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.

Most Famous Work

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Tokyo Serendipity

(2007) Satan Gokokuji

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WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI

(1995) Kurasawa

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WCW World War 3 1995

(1995) Kurasawa

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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5

(2020) Manabu Nakanishi

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TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan

(2008) Manabu Nakanishi

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WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

(1995) Kurasawa

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NJPW G1 Climax 26 - Day 1

(2016) Manabu Nakanishi

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NJPW New Year Dash 2018

(2018) Manabu Nakanishi

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7 2020-02-06 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6 2020-02-05 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5 2020-02-04 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2 2020-02-02 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 1 2020-02-01 Movie
2018	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018 2018-09-24 Movie
	N/A	My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler 2018-09-21 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1 2018-01-27 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 2018-01-05 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 2018-01-04 Movie
2017	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017-06-11 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 2017-05-03 Movie
	N/A	NJPW 45th Anniversary Show 2017-03-06 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017 2017-01-05 Movie
2016	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Power Struggle 2016 2016-11-05 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW G1 Climax 26 - Day 1 2016-07-18 Movie
	N/A	NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL) 2016-06-07 Movie
	N/A	NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7) 2016-05-29 Movie
	N/A	NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6) 2016-05-27 Movie
	Himself	NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016 2016-02-14 Movie
	Himself	NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016 2016-02-11 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016 2016-01-05 Movie
2015	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Tag League Finals 2015 2015-12-09 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 2015-10-12 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015 2015-09-27 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Destruction In Okayama 2015-09-23 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW G1 Climax 25 - Day 19 (Final) 2015-08-16 Movie
	Himself	NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015-07-05 Movie
	Himself	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015 2015-05-03 Movie
	Himself	NJPW Invasion Attack 2015 2015-04-05 Movie
	Himself	NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai 2015-02-14 Movie
	Himself	NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015 2015-02-11 Movie
2014	N/A	NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 2014-12-20 Movie
	Himself	NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 2014-12-07 Movie
	N/A	NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 2014-12-07 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 2014-09-21 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) 2014-08-10 Movie
2013	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Power Struggle 2013 2013-11-09 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 2013-10-14 Movie
	N/A	NJPW Destruction 2013 2013-09-30 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 2013-01-04 Movie
2012	Himself	NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012 2012-10-08 Movie
2011	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5 2011-01-04 Movie
2010	N/A	NJPW Dominion 6.19 2010-06-19 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV 2010-01-04 Movie
2009	N/A	NJPW Destruction 2009 2009-11-08 Movie
	N/A	NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ 2009-10-12 Movie
	N/A	NJPW Resolution 2009 2009-04-05 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 2009-01-04 Movie
2008	Manabu Nakanishi	TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan 2008-06-24 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 2008-01-04 Movie
2007	Satan Gokokuji	Tokyo Serendipity 2007-08-18 Movie
	Manabu Nakanishi	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 2007-01-04 Movie
2005	N/A	NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2 2005-08-06 Movie
	N/A	NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1 2005-08-04 Movie
2004	N/A	NJPW Nexess 2004-05-03 Movie
2003	N/A	NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35 2003-09-14 Movie
	N/A	NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3 2003-08-12 Movie
	N/A	NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals 2003-07-14 Movie
2002	N/A	NJPW The Spiral 2002-10-14 Movie
2001	N/A	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001 2001-05-05 Movie
	N/A	NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15 2001-03-20 Movie
1999	N/A	NJPW Final Dome 1999-10-11 Movie
1995	Kurasawa	WCW World War 3 1995 1995-11-26 Movie
	Kurasawa	WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 1995-10-29 Movie
	Kurasawa	WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI 1995-08-06 Movie
	N/A	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995 1995-05-03 Movie
1993	N/A	NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11 1993-03-23 Movie
1972	N/A	New Japan Pro Wrestling 1972-03-06 TV Show
	Himself	Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson Movie
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