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Shinsuke Nakamura

Japanese professional wrestler

Shinsuke Nakamura (中邑 真輔, Nakamura Shinsuke, born February 24, 1980) is an Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He currently works for WWE on the SmackDown brand. In New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) he is a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, three-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and was the winner of the 2011 G1 Climax, 2006 G1 Tag League and 2014 New Japan Cup tournaments.

Shinsuke Nakamura
Nakamura during his time as IWGP Intercontinental Champion in 2015
Born (1980-02-24) February 24, 1980 (age 44)
Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Banzai[1]
  • King Nakamura
  • Nakamura
  • Shinsuke Nakamura
Billed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Billed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Trained byInoki Dojo
NJPW Dojo
Osamu Kido
DebutAugust 29, 2002

At Invasion Attack 2014 on April 6, Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the third time in his career.[2] On June 21 at Dominion 6.21, Nakamura was defeated by Bad Luck Fale for the championship.[3] Nakamura took part in the 2014 G1 Climax. In his block, he was able to win eight times and only suffered two losses. He was able to make it to the finals but lost to his Chaos stablemate Kazuchika Okada on August 10.[4]

In 2016, Nakamura joined WWE. He began on the NXT brand, where he became a two-time NXT Champion. On their main roster, he won the men's Royal Rumble match in 2018, the United States Championship three times, the Intercontinental Championship twice (making him the second wrestler after Chris Jericho to become WWE and IWGP Intercontinental Champion) and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship with Cesaro.

Championships

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Nakamura as IWGP Intercontinental Champion. He is a five-time and the longest reigning champion.
 
Nakamura as WWE Intercontinental Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–1 (1) Alexey Ignashov Submission (forearm choke) K-1 MMA ROMANEX May 22, 2004 2 1:51 Saitama, Japan
NC 2–1 (1) Alexey Ignashov NC (overturned) K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!! December 31, 2003 3 1:19 Nagoya, Japan
Win 2–1 Shane Eitner Submission (americana) Jungle Fight 1 September 13, 2003 1 4:29 Manaus, Brazil
Win 1–1 Jan Nortje Submission (guillotine choke) NJPW Ultimate Crush May 2, 2003 2 3:12 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 0–1 Daniel Gracie Submission (armbar) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 December 31, 2002 2 2:14 Saitama, Japan

Footnotes

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  1. ↑ After winning the IGF's version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, also known as the IWGP 3rd Belt Championship, the title was unified with the NJPW's IWGP Heavyweight Championship, which Nakamura also held at the time.
  2. ↑ After winning the NWF Heavyweight Championship, the title was unified with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, which Nakamura also held at the time.

References

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  1. ↑ "Shinsuke Nakamura". WrestlingData. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Invasion Attack 2014". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dominion 6.21". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "バディファイトPresents G1 CLIMAX 24". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ Oster, Aaron (December 31, 2016). "WWE 2016 end-of-year awards". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Puroresu Central profile". Puroresu Central. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  7. ↑ 11月17日(金)東京ドームシティ・ジオポリス. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ "2005 New Japan Awards". Strong Style Spirit. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ "2003 New Japan Awards". Strong Style Spirit. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "2004 New Japan Awards". Strong Style Spirit. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Nikkan Sports Awards - 2009". wrestlingscout. February 28, 2016. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Nikkan Sports Awards - 2014". wrestlingscout. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Nikkan Sports Awards - 2003". wrestlingscout. February 19, 2016. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Nikkan Sports Awards - 2012". wrestlingscout. September 25, 2016. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  15. ↑ "PWI Awards". pwi-online.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2015". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  17. ↑ オカダ・カズチカが２年連続「プロレス大賞」ＭＶＰ！２５年ぶりの快挙. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 10, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  18. ↑ "オカダＶＳ中邑「プロレス大賞ベストバウト」は新日８・１０西武ドーム「Ｇ１決勝戦」". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  19. ↑ Currier, Joseph (December 12, 2023). "Tetsuya Naito wins 2023 Tokyo Sports MVP Award". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  20. ↑ Lafferriere, Nicolas (December 12, 2023). "Tokyo Sports premia a Tetsuya Naito como el mejor luchador del 2023". Solowrestling (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Rookie of the Year". Cagematch. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  22. ↑ 「２０１２年度プロレス大賞」受賞者. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 11, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  23. ↑ "【最年少タイ!!】オカダが『プロレス大賞』MVPを「あたりまえ」の初受賞!! ベストバウトはオカダvs棚橋！中邑は技能賞!!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 11, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Meltzer, Dave (January 25, 2016). "January 25, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2015 Observer Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 16, 27. ISSN 1083-9593.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2015). "Jan. 26, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2014 awards issue w/ results & Dave's commentary, Conor McGregor, and much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 1, 11. ISSN 1083-9593.
  26. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (November 9, 2015). "November 9, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2015 Hall of Fame Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 1. ISSN 1083-9593.
  27. ↑ "NXT Championship". WWE. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Intercontinental Championship". WWE.
  29. ↑ "WWE United States Championship". Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  30. ↑ "WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship". Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  31. ↑ Benigno, Anthony. "Shinsuke Nakamura won the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  32. ↑ Witner, Arya (January 28, 2017). "NXT TakeOver San Antonio live results: Nakamura vs. Roode". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 28, 2017.

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