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