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Naoya Ogawa

Title History

 

  • NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Dan Severn (March 14, 1999);
  • NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Gary Steele (October 2, 1999);
  • NWA (Zero One) Intercontinental Tag Titles w/Shinya Hashimoto defeating John Heidenreich & Nathan Jones (October 26, 2002);
  • NWA (Zero One) Intercontinental Tag Titles w/Shinya Hashimoto defeating Tom Howard & Matt Ghaffari (April 29, 2003);
  • Zero One Max United States Heavyweight title (as Hulk Ogan) defeating The Predator (August 10, 2003);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • Naoya Ogawa won many Judo tournaments in his younger days..
  • ~~~Naoya Ogawa became the youngest winner ever in the World Judo Championships..
  • ~~~Naoya Ogawa’s greatest judo accomplishment came when he competed in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games..
  • ~~~~Naoya Ogawa won a silver medal in the 95KG weight class..
  • March 1997: Naoya was recruited by Antonio Inoki and sent to train with Satoru Sayama..
  • April 12, 1997: Naoya Ogawa (replaced Ken Shamrock) and defeated IWGP HW Champion Shinya Hashimoto in a non-title match..
  • May 3, 1997: Shinya Hashimoto defeated Naoya Ogawa to retain the IWGP Heavyweight title..
  • 1998: Naoya Ogawa became the top star of Inoki’s UFO movement..
  • ~~~October 24, 1998: Naoya Ogawa TKO’d Don Frye on the UFO debut show..
  • January 4, 1999: Shinya Hashimoto wrestled Naoya Ogawa to a no contest at the Tokyo Dome..
  • Naoya Ogawa ventured into the popular mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting group, PRIDE..
  • Naoya Ogawa defeated Gary Goodridge in his first fight, then later downing Masaaki Satake..
  • March 14, 1999: Naoya Ogawa defeated Dan Severn for the NWA World Heavyweight title in Yokohama, Japan..
  • September 25, 1999: Gary Steele defeated Naoya Ogowa for the NWA World Heavyweight title in Charlotte, NC..
  • October 2, 1999: Noaya Ogawa defeated Gary Steele to recapture the NWA World Heavyweight title but vacated it on July 2, 2000..
  • October 11, 1999: Naoya Ogawa defeated Shinya Hashimoto by TKO..
  • April 7, 2000: Naoya Ogawa defeated Shinya Hashimoto again by KO sending Hashimoto into temporary retirement..
  • Naoya Ogawa joined Shinya Hashimoto’s Zero-One promotion and formed a tag team with Shinya calling themselves OH Gun..
  • January 4, 2004 – Z1 Hustle-1: Bill Goldberg beat Naoya Ogawa when heel-referee suddenly recovered as Goldberg went for pin..
  • March 7, 2004 – Z1 Hustle-2: Matt Ghaffari/Mark Coleman/Kevin Randleman/Dusty Rhodes Jr/Giant Silva/Dan Bobish b Naoya Ogawa..
  • May 8, 2004 – Z1 Hustle-3: Naoya Ogawa & Shin’ya Hashimoto defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall)..
  • July 25, 2004 – Z1 Hustle-4: Naoya Ogawa & Riki Choshu defeated An Joe (Yoji Anjoh) & Dan “The Buffalo” Bobish..
  • November 13, 2004–New Japan: Toshiaki Kawada & Naoya Ogawa beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiroshi Tanahashi..

 

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Debut

April 12, 1997

Birthday

March 31, 1968

Hometown

Suginami Ward, Tokyo

Gender

Male

Height

6'4"

Weight

254lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Sleeper Hold

Favorite Move(s)

Space Tornado Ogawa

Notable Feuds

Shinya Hashimoto

Status

Living