
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 45th Anniversary Show
• 2017 March

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
• 2003 July

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
• 2016 July

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
• 2016 August

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
• 2015 October

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
• 2011 January

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
• 2016 September

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
• 2015 January

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
• 2016 July

NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
• 2003 August