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Manabu Nakanishi

Birthdate: January 22nd, 1967
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 265 lbs.
Debut: October 13th, 1992
Background: Amateur Wrestling
Promotion History: New Japan (1992 to present)
Alliances: New Japan Pro-Wrestling Sekigun
Ring Attire: Black short tights
Card Position: Upper Mid-Card
Major Tournaments Won: G1 Climax (1999)
Current Title Held: None

Championship History:

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Satoshi Kojima:
- Defeated Choshu and Sasaki on 5/3/97 and lost to Sasaki and Yamazaki on 8/10/97

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Yuji Nagata:
- Defeated Goto and Ohara on 8/28/99 and lost to Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima on 7/20/00

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Takao Omori:
- Awarded on 9/28/06 and lost to Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko on 3/11/07

NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship with Takao Omori:
- Defeated Sato and Sai on 6/24/06 and lost to Takayama and Sato on 3/8/07

Biggest Matches:
- May 3rd, 1997 with Kojima vs. Riki Choshu and Kensuke Sasaki (title win)
- August 15th, 1999 vs. Keiji Mutoh (tournament win)
- June 2nd, 2000 vs. Kensuke Sasaki (title challenge)
- March 9th, 2003 vs. Yuji Nagata (title challenge)
- June 24th, 2006 with Omori vs. Kohei Sato and Ryouji Sai (title win)

Pictures:
- A German Suplex onto the monster Abyss
- Nakanishi pairs off with Giant Bernard
- A German Suplex by Nakanishi
- Nakanishi chops Koshinaka
- A Nakanishi Lariat
- Another Lariat by Nakanishi
- Yajin Hammer!
- The Argentine Backbreaker applied to Orlando Jordan
- The Argentine Backbreaker by a bloody Nakanishi onto Makabe

Signature Moves:
- Argentine Backbreaker
- Dai*Nakanishi German
- Dinosaur Catch
- German Suplex Hold
- Hercules Cutter
- Lariat
- Mana Bauer
- Spear
- Yajin Hammer

Super Signature Moves:
- Washington Treaty (HQ, with Takao Omori)

2005 Recap:
A strong upper mid-carder, Nakanishi is rarely left off a major card and has a lot of fans due to his large size and agility. He participated on all the major shows, and was 2-2 on Tokyo Dome Shows (he had two matches on 1/4 as part of the Ultimate Royal). In the G-1 Climax, he came in third in this block, only one point away from making the semi-finals. In 2005 he formed a team with Kendo Kashin, and also wrestled with Scott Norton. Towards the end of 2005, he teamed with fellow amateur wrestling star Yuji Nagata and they are considered one of the strongest teams in New Japan.

2006 Recap:
Nakanishi would lose to Giant Bernard to start off the year at the Tokyo Dome but for the rest of the year his popularity grew astronomically. In the New Japan Cup, he defeated Iizuka in the first round before losing to Giant Bernard again in the second round. In the summer Nakanishi won two titles, one in Zero-One and one in New Japan. On July 17th, he teamed with Omori to win the Provisional IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, defeating Koshinaka and Makabe. In September he and Omori were recognized as the official IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions after Chono and Tenzan were stripped of the titles. At the 2006 G1 Climax, Nakanishi came in last place in his bracket. In the G1 Tag League he teamed with Yamamoto with the pair only picking up one win, which was against Tomko and Giant Bernard.

2007 Recap:
After holding the tag titles for January and February, March would prove to be the downfall of Wild Child. On March 8th, they would lose the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship to Takayama and Sato, and then on March 11th they would lose the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to Giant Bernard and Tomko. Soon after the team would split and they would go their seperate ways. Nakanishi was in the midst of a feud with Shiro Koshinaka as well, who had defeated him on February 18th, and their feud continued when they met in the first round of the New Japan Cup. Nakanishi would win this time, but he would fall in the 2nd round to Giant Bernard. In the G1 Climax, Nakanishi would lose to Koshinaka again, and he only received four points as he defeated Milano and Tanahashi. On September 24th he would get a chance to regain the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (this time teaming with Nagata), but they came up short as Giant Bernard pinned Nagata. In the G1 Tag League Nakanishi teamed with Nagata, but the pair would come in 7th place.

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