Manabu Nakanishi
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.
| Manabu Nakanishi | |
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Nakanishi in February 2020 | |
| Born | January 22, 1967 Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kurasawa Manabu Nakanishi Mascara Don Maybach Don Super Strong Machine Don |
| Billed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 120 kg (265 lb) |
| Billed from | Tokyo, Japan |
| Trained by | Karl Gotch Joe Malenko Hiroshi Hase Kensuke Sasaki |
| Debut | October 13, 1992 |
| Retired | February 22, 2020 |
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.