Manabu Nakanishi

Manabu Nakanishi

Actor

Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
January 22, 1967

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.

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Representative Works

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
9.7
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NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
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/ Japanese
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
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NJPW Dominion 6.19
NJPW Dominion 6.19
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/ English
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
7.3
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WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
5.0
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WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
7.0
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
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NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
2017Winner

Best Performance

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017

NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
2015Nominee

Best Performance

NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
2016Nominee

Best Performance

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7

Career Highlights

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
2016Highlight

Best Performance

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
2016Highlight

Best Performance

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)

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