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Manabu Nakanishi

Jan 22, 1967 (58 years old) 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.

Known For

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New Japan Pro Wrestling
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The Files of the Young Kindaichi
P.E. teacher
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The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
P.E. teacher
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My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
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Tokyo Serendipity
Satan Gokokuji
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WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
Kurasawa
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NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
Manabu Nakanishi
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
Manabu Nakanishi
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
Manabu Nakanishi
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
Manabu Nakanishi

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