Manabu Nakanishi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-01-22 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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
Acting
(2020)
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 1
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2020)
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2020)
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2020)
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2020)
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2018)
(2018)
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2018)
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2018)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2018)
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2017)
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2017)
(2017)
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2017)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2017)
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
as Himself
(2016)
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
as Himself
(2016)
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2016)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
as Himself
(2015)
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2015)
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2014)
(2014)
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
as Himself
(2014)
(2014)
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2014)
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2013)
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2013)
(2013)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2013)
(2013)
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2012)
NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012
as Himself
(2011)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2010)
(2010)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2010)
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2009)
(2009)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2009)
(2009)
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2009)
(2008)
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2008)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2008)
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2007)
Tokyo Serendipity
as Satan Gokokuji
(2007)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2007)
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
as Manabu Nakanishi
(2005)
(2005)
(2004)
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
(2002)
(2001)
(2001)
(1999)
(1995)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
as Kurasawa
(1995)
WCW World War 3 1995
as Kurasawa
(1995)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
as Kurasawa
(1995)
(1993)