Manabu Nakanishi
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 22, 1967 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2020 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2020 | NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2020 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2020 | NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2020 | NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2020 | NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2019 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2019 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2019 | NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2019 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2019 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2019 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2019 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2018 | NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2018 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2018 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2018 | NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2018 | My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler | |
| 2018 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2017 | NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo HallManabu Nakanishi | |
| 2017 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2017 | NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2017 | NJPW 45th Anniversary ShowManabu Nakanishi | |
| 2017 | NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2017 | NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2017 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2017 | NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2017 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW Power Struggle 2016Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2016 | 99.9 Criminal Lawyer | |
| 2015 | NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW The New Beginning in SendaiManabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW Invasion Attack 2015Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo HallManabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW Destruction In OkayamaManabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW Tag League Finals 2015Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2015 | NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2014 | NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 | |
| 2014 | NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2014 | NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2014 | NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11Himself | |
| 2014 | NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 | |
| 2014 | NJPW Back to the Yokohama ArenaManabu Nakanishi | |
| 2014 | The Files of Young Kindaichi NeoP.E. teacher | |
| 2013 | NJPW Destruction 2013Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2013 | NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2013 | NJPW Power Struggle 2013Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2013 | Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan DanielsonHimself | |
| 2013 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2012 | NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2011 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2010 | NJPW Dominion 6.19 | |
| 2010 | NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2010 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IVManabu Nakanishi | |
| 2009 | NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ | |
| 2009 | NJPW Resolution 2009 | |
| 2009 | NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2009 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2009 | NJPW Destruction 2009 | |
| 2008 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2008 | NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2008 | TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! JapanManabu Nakanishi | |
| 2007 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2007 | NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 2007 | Tokyo SerendipitySatan Gokokuji | |
| 2005 | NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2 | |
| 2005 | NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1 | |
| 2004 | NJPW Nexess | |
| 2003 | NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35 | |
| 2003 | NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3 | |
| 2003 | NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals | |
| 2002 | NJPW The Spiral | |
| 2001 | NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15 | |
| 2001 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001 | |
| 2001 | NJPW Wrestling World 2001Manabu Nakanishi | |
| 1999 | NJPW Final Dome | |
| 1995 | WCW Halloween Havoc 1995Kurasawa | |
| 1995 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995 | |
| 1995 | WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIKurasawa | |
| 1995 | WCW World War 3 1995Kurasawa | |
| 1995 | The Files of the Young KindaichiP.E. teacher | |
| 1993 | NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11 | |
| 1988 | Clash of the ChampionsKurasawa | |
| 1972 | New Japan Pro Wrestling | |
| 1972 | New Japan Pro WrestlingManabu Nakanishi |