Manabu Nakanishi

Manabu Nakanishi

1/22/1967 (59 years old)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.

Filmography (118 titles)

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020Movie

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020

Manabu Nakanishi · 2020

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7Movie

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7

Manabu Nakanishi · 2020

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6Movie

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6

Manabu Nakanishi · 2020

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 53.5Movie

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5

Manabu Nakanishi · 2020

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2Movie

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2

Manabu Nakanishi · 2020

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1Movie

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1

Manabu Nakanishi · 2020

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 20199.0Movie

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019

Manabu Nakanishi · 2019

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4Movie

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4

Manabu Nakanishi · 2019

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3Movie

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3

Manabu Nakanishi · 2019

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2Movie

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2

Manabu Nakanishi · 2019

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1Movie

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1

Manabu Nakanishi · 2019

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2Movie

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2

Manabu Nakanishi · 2019

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1Movie

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1

Manabu Nakanishi · 2019

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018Movie

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018

Manabu Nakanishi · 2018

My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler7.3Movie

My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler

2018

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2Movie

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2

Manabu Nakanishi · 2018

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1Movie

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1

Manabu Nakanishi · 2018

NJPW New Year Dash !! 20187.0Movie

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018

Manabu Nakanishi · 2018

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 128.8Movie

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

Manabu Nakanishi · 2018

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)Movie

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)

Manabu Nakanishi · 2017

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall9.7Movie

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

Manabu Nakanishi · 2017

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 20177.0Movie

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017

Manabu Nakanishi · 2017

NJPW Sakura Genesis 201710.0Movie

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017

Manabu Nakanishi · 2017

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1Movie

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1

Manabu Nakanishi · 2017

NJPW 45th Anniversary ShowMovie

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

Manabu Nakanishi · 2017

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017Movie

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017

Manabu Nakanishi · 2017

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017Movie

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017

Manabu Nakanishi · 2017

NJPW New Year Dash !! 20178.0Movie

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017

Manabu Nakanishi · 2017

NJPW Power Struggle 2016Movie

NJPW Power Struggle 2016

Manabu Nakanishi · 2016

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016Movie

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016

Manabu Nakanishi · 2016