About

Known credits:
95
Birthday:
1967-01-22
Place of birth:
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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Manabu Nakanishi

Overview

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.

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2020 NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2020 NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2020 NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5 Actor Manabu Nakanishi 59
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2020 NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2020 NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 1 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2018 My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler Actor 59
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2018 NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2018 NJPW New Year Dash 2018 Actor Manabu Nakanishi 59
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2018 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Actor Manabu Nakanishi 59
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2017 NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall Actor Manabu Nakanishi 59
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2017 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 Actor Manabu Nakanishi 59
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2017 NJPW 45th Anniversary Show Actor N/A
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2017 NJPW New Year Dash 2017 Actor Manabu Nakanishi 59
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2016 NJPW Power Struggle 2016 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final) Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2016 NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL) Actor N/A
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2016 NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7) Actor N/A
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2016 NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6) Actor N/A
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2016 NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016 Actor Himself N/A
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2016 NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016 Actor Himself N/A
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2016 NJPW New Year Dash 2016 Actor Himself 59
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2015 NJPW Tag League Finals 2015 Actor Manabu Nakanishi 59
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2015 NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2015 NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015 Actor Himself N/A
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2015 NJPW Destruction In Okayama Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2015 NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final) Actor Manabu Nakanishi 59
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2015 NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2015 NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2015 NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2015 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015 Actor Himself N/A
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2015 NJPW Invasion Attack 2015 Actor Himself N/A
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2015 NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai Actor Himself N/A
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2015 NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2014 NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 Actor N/A
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2014 NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 Actor Himself N/A
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2014 NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 Actor N/A
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2014 NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 Actor Himself N/A
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2014 NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2013 NJPW Power Struggle 2013 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2013 NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2013 NJPW Destruction 2013 Actor 59
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2013 Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson Actor Himself 59
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2013 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2012 NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012 Actor Himself N/A
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2011 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2010 NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final) Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2010 NJPW Dominion 6.19 Actor N/A
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2010 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2009 NJPW Destruction 2009 Actor N/A
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2009 NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ Actor N/A
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2009 NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final) Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2009 NJPW Resolution 2009 Actor N/A
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2009 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2008 NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final) Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2008 TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2008 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2007 Tokyo Serendipity Actor Satan Gokokuji 58
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2007 NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final) Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2007 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 Actor Manabu Nakanishi N/A
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2005 NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2 Actor N/A
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2005 NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1 Actor N/A
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2004 NJPW Nexess Actor N/A
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2003 NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35 Actor N/A
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2003 NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3 Actor N/A
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2003 NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals Actor N/A
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2002 NJPW The Spiral Actor N/A
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2001 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001 Actor N/A
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2001 NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15 Actor N/A
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1999 NJPW Final Dome Actor N/A
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1995 WCW World War 3 1995 Actor Kurasawa N/A
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1995 WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 Actor Kurasawa 59
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1995 WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI Actor Kurasawa 59
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1995 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995 Actor N/A
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1993 NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11 Actor N/A
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1972 New Japan Pro Wrestling Actor 69
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