2015Nominee
Best Performance
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
Actor
Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan
February 24, 1980
Biography
Shinsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand after joining the company in 2016. From 2002 to 2016, he competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, winning his first at 23 years, 9 months, and 15 days to become the youngest champion in history before the record was broken by Callum Newman in 2026 at 23 years, 7 months, and 4 days. He also won the 2011 G1 Climax and the 2014 New Japan Cup, held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship five times, including its longest reign at 313 days, and was the final IWGP Third Belt and NWF Heavyweight Champion. Nakamura was also a founding member and the original leader of Chaos.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Nominee
Best Performance
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2019Nominee
Best Performance
WWE Crown Jewel 2019
Career Highlights
2019Highlight
Best Performance
WWE WrestleMania 35
2018Highlight
Best Performance
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
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WWE Royal Rumble 2025
WWE WrestleMania 35
WWE Extreme Rules 2018