Seigigun

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Seigigun
Wataru Inoue
Name(s)Seigigun
DebutSeptember 2009
DisbandedApril 2013

Seigigun (青義軍, Seigigun, literally translated to "Blue Justice Army") was a professional wrestling stable in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, led by Yuji Nagata.

History

2009

Seigigun was first formed in September 2009 as a branch of New Japan Seikigun ("regular army") that seeks justice.

2009 G1 Tag League and finished in 4th place with 4 points.[2] On December 5, 2009, Nagata challenged Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship but lost.[3]

2010

At

2010 G1 Climax Tag League with Nagata and Inoue forming one team while Machine and Fale formed another. Machine and Fale would finish in last place of their block with 0 points, Nagata and Inoue would ultimately go on to win the tournament defeating Bad Intentions in the semi-finals and No Limit in the finals.[9] With the G1 Climax Tag League victory, Nagata and Inoue challenged Bad Intentions once again for the IWGP Tag Team Titles on December 11 but would once again lose.[10]

2011

Following the tag title loss, Nagata began a short feud with

Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome, which Nagata won.[11] At The New Beginning on February 20, Nagata, Inoue, and Fale teamed with Hiroyoshi Tenzan against Chaos (Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, and Yujiro Takahashi) in an elimination match which they came up short.[11] In March, Nagata and Inoue entered the 2011 New Japan Cup with Inoue falling to Yano in the first round while Nagata fared better as he won the tournament, defeating Nakamura in the finals.[12] On June 18, Hirasawa returned from Puerto Rico, now performing under the ring name Hideo Saito, and turned on Nagata and the Seigigun, joining rival group Chaos.[13]

2013

After a long hiatus, Nagata reunited the Seigigun on March 3, 2013, at New Japan's 41st anniversary event, where he, Super Strong Machine (making his first wrestling appearance in nineteen months), Wataru Inoue and Captain New Japan, the masked persona of former member Mitsuhide Hirasawa, were defeated in an eight-man tag team match by

Prince Devitt.[15] With Fale turning on the stable and Inoue being absent due to injuries, Nagata announced he was disbanding Seigigun.[16]

2014-present

On April 2, 2014, Seigigun reunited for one night to take part in Wataru Inoue's retirement event, where Nagata, Captain New Japan and Super Strong Machine defeated

Even though the group is disbanded, Yuji Nagata still represents them while wrestling for the Main Unit. He is still considered the leader of Seigi-gun and continues to wear the signature blue on his gear.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ "[Results] New Japan, 9/27/09". Puroresufan.com. September 27, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Purolove.Com. Purolove.Com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  3. ^ Strong Style Spirit. Puroresufan.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Strong Style Spirit. Puroresufan.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  5. ^ Purolove.Com. Purolove.Com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  6. ^ Strong Style Spirit. Puroresufan.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  7. ^ Purolove.Com. Purolove.Com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  8. ^ Purolove.Com. Purolove.Com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  9. ^ Purolove.Com. Purolove.Com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  10. ^ Strong Style Spirit. Puroresufan.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  11. ^ a b Strong Style Spirit. Puroresufan.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  12. ^ Strong Style Spirit. Puroresufan.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
  13. ^ "(Results) New Japan, 6/18/11". Strong Style Spirit. June 18, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  14. ^ 旗揚げ記念日. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  15. ^ "Invasion Attack". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  16. ^ "永田裕志「青義軍は解散!アンチエイジングもここまで来たか」Nagata declared that he breaks up Blue Justice Army". Enuhito (in Japanese). April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  17. ^ "Road to Invasion Attack 2014 ~井上亘引退記念大会~". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  18. ^ NJPW. "Yuji Nagata – 永田裕志 – 本隊 – 青義軍 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
Achievements
Preceded by
Giant Bernard
G1 Tag League winners
2010
Wataru Inoue & Yuji Nagata
Succeeded by
Preceded by New Japan Cup winner
2011
Yuji Nagata
Succeeded by