Manabu Nakanishi
Acting
1967-01-22 · 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. 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.
Filmography
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
2020 · Movie
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
2020 · Movie
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
2020 · Movie
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
2020 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
2020 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
2020 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
2019 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
2019 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
2019 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
2019 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
2019 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
2019 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
2018 · Movie
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
2018 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017 · Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
2017 · Movie
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
2016 · Movie
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
2016 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
2016 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
2016 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
2016 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
2016 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
2016 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
2016 · Movie
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
2016 · Series
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
2016 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
2016 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016 · Movie
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
2015 · Movie
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
2015 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
2015 · Movie
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
2015 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
2015 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
2015 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
2015 · Movie
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
2015 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
2015 · Movie
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
2015 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
2015 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
2015 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
2015 · Movie
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014 · Movie
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
2014 · Movie
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
2014 · Series
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
2014 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
2014 · Movie
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013 · Movie
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013 · Movie
NJPW Destruction 2013
2013 · Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.22
2013 · Movie
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
2013 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013 · Movie
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
2012 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
2011 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
2010 · Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.19
2010 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2010 · Movie
NJPW Destruction 2009
2009 · Movie
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
2009 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
2009 · Movie
NJPW Resolution 2009
2009 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
2009 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
2008 · Movie
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
2008 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
2008 · Movie
Tokyo Serendipity
2007 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
2007 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
2005 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
2005 · Movie
NJPW Nexess
2004 · Movie
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
2003 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
2003 · Movie
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
2003 · Movie
NJPW The Spiral
2002 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
2001 · Movie
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
2001 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
2001 · Movie
NJPW Final Dome
1999 · Movie
WCW World War 3 1995
1995 · Movie
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
1995 · Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
1995 · Movie
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995 · Series
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
1995 · Movie
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
1993 · Movie
Clash of the Champions
1988 · Series
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972 · Series