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
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2
Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 1
Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
Manabu Nakanishi
2018
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1
Manabu Nakanishi
2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
Manabu Nakanishi
2018
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
Manabu Nakanishi
2018
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
Manabu Nakanishi
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
Manabu Nakanishi
2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
Manabu Nakanishi
2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
Manabu Nakanishi
2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
Manabu Nakanishi
2016
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
Manabu Nakanishi
2016
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
Manabu Nakanishi
2016
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
Manabu Nakanishi
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
Manabu Nakanishi
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
Manabu Nakanishi
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
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2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
Manabu Nakanishi
2016
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)
2016
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)
2016
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)
2016
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
Himself
2016
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
Himself
2016
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
Manabu Nakanishi
2016
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
Himself
2015
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
Manabu Nakanishi
2015
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
Himself
2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
Manabu Nakanishi
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
Manabu Nakanishi
2014
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
P.E. teacher · (1 episode)
2014
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
Manabu Nakanishi
2013
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
Manabu Nakanishi
2013
NJPW Destruction 2013
2013
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Himself
2013
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Manabu Nakanishi
2013
NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012
Himself
2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
Manabu Nakanishi
2011
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
Manabu Nakanishi
2010
NJPW Dominion 6.19
2010
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
Manabu Nakanishi
2010
NJPW Destruction 2009
2009
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
2009
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
Manabu Nakanishi
2009
NJPW Resolution 2009
2009
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
Manabu Nakanishi
2009
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
Manabu Nakanishi
2008
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
Manabu Nakanishi
2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Manabu Nakanishi
2008
Tokyo Serendipity
Satan Gokokuji
2007
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
Manabu Nakanishi
2007
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
Manabu Nakanishi
2007
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
2005
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
2005
NJPW Nexess
2004
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
2003
NJPW The Spiral
2002
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
2001
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
2001
NJPW Final Dome
1999
WCW World War 3 1995
Kurasawa
1995
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
Kurasawa
1995
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
Kurasawa
1995
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
P.E. teacher · (1 episode)
1995
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
1995
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
1993
New Japan Pro Wrestling
(863 episodes)
1972