Actor

Manabu Nakanishi

January 22, 1967 · Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

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.

Often works with

Kazuchika Okada
12 titles together
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12, NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
Hirooki Goto
12 titles together
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Takaaki Watanabe
11 titles together
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12, New Japan Pro Wrestling, NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
Tomohiro Ishii
10 titles together
New Japan Pro Wrestling, NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017, NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
Hiroshi Tanahashi
9 titles together
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Togi Makabe
8 titles together
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler, NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017, NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5

Full filmography · 103

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
as Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
as Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
as Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
as Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
as Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
as Manabu Nakanishi
2020
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
as Manabu Nakanishi
2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
as Manabu Nakanishi
2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
as Manabu Nakanishi
2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
as Manabu Nakanishi
2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
as Manabu Nakanishi
2019
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
as Manabu Nakanishi
2019