Manabu Nakanishi
Known for: Acting
Born: January 21, 1967 in Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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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NJPW Dominion 6.19
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
NJPW The Spiral
NJPW Resolution 2009
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
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NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
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WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
Kurasawa
NJPW Destruction 2013
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
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NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
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NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
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NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
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NJPW Destruction In Okayama
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
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NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
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