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