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Manabu Nakanishi

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Born
1967 (57 years old)

Birth Place
Kyoto, Japan

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1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

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120 kg (265 lb)

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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.

Career Honours

NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion 2017 New Japan Mens	IWGP Heavyweight Champion 2009 New Japan Mens	IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion 2006 _Retired WWE	G1 Climax 1999 New Japan Mens
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion 1999 _Retired WWE	IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion 1997 _Retired WWE

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