Manabu Nakanishi
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Born
1967 (59 years old)
Kyoto, JapanPosition
Wrestler
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Asian
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1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
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120 kg (265 lb)
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_Retired WWE
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Manabu Nakanishi (中西 学, Nakanishi Manabu, born January 22, 1967) 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.
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 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion |  New Japan Mens | 2017 | |
 IWGP Heavyweight Champion | New Japan Mens | 2009 | |
 IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion |  _Retired WWE | 2006 | |
| IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion | _Retired WWE | 1999 | |
 G1 Climax | New Japan Mens | 1999 | |
| IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion | _Retired WWE | 1997 |
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