Shinsuke Nakamura

Feb 24, 1980 (45 years old) in Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan

Shinsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand after joining the company in 2016.

From 2002 to 2016, he competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, winning his first at age 23 to become the youngest champion in history. He also won the 2011 G1 Climax and the 2014 New Japan Cup, held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship five times, including its longest reign at 313 days, and was the final IWGP Third Belt and NWF Heavyweight Champion. Nakamura was also a founding member and the original leader of Chaos.

Known For

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WWE NXT

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8

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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015

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NJPW Dominion 6.19

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NJPW Power Struggle 2013

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NJPW Invasion Attack 2013

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NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7

Credits

WWE Talking Smack Future

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★ 5.5
WWE Hall of Fame 2025 2025

★ 6
WWE Royal Rumble 2025 2025

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★ 6.7
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 2024

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★ 6.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 2024

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★ 7.4
WWE Fastlane 2023 2023

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★ 7.1
WWE Payback 2023 2023

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★ 5.8
WWE SummerSlam 2023 2023

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★ 7.2
WWE Money in the Bank 2023 2023

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★ 8.3
NOAH: The New Year 2023 2023

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Inside Jamie Noble's Last Match 2022

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WWE WrestleMania 38: Saturday 2022

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★ 7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2022 2022

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★ 6.4
WWE Survivor Series 2021 2021

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★ 5.6
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021 2021

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WWE SummerSlam 2021 2021

"King" Shinsuke Nakamura (Appearance)

★ 7.3
WWE Money in the Bank 2021 2021

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★ 8.3
WWE Fastlane 2021 2021

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★ 6.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2021 2021

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★ 8.4
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021 2021

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★ 4.3
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020 2020

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★ 7.6
WWE Survivor Series 2020 2020

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★ 7.4
WWE Clash of Champions 2020 2020

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★ 7.7
WWE Extreme Rules 2020 2020

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★ 6.9
NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1. 2020

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WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1 2020

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★ 7.9
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 2020

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★ 7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 2020

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★ 8.1
WWE Survivor Series 2019 2019

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★ 8.4
WWE Crown Jewel 2019

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WWE Clash of Champions 2019 2019

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★ 6.2
WWE Smackville 2019

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WWE Extreme Rules 2019 2019

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★ 7.3
WWE Super ShowDown 2019 2019

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★ 6.3
WWE WrestleMania 35 2019

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★ 7.4
WWE Fastlane 2019 2019

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★ 7.2
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 2019

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★ 10
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 2019

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★ 7.6
WWE Starrcade 2018 2018

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★ 7.8
WWE Survivor Series 2018 2018

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★ 7.6
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches 2018

Himself

★ 9.5
WWE SummerSlam 2018 2018

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★ 7.4
WWE Extreme Rules 2018 2018

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WWE Money in the Bank 2018 2018

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WWE Backlash 2018 2018

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★ 5.4
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble 2018

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WWE WrestleMania 34 2018

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★ 7.3
WWE Chronicle 2018

Himself

★ 8
NXT: Best of 2017 2018

★ 10
WWE Fastlane 2018 2018

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★ 7.4
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017 2018

Himself

★ 10
WWE Royal Rumble 2018 2018

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★ 7.3
WWE Clash of Champions 2017 2017

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★ 6.6
WWE Survivor Series 2017 2017

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★ 7.2
NXT: From Secret To Sensation 2017

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WWE Hell in a Cell 2017 2017

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★ 7.3
WWE SummerSlam 2017 2017

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★ 7.3
NXT.TakeOver.Brooklyn.III.Pre.Show 2017

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NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III 2017

★ 8.7
WWE Battleground 2017 2017

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★ 6.3
WWE Money in the Bank 2017 2017

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★ 6.5
WWE Backlash 2017 2017

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★ 5.9
NXT Takeover: Orlando 2017

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★ 6.8
NXT Takeover: San Antonio 2017

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★ 7.2
NXT Takeover: Toronto 2016

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★ 7.8
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II 2016

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★ 7.2
NXT TakeOver: The End 2016

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★ 7.2
NXT TakeOver: Dallas 2016

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★ 7.7
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016 2016

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★ 7
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 2016

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★ 7
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015 2015

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★ 10
NJPW Power Struggle 2015 2015

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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 2015

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RPW & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2015

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RevPro: Uprising 2015 2015

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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015 2015

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NJPW Destruction In Okayama 2015

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ROH: Field of Honor 2015

Self

★ 7
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final) 2015

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★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 15 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 11 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 10 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 9 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 8 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1 2015

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NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015

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RevPro Summer Sizzler 2015 2015

Himself

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ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2 2015

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ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1 2015

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ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds - Night 2 2015

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ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds - Night 1 2015

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015 2015

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NJPW Invasion Attack 2015 2015

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NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai 2015

Himself

★ NR
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015 2015

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★ NR
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6 2015

★ NR
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 2015

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★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 2015

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★ 8.5
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 2014

Himself

★ NR
NJPW Power Struggle 2014 2014

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★ NR
ROH: Thanks Steen Thanks 2014

Himself

★ 7.5
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014 2014

★ NR
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 2014

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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) 2014

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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11 2014

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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 10 2014

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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 9 2014

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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8 2014

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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7 2014

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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6 2014

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★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5 2014

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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4 2014

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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2 2014

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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1 2014

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NJPW Dominion 6.21 2014

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RevPro Summer Sizzler 2014 2014

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NJPW Best of the Super Junior XXI Finals 2014

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ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds 2014

Himself

★ NR
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars 2014

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2014 2014

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NJPW 42nd Anniversary Show 2014

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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014

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NJPW Presents CMLL Fantasticamania 2014 2014

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 2014

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★ 10
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 2013

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NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals 2013

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NJPW Power Struggle 2013 2013

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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 2013

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NJPW Destruction 2013 2013

★ 7
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final) 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1 2013

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NJPW Invasion Attack 2013 2013

★ 8.5
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 2013

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★ NR
NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012 2012

Himself

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final) 2012

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★ NR
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love 2012

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NJPW Dominion 6.16 2012

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NJPW 40th Anniversary Show 2012

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NJPW The New Beginning 2012 2012

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 2012

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All Together 2011

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NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final) 2011

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011 2011

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The Commute 2011

Himself

★ NR
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1 2011

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5 2011

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NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final) 2010

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★ NR
NJPW Dominion 6.19 2010

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WWE NXT 2010

★ 6.7
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV 2010

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★ 8
NJPW Destruction 2009 2009

★ NR
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ 2009

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NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final) 2009

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★ NR
NJPW Resolution 2009 2009

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NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7 2009

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 2009

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★ 5
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final) 2008

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★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 2008

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★ 3.8
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final) 2007

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★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 2007

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NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2 2005

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NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1 2005

★ NR
TNA iMPACT! 2004

★ 7.2
NJPW Nexess 2004

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3 2003

★ NR
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals 2003

★ NR
WWE SmackDown 1999

Himself

★ 7.5
Raw 1993

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★ 6.8

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