
Manabu Nakanishi
- Date of Birth: 1967-01-22
- 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, ... 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.

NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
• 2003 August

NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
• 2009 October

NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
Action • 2014 August

WCW World War 3 1995
Action • 1995 November

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
• 2015 October

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
• 2016 February

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2
Action • 2020 February

NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
Action • 2014 December

NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
• 2015 July

NJPW Dominion 6.19
• 2010 June