Manabu Nakanishi
Biography
Manabu Nakanishi is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, who was primarily associated with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, one-time G1 Climax winner and three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion. Nakanishi has always stayed based in Japan, but has wrestled for various other promotions including World Championship Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1. Nakanishi's career slowly declined after a spinal injury in 2011, but he continued to wrestle for a further nine years, before retiring on February 22, 2020. In 1992, Nakanishi won bronze in freestyle wrestling at the Asian Championships. Later that year, he competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and placed eleventh.
Known For
NJPW Dominion 6.19
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
NJPW The Spiral
NJPW Resolution 2009
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
Kurasawa
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
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NJPW Destruction 2013
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
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NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
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NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
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NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
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NJPW Destruction In Okayama
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
Himself
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
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NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
Himself
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
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NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Power Struggle 2013
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NJPW Power Struggle 2016
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom V
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom II
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
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NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
パパはわるものチャンピオン
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NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
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TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
Himself
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
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NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
NJPW Nexess
NJPW Destruction 2009
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
Kurasawa
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
Kurasawa
WCW World War 3 1995
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
NJPW Final Dome
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
Satan Gokokuji
恋するマドリ
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
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NJPW Wrestling World 2001
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
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NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
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NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
113
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-01-22
Place of Birth
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
Kurosawa