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Hiroshi Yoshinaga (born August 18, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).

Yoshinaga is considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. Throughout his 26 year career, Yoshinaga has wrestled in multiple different promotions. While wrestling in those promotions, Yoshinaga has won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, the IWGP Tag Team Championship, the NEVER Openweight Championshipthe Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, the All Asia Tag Team Championship, the GHC Heavyweight Championship, the GHC Tag Team Championship, the ROH World Championship, the ROH World Tag Team Championship, and the PWG World Championship.

Yoshinaga was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame in 2014. In an interview, Dave Meltzer stated that "Yoshinaga is one of the greatest of all time. He should be in people's Mt. Rushmore if they consider themselves a wrestling fan". In 2020, Yoshinaga was named the best wrestler of the 2010s in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Personal Life
Yoshinaga married his wife in 2002 and has four children: a son named Katsuhito and daughters named Akemi, Masako, and Tomoko.

Championships and Accomplishments

 * All Japan Pro Wrestling
 * Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
 * All Asia Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Keita Ugumori (1) and Rinji Watanuki (1)


 * New Japan Pro-Wrestling
 * IWGP Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
 * IWGP Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
 * IWGP Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Hisahsi Yasumoto
 * NEVER Openweight Championship (1 time)
 * Fifth NJPW Triple Crown Champion
 * Third NJPW Grand Slam Champion
 * G1 Climax (2006, 2013, 2017)


 * New Japan Cup (2004, 2007)
 * Pro Wrestling Guerilla
 * PWG World Championship (1 time)


 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2019


 * Pro Wrestling NOAH
 * GHC Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 * GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tokutomi Miura
 * ROH World Championship (1 time)
 * ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Charlie Simmons


 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 * Most Charismatic (2014-2017)
 * Rookie of the Year (1998)
 * Wrestler of the Year (2010-2014)
 * Wrestler of the Decade (2010s)
 * Most Charismatic of the Decade (2010s)
 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2014)