Chigusa Nagayo

Biography

Chigusa Nagayo (born December 8, 1964) is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for her time in Japanese promotion All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) during the 1980s. She was one-half of the Crush Gals tag team, with partner Lioness Asuka, and achieved massive mainstream popularity before her first retirement in 1989. In 1995, she founded GAEA Japan, and in 2014, created its successor Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling, which she still operates. Nagayo is often regarded as the most popular female wrestler of all time, as well as being one of the greatest and most influential.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

2026Nominee

Best Performance

Marvelous 10th Anniversary

1996Nominee

Best Performance

FMW 7th Anniversary Show

2021Winner

Best Performance

Stardom 10th Anniversary ~Hinamatsuri All Star Dream Cinderella~

Career Highlights

1993Highlight

Best Performance

Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears

1996Highlight

Best Performance

FMW Yamato Nadeshiko III