Manabu Nakanishi

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

Tokyo Serendipity

as Satan Gokokuji

My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler

The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo

as P.E. teacher

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

as Manabu Nakanishi

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

as P.E. teacher

New Japan Pro Wrestling

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

as Manabu Nakanishi

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

as Manabu Nakanishi

NJPW The Spiral

WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

as Kurasawa