaki Honma, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and others.[5] At BASARA 182 ~ Koo ~, an event promoted by Pro-Wrestling Basara on January 25, 2022, he went into a time-limit draw against Isami Kodaka.[6]

Nagai often competed in joshi promotions as a guest. He wrestled in various matches for Ice Ribbon, the last of them taking place at New Ice Ribbon #1026 ~ RE:BORN on February 24, 2020, where he teamed up with Hamuko Hoshi to unsuccessfully face Hiragi Kurumi and Minoru Tanaka, and Orca Uto and Risa Sera in a three-way intergender tag team match.[7] At WAVE Sunday WAVE Vol. 38, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Wave on June 28, 2020, he faced Hiragi Kurumi and Sakura Hirota in two three-way matches on the same night with Kurumi being the winner in the both bouts.[8]

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2014-2019)

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Another promotion in which Nagai competed is All Japan Pro Wrestling. He made his first appearance at AJPW Chiba Extra Dream on March 16, 2014, where he teamed up with Kaji Tomato to defeat Menso-re Oyaji and Sushi.[9] He is known for participating in various of the promotion's signature events. One of them is the World's Strongest Tag Determination League, making his first appearance at the 2014 edition where he teamed up with Kengo Mashimo and scored a total of four points after going against the teams of Kento Miyahara and Go Shiozaki, Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori, Akebono and Yutaka Yoshie, Joe Doering and Suwama, The Bodyguard and Zeus, Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato, and Kenso and Mitsuya Nagai.[10] He marked his last appearance at the 2016 edition of the event where he teamed up with Kenho Mashimo again, placing themselves in the Block A and scoring a total of six points after going against the teams of Jake Lee and Kento Miyahara, Atsushi Aoki and Suwam, Osamu Nishimura and Yutaka Yoshie, Rikiya Fudo and Ryoji Sai, and Black Tiger VII and Mitsuya Nagai.[11]

Kaientai Dojo/Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2012-2022)

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The promotion for which Nagai is best known for competing in for a decade until his retirement was Kaientai Dojo (became Active Advance Pro Wrestling in 2019). He made his professional wrestling debut at Taka Michinoku's 20th Anniversary on October 14, 2012, where he fell short to Ayumu Honda.[12] At FREEDOMS/2AW VersuS, an event produced in partnership with Pro Wrestling Freedoms on February 21, 2021, Nagai teamed up with his "Toll Glänz" tag partner Ayato Yoshida to defeat Jun Kasai and Kenji Fukimoto.[13]

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2012-2022)

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Kaientai Dojo has held numerous events in partnership with Big Japan Pro Wrestling, shows in which Nagai has also competed. At BJW/ZERO1/2AW 3 Groups Joint Performance ~ Tokyo Delta, an event produced also in partnership with Pro Wrestling Zero1 on August 11, 2020, Nagai teamed up with Towa Iwasaki and Takuya Nomura in a losing effort against Ayato Yoshida, Daisuke Sekimoto and Masato Tanaka as a result of a six-man tag team match.[14] His last match in this kind of events occurred on January 16, 2022, at BJW/2AW Big Advance where he teamed up with Kotaro Yoshino to defeat Hideyoshi Kamitani and Kazuki Hashimoto.[15]

Personal life

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In September 2015, Mio Shirai announced she was getting married the following month.[16][17] Shirai later revealed her fiancé being Nagai.[18] The wedding ceremony took place on October 16, 2015.[19] On December 31, 2016, Shirai announced she was pregnant with the couple's first child.[20] She gave birth on June 18, 2017.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Tank Nagai • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tank Nagai/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Tank Nagai Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Wrestle-1 (January 25, 2017). 2017年1月大会 平成29年1月8日（日）～平成29年1月22日（日「WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2017 SUNRISE」「新春喧嘩祭り」. w-1.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Dark angel (December 30, 2018). "TAKA and Taichi Produce: "TAKATaichi House In Yokohama"". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Pro-Wrestling Basara (January 25, 2022). 2022年1月25日（火）18:30／19:00 東京・新木場1stRING 伐折羅・佰捌拾弐～煌～ 観衆発表なし. basarapw.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Ice Ribbon (February 24, 2020). ◆2020年02月24日 開始時間 11時30分～ ／ 開場時刻 10時45分 アイスリボン後楽園大会「RE:BORN」. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  8. ^ Pro Wrestling Wave (June 28, 2020). 『Sunday wave vol.38〜お待たせ〜』. pro-w-wave.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Dark angel (March 18, 2014). "AJPW: AJPW Results «Chiba Extra Dream» 16/03/2014". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Pro Wrestling History. "All Japan Real World Tag League History". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "「World Strongest Tag Determination League 2016」". Puroresu Spirit. November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 14, 2012). "K-DOJO TAKA Michinoku 20th Anniversary". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Active Advance Pro Wrestling (February 21, 2021). FREEDOMS×2AW 団体対抗戦 『VersuS』※FREEDOMS主催. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  14. ^ Big Japan Pro Wrestling (August 11, 2020). 「大日本×ZERO1×2AW3団体特別興行～TOKYO DELTA」東京･後楽園ホール大会. bjw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  15. ^ Active Advance Pro Wrestling (January 16, 2022). 大日本プロレス× 2AW 合同興行『BIG ADVANCE』. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  16. ^ 紫雷美央 引退試合で結婚発表. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  17. ^ 紫雷美央 引退試合後に結婚発表「いい嫁になれるように頑張る」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  18. ^ ユニオン10.4後楽園大会 10周年記念興行にして最終興行／イサミvs.石川のユニオンMax戦、チェリーvs.マサ子のFTE戦、Fumavs.風戸. Battle News (in Japanese). October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  19. ^ 無事に結婚式出来ました！！. Mio no Iu Koto o Kiki Nasai! (in Japanese). Ameba. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  20. ^ アイスリボン後楽園大会「RibbonMania2016」. Ice Ribbon (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  21. ^ Shirai, Mio (June 18, 2017). 無事にママになりました！！！ (in Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  22. ^ Wrestling Titles (November 14, 2021). "Active Advance Pro Wrestling Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  23. ^ Wrestling Titles (January 10, 2020). "Chiba 6-man Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  24. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Kaientai Dojo Champion of Strongest-K Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  25. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Kaientai Dojo Strongest-K Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
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