Shinsuke Nakamura
Known For
Acting
Born
1980-02-24 in Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan
Biography
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.
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Raw
as Shinsuke Nakamura
Raw
WWE NXT
WWE NXT
as Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Himself
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as King Nakamura
TNA iMPACT!
Saturday Night's Main Event
Raw Talk
as Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Chronicle
as Himself
WWE Talking Smack
as Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Smackville
as Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
as Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
as Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
as Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE SummerSlam 2021
as "King" Shinsuke Nakamura (Appearance)
WWE SummerSlam 2023
as Shinsuke Nakamura