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WRESTLER PROFILES
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Wrestler:
| Manabu Nakanishi |
Real Name: |
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Birthday: |
January 22, 1967 |
Hometown: |
Kyoto, Japan |
Marital Status: |
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Height & Weight: |
6'1" - 276 lbs |
Trained by: |
Karl Gotch Joe Malenko |
Debut: |
October 13, 1992 |
Previous Names: |
Kurasawa (WCW) |
Finishing Move: |
German Suplex Hold
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Favorite Moves: |
Spear Lariat Thesz Press Jumping Knee |
Notable Fueds: |
Hawk Sting Keiji Mutoh |
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IWGP Tag Team titles w/Satoshi Kojima defeating Kensuke Sasaki & Riki Choshu (May 3, 1997);
IWGP Tag Team titles w/Yuji Nagata defeating Michiyoshi Ohara & Tatsutoshi Goto (August 28, 1999);
NWA (Zero One Max) Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Takao Omori defeating Kohei Sato & Ryouji Sai (June 24, 2006);
IWGP Tag Team titles w/Takao Ohmori defeating Togi Makabe & Shiro Koshinaka for vacant titles (September 28, 2006);
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In The Beginning
Manabu Nakanishi participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games..
New Japan Pro Wrestling
August 1992: Manabu Nakanishi debuted in New Japan Pro Wrestling..
Super Grade Tag League 1992: Manabu Nakanishi teamed with Tatsumi Fujinami in the tournament..
March 1995: Manabu Nakanishi defeated Yuji Nagata to win the Young Lions Cup..
World Championship Wrestling - Kurasawa
July 1995: Manabu Nakanishi came to World Championship Wrestling as part of a working agreement with New Japan..
Manabu Nakanishi wrestled as "Kurasawa" in World Championship Wrestling..
August 4, 1995 - Clash of the Champions: Sting & Hawk beat Meng & Kurasawa -- After the match, Kurasawa broke Hawk's arm!
October 29, 1995 - Halloween Havoc: Kurasawa pinned Road Warrior Hawk..
November 26, 1995 - World War III: Kurasawa participates in the 60-man 3-ring battle royal..
Return to New Japan
September 1996: Manabu Nakanishi returned to New Japan Pro Wrestling..
Manabu Nakanishi formed a tag team with Satoshi Kojima known as Bull Powers..
May 4, 1997: Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima defeated Riki Choshu & Kensuke Sasaki to win the IWGP Tag Team titles..
December 4, 1998: Scott Norton defeated Manabu Nakanishi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight title..
1999: Manubu Nakanishi won the G1 Climax defeating Shinya Hashimoto in a group stage match and then Keiji Mutoh later..
August 28, 1999: Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata defeated Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara for the IWGP Tag Team titles..
March 2000: Manabu Nakanishi helped Yuji Nagata form Fighting Club G-EGGS, a unit of wrestlers with sporting backgrounds..
June 2, 2000: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Manabu Nakanishi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight title..
September 2000: Manabu Nakanishi competed in a "Problem" series of matches:
~~~Yutaka Yoshie (9/9), Tadao Yasuda (9/10), Kenzo Suzuki (9/11)..
~~~~~Shiro Koshinaka (9/12), Takashi Iizuka (9/13), Brian Johnston (9/15)..
~~~~~~~Satoshi Kojima (9/16), and Michiyoshi Ohara (9/17)..
October 9, 2000: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima defeating Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata to retain their IWGP Tag titles..
2001: Manabu defended NJPW by taking on several outsiders; beating Gary Goodridge, Kazunari Murakami & Tadao Yasuda..
February 16, 2002: Manabu Nakanishi defeated Kensuke Sasaki..
New Japan & Karl Gotch
Manabu Nakanishi travelled to Tampa Bay, Florida to undergo training with Karl Gotch & Joe Malenko..
March 17, 2002: Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata defeated Giant Silva & Giant Singh..
June 5, 2002: Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura wrestled Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (IWGP Tag champs) to a draw..
October 26, 2002 - NJPW: Manabu Nakanishi competes in the New Japan vs Forign Army series of matches..
~~~Manabu Nakanishi (team New Japan) defeats UFO #1 but is defeated by Ryushi Yanagisawa..
December 2002: Gotch-ism (Nakanishi/Nishimura/Yoshie) won the first ever Triathlon Survivor..
Early 2003: Manabu Nakanishi took Hiroshi Tanahashi under his wing..
March 9, 2003: Yuji Nagata wrestled Manabu Nakanishi to a 60-minute draw!
January 04, 2004--New Japan Pro Wrestling: Manabu Nakanishi beat Genichiro Tenryu..
November 13, 2004--New Japan: Kazuyuki Fujita & Kendo Kashin defeated Manabu Nakanishi & Shinsuke Nakamura..
May 14, 2005--NJPW: Shinsuke Nakamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeating Kendo Kashin & Nakanishi to retain the Tag Team titles..
May 29, 2005--NJPW: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiroshi Tanahashi..
October 8, 2005--New Japan PPV: Kendo Kashin & Manabu Nakanishi defeated Charlie Haas & Mark Jindrak..
November 23, 2005--NJPW: Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka ..
November 26, 2005--NJPW: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka..
November 27, 2005--NJPW: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie ..
November 30, 2005--NJPW: Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yutaka Yoshie..
December 3, 2005--NJPW: Mark Jindrak & Matt Morgan defeated Manabu Nakanishi & Takashi Iizuka..
December 4, 2005--NJPW: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroshi Tanahashi..
December 6, 2005--NJPW: Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Mark Jindrak & Matt Morgan..
December 7, 2005--NJPW: Riki Choshi/Nakanishi/Hiroshi Tanahashi beat M.Chono/Hiroyoshi Tenzan/Tatsutoshi Goto..
December 8, 2005--NJPW: Mark Jindrak & Matt Morgan defeated Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroshi Nagao..
December 9, 2005--NJPW: Manabu Nakanishi & Hiroshi Tanahashi defeared Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito ..
December 10, 2005--NJPW: Brock Lesnar defeated Manabu Nakanishi to retain the IWGP Heavyweight title..
December 11, 2005--NJPW: Manabu Nakanishi & Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Matt Morgan & Mark Jindrak..
April 13, 2007--NJPW: Manabu Nakanishi defeated Orlando Jordan with the Hercules Cutter..
June 20, 2009--NJPW: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Manabu Nakanishi to win the IWGP Heavyweight title in Osaka.
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