Manabu Nakanishi
Known For
Acting
Born
1967-01-22 in Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Biography
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.
Most Known For
New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
as Manabu Nakanishi
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
as P.E. teacher
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
Clash of the Champions
as Kurasawa
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
as P.E. teacher
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
Tokyo Serendipity
as Satan Gokokuji
WCW World War 3 1995
as Kurasawa
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
as Manabu Nakanishi
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
as Kurasawa
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
as Manabu Nakanishi
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
as Himself