wwe nakamura biography

• All Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre alumni
• New Japan Dojo alumni
• Pro Wrestling NOAH alumni
• Pro Wrestling ZERO1 alumni
• Sacramento Wrestling Federation alumni
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling alumni
• Living people
• New Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
• World Wrestling Entertainment current roster
• NXT Champions
• Border City Wrestling alumni
• International Wrestling Revolution Group alumni
• Revolution Pro Wrestling alumni
• Ring of Honor alumni
• Wrestle Rampage alumni
• WWE NXT alumni
• IWGP Tag Team Champions
• IWGP Intercontinental Champions
• IWGP Heavyweight Champions
• Male wrestlers
• Royal Rumble Winners
• WWE United States Champions
• WWE Intercontinental Champions
• WWE Tag Team Champions

Shinsuke Nakamura

• View history
• 1.1.1 Super Rookie (2002–2005)
• 1.1.2 Excursion and return (2006–2009)
• 1.1.3 Strong style resurrection (2009–2012)
• 1.1.4 Intercontinental Champion (2012–2016)
• 1.2.1 NXT (2016–2017)
• 1.2.2.1 WWE Championship Pursuit (2017-2018)
• 1.2.2.2 United States Champion
• 1.2.2.3 The Artist Collective (2019–2021)
• 1.2.2.4 King Nakamura (2021)
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Other media
• 4 In wrestling
• 5 Championships and accomplishments
• 6 External links

Professional wrestling career

New japan pro wrestling, super rookie (2002–2005).

Nakamura joined NJPW in March 2002 and quickly began making a name for himself as a bright prospect for the company. Having earned the nickname "Super Rookie", Nakamura impressed both NJPW officials and fans with an excellent combination of strength, speed, and technical skill. Alongside fellow rookies Hiroshi Tanahashi and Katsuyori Shibata , Nakamura became known as one of the "new Three Musketeers ". Nakamura also began training vale tudo and on December 31, 2002, he made his mixed martial arts debut in a match, where he was defeated by Daniel Gracie via submission to an armlock. Nakamura's second MMA match took place on May 2, 2003, when he defeated Jan Nortje with a guillotine choke. He followed that up on September 13 with another submission victory over Shane Eitner in his third MMA match. On December 9, 2003, Nakamura defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship , thus becoming the youngest wrestler in history to win the title. On January 4 , 2004, at Wrestling World 2004 , Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the NWF Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama in a title unification match. However, just a month later, Nakamura was forced to vacate the title due to an injury. Upon his return, Nakamura received a shot at the title, now held by Bob Sapp , but was defeated by the defending champion on May 3, 2004. Later that month, Nakamura competed in his to date last MMA match, defeating Alexey Ignashov with a forearm choke on May 22. On December 11, 2004, Nakamura and his tag team partner Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kensuke Sasaki and Minoru Suzuki in a decision match to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship . On January 4 , 2005, at Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005 Nakamura defeated his own tag team partner, Tanahashi, to win the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship . During Nakamura's and Tanahashi tag team title reign, the two left for an excursion to Mexico , where they feuded with Los Guerreros del Infierno and defended their titles against Rey Bucanero and Olímpico . A few weeks later, on October 30 , 2005, they lost the titles to Cho-Ten ( Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan).

Excursion and return (2006–2009)

Nakamura challenged Brock Lesnar for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on January 4 , 2006, at Toukon Shidou Chapter 1 , but lost. In March 2006, Nakamura announced that he would depart on a learning excursion in order to further improve his wrestling skills. Among other things, he would travel to Mexico, Brazil and Russia, as well as train with Brock Lesnar at his personal gym in order to gain muscle mass. NJPW President Simon Inoki later suggested that as part of his learning excursion, Nakamura would be loaned to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to gain experience in working large American shows. However, it proved to be mostly speculation and never came to pass, as Nakamura was urgently needed back in New Japan due to Lesnar's departure.

On September 24, 2006, Nakamura made his long-awaited return to New Japan, joining Masahiro Chono's Black stable, which had the goal of reforming New Japan with Chono as the president and Nakamura as the "Ace". Nakamura had greatly improved his muscular mass during his overseas training and also debuted a new finisher, called the Landslide. On December 10, 2006, Nakamura was unable to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from then-champion Tanahashi and was again unsuccessful on January 4 , 2007 at the Wrestle Kingdom I show where he lost to Toshiaki Kawada . Nakamura entered the 2007 G1 Climax tournament, where he reached the semifinals, before dislocating his shoulder. The injury sidelined Nakamura for months, but on November 11 he made his return and took over the leadership of Black from Chono and reformed the stable under the new name RISE , consisting of himself, Minoru , Milano Collection A.T. , Hirooki Goto , Giant Bernard , Travis Tomko , and Prince Devitt . Low Ki was later added to the stable after Milano was injured, having impressed NJPW officials during an appearance when he was still with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . On December 9 Nakamura defeated Togi Makabe to earn an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match at the following month's Tokyo Dome show.

On January 4 , 2008, Nakamura defeated his rival Tanahashi in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom II , winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the second time. He followed that up with defeating Kurt Angle on February 17, 2008 to win the IGF version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and unify it with his own NJPW version of the title. He lost the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to All Japan Pro Wrestling representative Keiji Mutoh in Osaka on April 27, 2008.

September 5, 2008, Nakamura and stablemate Hirooki Goto challenged Togi Makabe and Toru Yano for the IWGP Tag Team titles but failed, and afterwards Giant Bernard and Rick Fuller attacked Nakamura and Goto and joined Makabe's GBH (Great Bash Heel) group along with the returning Low Ki. He also failed to win back the IWGP Title from Keiji Mutoh on October 13. On February 15, 2009, Nakamura faced Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but once again failed to regain the title.

Strong style resurrection (2009–2012)

In April 2009, Nakamura turned heel, siding with the former members of GBH (especially Toru Yano) in a feud against Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma. This new group was soon named CHAOS with Nakamura as their leader. Nakamura began to work a much rougher style, using a lot of knees and continuing to use a straight right hand as a frequent move in addition to the Bomaye, his new finisher. It was the Bomaye that took him to the finals of the 2009 G1 Climax , where he fell to Togi Makabe. Prior to the final Nakamura had gone undefeated, winning each match with the Bomaye. The move was also credited for fracturing IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi's orbital bone in the semi-finals of the G1, which forced Tanahashi to vacate the title later that month.

On September 27, 2009, Nakamura avenged his G1 loss and defeated Makabe in a decision match to win the IWGP Heavyweight title for a third time. Upon winning the title, Nakamura drew the ire of the likes of Antonio Inoki by announcing his plan of wanting to restore the "Strong Style" of New Japan by capturing the original IWGP Heavyweight Championship belt from Inoki to replace the fourth generation title belt Nakamura himself has. On October 12 , he successfully defended the title against Shinjiro Otani . On November 8 at Destruction '09 Nakamura successfully defended his title against previous champion Hiroshi Tanahashi. On December 5, he retained the title by defeating Yuji Nagata . On January 4 , 2010, at Wrestle Kingdom IV , Nakamura successfully defended his IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Yoshihiro Takayama in a rematch of their 2004 Tokyo Dome title unification bout. After defeating Takayama he was challenged by Manabu Nakanishi , whom he would pin on February 14 at New Japan's ISM show in Sumo Hall, making his fifth defense. On April 4 Nakamura made his sixth successful title defense against the 2010 New Japan Cup winner and former teammate Hirooki Goto and afterwards accepted Togi Makabe's challenge for the title. On May 3, 2010, at Wrestling Dontaku 2010 Nakamura lost the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to Makabe. Following the loss, Nakamura was sidelined with a shoulder injury, until he returned on June 19 at Dominion 6.19 , defeating Daniel Puder . Simon Inoki and Atsushi Sawada of IGF appeared at the show and seemed to eye up Nakamura after the match. On July 19 Nakamura received a rematch for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but was once again defeated by Togi Makabe. The following month Nakamura entered the 2010 G1 Climax , where he won four out of his seven-round robin stage matches, including one over eventual winner Satoshi Kojima , and was leading his block heading to the final day, where he wrestled Pro Wrestling Noah's Go Shiozaki to a 30-minute time limit draw and thus missed the finals of the tournament by a single point. The draw with Shiozaki led to a No Time Limit match at a Pro Wrestling Noah show on August 22, where Shiozaki was victorious. Despite losing to Hirooki Goto in a number one contender's match on October 11, Nakamura was hand–picked by the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Satoshi Kojima, as his first challenger. The title match took place on December 11 and ended with Kojima retaining his title.

On January 4 , 2011, Nakamura avenged his loss to Go Shiozaki by defeating him in a singles match at Wrestle Kingdom V . On May 3, Nakamura failed in his attempt to regain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Hiroshi Tanahashi. From late May to early June, Nakamura worked a tour with Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), whom New Japan had a working agreement with. On August 1, Nakamura entered the 2011 G1 Climax and, after winning seven out of his nine-round robin stage matches, finished first in his block to advance to the finals of the tournament. On August 14, Nakamura defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the 2011 G1 Climax and earn another shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Nakamura went on to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on September 19, but failed to recapture the title from Hiroshi Tanahashi. In the 2011 G1 Tag League , Nakamura teamed with Toru Yano as the "Chaos Top Team", winning all five of their group stage matches, advancing to the semifinals of the tournament with a clean sheet. On November 6, Nakamura and Yano were eliminated from the tournament in the semifinals by the team of Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer . On January 4 , 2012, at Wrestle Kingdom VI , the Chaos Top Team was defeated by Pro Wrestling Noah representatives, Go Shiozaki and Naomichi Marufuji .

Intercontinental Champion (2012–2016)

On July 22, 2012, Nakamura defeated Hirooki Goto to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the first time. In August's 2012 G1 Climax tournament , Nakamura wrestled in the same block as fellow Chaos member and recent IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada . The two stablemates faced each other on August 5, with Nakamura picking up the win, effectively solidifying his spot as the leader of Chaos in the process. After four wins and three losses, Nakamura was defeated in the final day of the tournament by Hiroyoshi Tenzan and was thus eliminated from the finals, failing to defend his crown. On August 26, Nakamura traveled to the United States to make his first successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, defeating Oliver John at a Sacramento Wrestling Federation (SWF) event in Gridley, California . The following day, Nakamura threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays in Arlington, Texas . On October 8 at King of Pro-Wrestling , Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in a rematch against Hirooki Goto. On November 11 at Power Struggle , Nakamura made his third successful defense against Karl Anderson . From November 20 to December 1, Nakamura took part in the round-robin portion of the 2012 World Tag League , alongside stablemate Tomohiro Ishii under the team name "Chaos Invincible". The team finished with a record of three wins, which included a win over stablemates Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi , and three losses, failing to advance from their block. On January 4 , 2013, at Wrestle Kingdom VII , Nakamura defeated Kazushi Sakuraba for his fourth successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. From January 18 to 19, Nakamura took part in the Fantastica Mania 2013 weekend, co-promoted by New Japan and CMLL. In the main event of the second night, he made his fifth successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against La Sombra . In early 2013, Nakamura became involved in Chaos' rivalry with New Japan's other top villainous stable, Suzuki-gun . On March 3 at New Japan's 41st anniversary event, Nakamura defeated Suzuki-gun's Lance Archer for his sixth successful title defense. On April 5, Nakamura and Tomohiro Ishii unsuccessfully challenged Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr. , K.E.S. , for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. Two days later at Invasion Attack , Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Smith, avenging the previous loss from the first round of the New Japan Cup. On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2013 , Nakamura defeated Suzuki-gun's newest member Shelton X Benjamin for his eighth successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

On May 11, Nakamura left for another tour with Mexican promotion CMLL. His first match back in Mexico took place the following day, when he teamed with El Felino and Negro Casas in a six-man tag team Two Out of Three Falls match at Arena Coliseo , where they were defeated by Máscara Dorada , Rush and Titán . Nakamura quickly started a rivalry with La Sombra and, after suffering two pinfall defeats against the Mexican in six-man tag team matches on April 17 and 24, accepted his challenge for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, setting up a Fantastica Mania 2013 rematch between the two. The match took place on May 31 and saw La Sombra once again defeat Nakamura to become the new IWGP Intercontinental Champion, ending his reign at 313 days and eight successful title defenses. Nakamura wrestled his final match of the tour on June 9, when he was defeated by Rush in a singles match. Nakamura returned to New Japan on June 22 at Dominion 6.22 in a tag team match, where he and Tomohiro Ishii were defeated by Minoru Suzuki and Shelton X Benjamin, who pinned Nakamura for the win. On July 20, Nakamura regained the IWGP Intercontinental Championship from La Sombra, becoming the first two-time holder of the title. From August 1 to 11, Nakamura took part in the 2013 G1 Climax . Finishing with a record of five wins and four losses, Nakamura narrowly failed to advance to the finals, after losing to Shelton X Benjamin on the final day. On September 29 at Destruction , Nakamura defeated Benjamin to make the first successful defense of his second reign as the IWGP Intercontinental Champion. His second successful defense took place on October 14 at King of Pro-Wrestling , when he defeated Pro Wrestling Noah representative Naomichi Marufuji. On November 9 at Power Struggle , Nakamura made his third successful title defense against Minoru Suzuki in a match, which had the added stipulation that Nakamura would have had to join Suzuki-gun had he lost the title. Post-match Nakamura nominated Hiroshi Tanahashi as his next challenger, setting up the first title match between the two longtime rivals in over two years. From November 23 to December 7, Nakamura and Tomohiro Ishii took part in the 2013 World Tag League , where they finished with a record of three wins and three losses, with a loss against Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma on the final day costing them a spot in the semifinals.

On January 4 , 2014, Nakamura lost the IWGP Intercontinental Championship to Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event of NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 . A rematch between the two took place on February 9 at The New Beginning in Hiroshima and saw Nakamura fail in his attempt to regain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. In March, Nakamura took part in the 2014 New Japan Cup , which he eventually won, defeating Bad Luck Fale in the finals on March 23, and afterwards challenged Tanahashi to another rematch for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. On April 6 at Invasion Attack 2014 , Nakamura defeated Tanahashi to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the third time. The following month, Nakamura took part in NJPW's North American tour, defeating Ring of Honor 's Kevin Steen in an inter-promotional match at War of the Worlds on May 17. On May 25 Back to the Yokohama Arena , Nakamura made the first successful defense of his third reign as the IWGP Intercontinental Champion against Daniel Gracie. On June 21 at Dominion 6.21 , Nakamura lost the title to Bad Luck Fale in his second defense. In the 2014 G1 Climax , Nakamura won his block with eight wins and two losses, advancing to the finals. On August 10, Nakamura was defeated in the finals by Chaos stablemate Kazuchika Okada. On September 21 at Destruction in Kobe , Nakamura regained the IWGP Intercontinental Championship from Bad Luck Fale. He made his first successful title defense on November 8 at Power Struggle against Katsuyori Shibata. From November 23 to December 5, Nakamura took part in the 2014 World Tag League , alongside Tomohiro Ishii. The team finished second in their block with a record of four wins and three losses, narrowly missing the finals of the tournament due to losing to Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata on the final day. On January 4 , 2015, at Wrestle Kingdom IX , Nakamura made his second successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Kota Ibushi . His third defense took place on February 14 at The New Beginning in Sendai , where he defeated Yuji Nagata. Nakamura's fourth title reign ended on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2015 , where he was defeated by Hirooki Goto. Nakamura received a rematch for the title on July 5 at Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall , but was again defeated by Goto.

From July 23 to August 15, Nakamura took part in the round-robin stage of the 2015 G1 Climax . Despite missing one match due to an elbow injury, Nakamura won his block and advanced to the finals by defeating reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion and Chaos stablemate Kazuchika Okada in his last round-robin match, giving him a record of seven wins and two losses. On August 16, Nakamura was defeated in the finals of the tournament by Hiroshi Tanahashi. On September 27 at Destruction in Kobe , Nakamura defeated Hirooki Goto to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the fifth time. He made his first successful title defense on November 7 at Power Struggle against Karl Anderson, avenging an earlier loss from the 2015 G1 Climax. He made his second successful defense on January 4 , 2016, by defeating A.J. Styles at Wrestle Kingdom X . Hours after the event, it was reported that Nakamura had given his notice to NJPW on the morning of January 4 , announcing that he was leaving the promotion for WWE. Nakamura remained under NJPW contract and was expected to finish off his contracted dates with the promotion before leaving. On January 12, NJPW confirmed Nakamura's upcoming departure, announcing he would also be stripped of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. Nakamura handed in the title on January 25, officially ending his fifth reign. Nakamura wrestled his last match under his NJPW contract on January 30, where he, Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Katsuyori Shibata.

World Wrestling Entertainment

Nxt (2016–2017).

On January 6, 2016, Nakamura confirmed in an interview with Tokyo Sports that he would be leaving NJPW at the end of the month, and signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). On January 27, WWE officially announced that Nakamura would be taking part in the NXT TakeOver: Dallas event on April 1, 2016. On January 31, Nakamura was confirmed to have finished his NJPW commitments and was said to be reporting to the WWE Performance Center for training and handling logistical matters regarding his move to the company. On February 2, Nakamura arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to undergo pre-contract signing medical tests. On February 22, WWE held a press conference in Tokyo, Japan to officially announce the signing of Nakamura to WWE NXT . On April 1, Nakamura defeated Sami Zayn in his debut match at NXT TakeOver: Dallas .

Nakamura then entered an undefeated streak, defeating Austin Aries at NXT Takeover: The End . All the way to the NXT Championship picture, then defeated Samoa Joe at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn to win his first NXT Championship. At  NXT TakeOver: Toronto  on November 19, Nakamura lost the title to Joe in his first defense, marking his first televised loss in NXT. Nakamura regained the title from Joe on December 3 at a live event in Osaka, Japan (it aired on the December 7 episode of  NXT ) and successfully defended it against Joe in a steel cage match in Melbourne, Australia, which aired on the January 4, 2017 episode of  NXT . At  NXT TakeOver: San Antonio  on January 28, Nakamura lost the championship to  Bobby Roode . In his return match on March 8, 2017, he defeated  T.J. Perkins , and was put into a rematch to face Bobby Roode for the NXT Championship at  NXT TakeOver: Orlando . At TakeOver: Orlando, Roode retained the championship against Nakamura. This match marked his final appearance in NXT.

Main Roster (2017-present)

On the April 4, 2017 episode of  SmackDown Live , the first episode of  SmackDown  after  WrestleMania 33 , Nakamura made his main roster debut, interrupting  The Miz  and  Maryse  following their promo mocking  John Cena  and  Nikki Bella . He then would go on to defeat  Dolph Ziggler  in a dark match. From there, he would develop a feud with Ziggler and at Backlash, he would defeat Ziggler. Nakamura was then announced as a participant in the 2017 Money in the Bank Ladder match, losing to the eventual winner, Baron Corbin , who attacked him during his entrance. Nakamura would be brought to EMTs backstage before he would come out later on during the match to continue. Due to this, he would start a feud with Corbin, a singles match happening at Battleground which Nakamura won via disqualification after Corbin hit a low blow on him.

WWE Championship Pursuit (2017-2018)

On August 1, Nakamura defeated John Cena to become the #1 Contender for Jinder Mahal 's WWE Championship at SummerSlam. Mahal and the Singh Brothers would often mock Nakamura's facial expressions during promos during this time. At SummerSlam, Nakamura lost to Mahal after a distraction from the Singh Brothers. He would later defeat Randy Orton on SmackDown Live to become #1 Contender again at Hell in a Cell, losing to Mahal.

Nakamura defeated Kevin Owens to qualify for a spot on the SmackDown Live 5-man team to face Raw at Survivor Series. Team SmackDown Live eventually lost with Nakamura being their first elimination. Nakamura and Orton would then spark a small feud against Owens and Sami Zayn, the duo losing their match at Clash of Champions. Nakamura was placed with Natalya to be a team in the Mixed Match Challenge, losing to the team of Finn Balor & Sasha Banks .

Nakamura would win the 2018 Royal Rumble after joining as the 14th entrant. Nakamura would announce that he plans on having his WWE Championship match against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34. Both men were considered to have a dream match come the PPV. At WrestleMania 34, Nakamura lost to AJ Styles. Afterwards, as Nakamura presented Styles with his title, he low blowed Styles and proceeded to kick him around before landing the Kinshasa to him on the outside, turning heel for the first time in his WWE career.

The following SmackDown Live, Nakamura cemented that heel turn when he attacked Daniel Bryan & AJ Styles during their singles match. Before that, a backstage interview commenced and Nakamura was questioned about his actions, saying he didn't know what got into him and when asked to explain more, he simply said "Sorry, no speak English". The following weeks, Nakamura hit low blow after low blow to Styles. He earned a WWE Championship rematch at WWE Greatest Royal Rumble where it ended in a double count-out

Due to this, another title match for the WWE title was set at Backlash in a No Disqualification Match, where it ended in a no contest after both men landed low blows on each other. SmackDown Live commissioner Shane McMahon announced that there will be one more title match at Money in the Bank . On Smackdown Live, Nakamura defeated Styles in singles match to determine the stipulation for the match and Nakamura would choose a Last Man Standing Match. At the PPV, Nakamura eventually lost.

United States Champion

Nakamura would be given a WWE United States Championship opportunity at Extreme Rules against Jeff Hardy . At the PPV, Nakamura low blowed Hardy before the match with Hardy insisting the match continue. As the bell rang, Nakamura instantly hit the Kinshsa on Hardy to win the United States Championship, Nakamura winning his first championship on the main roster. Hardy would then be attacked by a returning Randy Orton after Orton and Nakamura had a staredown.

Nakamura and Hardy would face off again on Smackdown Live where Hardy would win by disqualification after Orton attacked Hardy during the match. Nakamura then faced R-Truth on Smackdown Live for the title in a winning effort. Nakamura was announced to have a title match against Jeff Hardy at SummerSlam 2018 .

The Artist Collective (2019–2021)

After a brief absence from television, Nakamura returned on the June 25 episode of SmackDown , interrupting WWE Intercontinental Champion Finn Bálor during a backstage interview, and expressed interest in the championship before walking off. On the July 9 episode of SmackDown , Nakamura defeated Bálor in a non-title match. Five days later at the Extreme Rules pre-show, Nakamura defeated Bálor to capture the WWE Intercontinental Championship for the first time in his career. This win made him the second man, after Chris Jericho , to have held both the IWGP and WWE Intercontinental Championship, as well as the first Asian-born wrestler to win the title. On July 27, he successfully defended his title against Ali at Smackville . Nakamura later started an alliance with Sami Zayn and defeated The Miz with his help at Clash of Champions to retain his WWE Intercontinental Championship. On the October 18 episode of SmackDown Live , Nakamura retained his championship against Roman Reigns after Baron Corbin interfered causing the disqualification. At Crown Jewel , Nakamura was a member of Team Flair, where they lost to Team Hogan. At Survivor Series , Nakamura lost to NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong in an inter-brand triple threat match also involving Raw's United States Champion A.J. Styles . On the November 29 episode of SmackDown , Nakamura and Zayn formed an alliance with Cesaro , as he and Nakamura unsuccessfully challenged The New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship .

Since then Nakamura started a feud with Braun Strowman after he pinned Nakamura in a six-man tag team match on the December 12 episode of SmackDown and in a singles match two weeks later. At the Royal Rumble , Nakamura entered to the Royal Rumble match entering at #11 but was quickly eliminated by the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar . On the January 31 episode of SmackDown , Nakamura lost the Intercontinental Championship to Strowman, ending his reign at 201 days. At the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view on March 8, Sami Zayn , along with Nakamura and Cesaro, defeated Braun Strowman in 3-on-1 handicap match for the Intercontinental Championship. Zayn became the new champion by pinning Strowman. Nakamura, Zayn and Cesaro then began feuding with Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak where Gulak defeated Nakamura to earn Bryan an Intercontinental Championship match against Zayn at WrestleMania 36 . At the event, Zayn defeated Bryan to retain the Intercontinental Championship with the help of Nakamura and Cesaro.

Following this, Nakamura began teaming with Cesaro more frequently as they feuded with New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles. On the July 10 episode of SmackDown, Nakamura and Cesaro challenged New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles but the match ended in a no contest with Cesaro and Nakamura putting Kofi Kingston and Big E through a table. On July 19 at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules , Nakamura and Cesaro defeated Kingston and Big E in a Tables match to capture the titles, marking Nakamura's first tag team title in WWE.

On October 9, during the WWE 2020 Draft edition of SmackDown, they lost the titles to The New Day's Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods . The next Monday on the WWE 2020 Draft edition of WWE Raw they got drafted to SmackDown as the 19th pick.

King Nakamura (2021)

On the January 8, 2021 episode of SmackDown, Nakamura competed in a Gauntlet match to determine the challenger for the WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble , defeating Rey Mysterio , King Corbin , and Daniel Bryan , the latter of whom he proceeded to shake hands with following Bryan's loss, before he lost to Adam Pearce after being assaulted by champion Roman Reigns and Jey Uso , thus turning face for the first time since 2018. The following week, Nakamura reverted to his original theme song for his entrance and cemented his face turn by insulting Jey Uso before defeating him in a match. At Royal Rumble , Nakamura would enter at number 7 before he was eliminated by King Corbin. In March, Nakamura would be involved in Cesaro 's feud with Seth Rollins after Rollins took Cesaro out of action. This led to a match between Nakamura and Rollins at Fastlane where Nakamura was defeated.

On the May 14 episode of SmackDown, after losing to King Corbin, he attacked Corbin before stealing his crown. Over the next few weeks, Nakamura would feud with Corbin over the crown until the June 18 episode of Smackdown , where Nakamura would defeat Corbin in a "Battle For The Crown" match to become the new King. The next week on Smackdown, a coronation was held for Nakamura when Rick Boogs played his theme song and referred to him as Kingsuke Nakamura for the first time. Then, the name became viral on Twitter.

Personal life

Nakamura married Harumi Maekawa on September 1, 2007. Nakamura is fond of surfboarding.

Other media

Along with fellow NJPW wrestler Kazuchika Okada, Nakamura is featured in the Japanese music video for Pharrell Williams ' song Happy , released in May 2014. On May 27, 2014, Nakamura published an autobiography titled King of Strong Style 1980–2004 .

In wrestling

• Bomaye ( NJPW / ROH ) / Kinshasa ( Knee strike to an opponent's head, sometimes from the second rope ) – 2009–present
• Cross armbreaker , sometimes while flying
• Landslide ( Samoan driver , sometimes from the second rope ) – 2006–2009; used rarely thereafter
• Shining Triangle ( Running triangle choke while using the opponent's knee for leverage )
• Death Valley driver
• Double knee backbreaker
• Double underhook piledriver
• El Niño ( Springboard moonsault )
• Feint Roundhouse Kick transitioned into a Spinning Wheel Kick
• Front sleeper hold
• Good Vibrations / Bad Vibrations (Stomping on a seated opponent in the corner, with theatrics)
• Inverted powerslam
• Running knee strike to a cornered opponent
• Ten-Naka Koroshi ( Doomsday DDT )
• " The Artist "
• "Child of God"
• "The Black Savior"
• "Supernova"
• "King of Strong Style"
• "El Samurai de NJPW" (Spanish for "The Samurai of NJPW") ( CMLL )
• "Moving City" by NJPW ( NJPW ; 2002–2004)
• "Subconscious" by Julia Claris ( NJPW ; 2004-2007)
• "Subconscious Entry Version" by Julia Claris ( NJPW ; 2007–2016)
• " The Rising Sun " by CFO$ ( NXT ; April 1, 2016 – present)
• " The Rising Sun " (WrestleMania 34 Performance) by CFO$ feat. Nita Strauss ( WWE ; April 8, 2018 )
• " Shadows of a Setting Sun " by Shadows of the Sun (WWE; April 24, 2018 – January 8, 2021)

Championships and accomplishments

• IWGP Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) 1
• IWGP Heavyweight Championship ( 3 times )
• IWGP Intercontinental Championship ( 5 times )
• IWGP Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Hiroshi Tanahashi
• IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship ( 1 time )
• NWF Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time ) 2
• 10,000,000 Yin Tag Tournament (2004) – with Hiroyoshi Tenzan
• G1 Climax ( 2011 )
• G1 Tag League ( 2006 ) – with Masahiro Chono
• National District Tournament (2006) – with Koji Kanemoto
• New Japan Cup ( 2014 )
• Teisen Hall Cup Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2003) – with Hiro Saito and Tatsutoshi Goto
• Yuko Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2004) – with Blue Wolf and Katsuhiko Nakajima
• Heavyweight Tag MVP Award (2005) with Hiroshi Tanahashi
• New Wave Award (2003)
• Tag Team Best Bout (2004) with Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Katsuyori Shibata and Masahiro Chono on October 24
• Technique Award (2004)
• Match of the Year Award (2009)  vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on November 8
• Match of the Year Award (2013)  vs. Kazushi Sakuraba on January 4
• Match of the Year Award (2014)  vs.  Kazuchika Okada  on August 10
• Match of the Year Award (2015)  vs. Kota Ibushi on January 4
• Outstanding Performance Award (2003)
• Technique Award (2012
• PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year ( 2016 )
• PWI ranked him # 5 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2015
• PWI ranked him #113 in the 2023 PWI Top 500 Wrestlers
• Best Bout Award (2013) vs. Kota Ibushi on August 4
• Best Bout Award (2014) vs. Kazuchika Okada on August 10
• Rookie of the Year Award (2003)
• Technique Award (2012)
• 5 Star Match (2015) vs. Kota Ibushi on January 4
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• Most Charismatic (2014, 2015)
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• Wrestler of the Year (2014)
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• NXT Championship ( 2 times )
• Male Competitor of the Year ( 2016 )
• Overall Competitor of the Year (2016)
• WWE Intercontinental Championship ( 2 times )
• WWE United States Championship ( 2 times )
• WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship ( 1 time ) – with Cesaro
• Men's Royal Rumble ( 2018 )

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Who is Shinsuke Nakamura? Everything you need to know about WWE's 'King of Strong Style'

Japanese sensation widely seen as the next nxt superstar to break through as a wwe competitor..

Since debuting in NXT in 2016, Shinsuke Nakamura has wowed a whole new audience of wrestling fans all all over the world with his remarkable skill and unstoppable charisma. He's dominated the landscape of NXT, winning several titles and suffering few losses.

Nakamura's career is on the rise, and 2017 looks like it's going to be another great year for the Japanese sensation. Before he joins the main roster on Raw or SmackDown – which is apparently happening in the very near future according to reports – here's everything you need to know about 'The King of Strong Style' Shinsuke Nakamura.

Shinsuke Nakamura Fact File

• Real name: Shinsuke Nakamura
• Date of birth: February 24, 1980
• Hometown: Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan
• Height: 6'2
• Weight: 229lbs
• Theme tune: "The Rising Sun" by CFO$
• Family: Married Harumi Maekawa in 2007

Who is Shinsuke Nakamura?

Shinsuke Nakamura grew up in a small town in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He said on the Talk is Jericho podcast in 2016 that when it came to his wrestling fandom, he was a "maniac". However, he lived in a rural area and it was difficult for him to view matches in person. He lived five hours away from Tokyo and couldn't even watch wrestling on his local TV channels. Instead, he'd grab every wrestling magazine and tape he could whenever he was in the city.

He made his professional wrestling debut in August 2002 as part of New Japan Pro Wrestling. Key figures at that company saw him as a top prospect due to his skill, speed and strength. He even earned the nickname 'Super Rookie' due to his potential.

Nakamura quickly rose to the top of the ranks in New Japan. A little over a year after his debut, he captured the top prize in the company: the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Nakamura is the youngest champion in the title's history – he was just 23 years and nine months old when he won it. However, he was forced to vacate the championship after only two months due to injury.

In 2009, Nakamura founded the Chaos stable with the aim of resurrecting the 'strong style' form of professional wrestling, which he felt was evaporating from New Japan. Strong style typically features hard strikes drawn from martial arts and numerous submission holds in an attempt to present wrestling as more of a legitimate athletic competition. Nakamura's mastery of the technique led to him adopting the nickname 'The King of Strong Style'.

Nakamura's complete embrace of strong style – allied with his undeniable charisma and a Michael Jackson-inspired character – propelled him to new heights and a new stage of his career in North America. He signed with WWE in early 2016 and joined the NXT brand. His first WWE match was at WrestleMania weekend at NXT TakeOver: Dallas, when he faced Sami Zayn in a match of the year candidate.

Nakamura quickly found success in WWE, twice capturing the NXT Championship in his first year. He is scheduled to challenge Bobby Roode or Kassius Ohno for the title at NXT TakeOver: Orlando on April 1, after which rumors suggest he will join the main WWE roster.

What are Shinsuke Nakamura's career highlights?

- Tokyo Sports named Nakamura its 2003 rookie of the year

- Nakamura defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan in December 2003 to become IWGP Heavyweight Champion, the first of his three reigns with the title.

- His other New Japan titles include a record five IWGP Intercontinental Championships and an IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with long-time rival Hiroshi Tanahashi.

- Nakamura won the G1 Climax tournament in 2011 and the G1 Tag League in 2006 with Masahiro Chono. He's also a New Japan Cup winner, taking that trophy in 2014.

- Readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter named Nakamura wrestler of the year in 2014. The newsletter's founder and editor, Dave Meltzer, has awarded two of Nakamura's matches from 2015 a coveted, rare five-star rating: an IWGP Intercontinental title defense against Kota Ibushi at Wrestle Kingdom 9 in January and a G1 Climax finals match with Tanahashi in August.

- Pro Wrestling Illustrated named Nakamura the most popular wrestler of the year in 2016 after he captivated NXT audiences all over the planet.

- Nakamura is the second-ever two-time NXT champion, and won two NXT year-end awards, as voted for by fans: male competitor of the year and overall male competitor of the year.

What is Shinsuke Nakamura's MMA record?

Many wrestling fans may not know that Nakamura used to compete in mixed martial arts. While competing as a rookie in New Japan, he also forged a path in MMA.

He had his first fight on December 31, 2002, but lost to Daniel Gracie via submission. He beat Jan Nortje and Shane Eitner via submission in 2003 before a match with Alexey Ignashov that was ruled a no contest. Nakamura defeated Ignashov via submission in their May 2004 rematch, which was also Nakamura's final MMA bout to date.

Overall, Nakamura holds a 3-1 MMA record.

What is Shinsuke Nakamura's finisher?

Since 2009, when Nakamura truly embraced the art of strong style, he has used several variations of a devastating knee strike as his finishing move. It's typically performed as a running strike to a standing opponent, though he has frequently used it while his adversary is in a seated or kneeling position as well.

Nakamura called the move Boma Ye while competing in New Japan and Ring of Honor. The name has its origins in the legendary Rumble in the Jungle clash between boxing legends Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. The pro-Ali partisan crowd chanted "Ali, boma ye" throughout.

Two years later, Ali competed against New Japan legend and Nakamura mentor Antonio Inoki in a fight akin to a mixed martial arts bout. Afterwards, Inoki adopted the "boma ye" chant and Nakamura ultimately named the move for him.

However, "boma ye" is Lingala for "kill him", a sentiment that wouldn't exactly fly in the family-friendly WWE environment. In NXT, Nakamura started using the name Kinshasa for the knee strike. Kinshasa is the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the location for the Rumble in the Jungle. WWE fans might know it better for the way commentator Corey Graves screamed the name when Nakamura hit the move.

Before the Boma Ye/Kinshasa, Nakamura used the Landslide, a Samoan driver, as his finishing move. He also frequently used a triangle choke, likely an homage to his days in mixed martial arts.

What is Shinsuke Nakamura's theme song?

Since joining WWE, Nakamura has made his entrance to "The Rising Sun", created for him by WWE's music team CFO$. The song opens with a heavy guitar riff and marries a Japanese-style violin melody with a rapid electronic drum beat. "The Rising Sun" proved an immediate hit with fans, who sing along with the violin track whenever Nakamura enters an arena.

Nakamura has had some memorable entrances using the song including at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II, when violinist Lee England Jr. played "The Rising Sun" live and at NXT TakeOver: Toronto, when several violin players accompanied him to the ring. The song is a critical part of his magnetic entrance, which he concludes by grabbing the top rope and throwing back his arm while crumpling to the canvas.

What did Shinsuke Nakamura learn from Michael Jackson?

Nakamura has never hidden the fact he's an enormous fan of Michael Jackson. He takes a great deal of inspiration from the 'King of Pop', perhaps most obviously in the form of the red leather jacket he wears in his ring entrance.

However, Jackson influenced Nakamura in another way: through his movement. Nakamura said on the Talk is Jericho podcast that he always considered Jackson a martial artist because of his technical ability and the way he used movement and balance.

Though Nakamura thinks many dancers do too much, making it hard to understand all of their movements. That's a view Nakamura carries into wrestling, where he thinks a lot of competitors do too much in their matches, making it difficult for fans to understand and follow the stories they're trying to tell. He said Jackson showed how him how important it was not to overdo it and that it was possible to make more of an impact through keeping things simple.

By the way, his favourite Michael Jackson song is "Human Nature".

What has Shinsuke Nakamura done outside of wrestling?

While Nakamura has made wrestling his life, seemingly to the exclusion of almost everything else, he has made some other intriguing media appearances.

When Pharrell Williams released his massive hit single, "Happy", he created a number of music videos for different markets around the world. The one he released in Japan included a certain 'King of Strong Style'.

Nakamura and fellow New Japan Pro Wrestling star Kazuchika Okada both featured in the video. If you've ever seen a GIF of a dancing Nakamura wearing his red jacket and title belt with no shirt underneath against a white background, that's where it's from. Since wrestlers are frequently treated as mainstream celebrities in Japan, the New Japan icons were seen as ideal figures to help promote the song there.

What are some interesting facts about Shinsuke Nakamura?

- Shinsuke loves to surf. He often shares photos of himself hitting the waves on his Twitter and Instagram profiles.

In an interview with Sports Illustrated , he said ""I am a ten-minute walk from the beach in my house in Japan, but in Orlando, I'm a one-hour drive from the beach. I could go surfing every day, so that's a big problem for me."

- Nakamura was once roommates with SmackDown General Manager and former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan. The pair lived together while Nakamura trained in both MMA and wrestling at the Inoki Dojo in California early in his career. They shared a two-bedroom apartment with another MMA fighter.

- After moving to the United States to work in WWE, Nakamura watched Sesame Street to help improve his English, knowing that being able to communicate clearly with the audience is an important trait for top wrestlers in WWE.

- Nakamura is friends with fellow WWE superstars Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, and Daniel Bryan as well as NXT head trainer Matt Bloom and former New Japan colleague Kazuchika Okada.

- His favorite drink is red wine.

- As well as Michael Jackson, Nakamura counts Bruce Lee, Freddie Mercury, Jackie Chan and Jushin "Thunder" Liger among his idols. His favourite Queen track is "Bicycle".

- While he was a fan of wrestling while growing up, Nakamura was not a proponent of WWE at the time, instead preferring to focus his interest on Japanese wrestling.

In an interview with Channel Guide Magazine, he said, ""Japan had a huge wrestling culture. So I was not really a fan of WWE as a child. It was much different than the Japanese style before. We had foreign wrestlers who came from America, Europe. Everyone from all over also ended up going to WWE. I did like Andre the Giant. I can't imagine what it would be like to fight with him. I want to fight like him."

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On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Shinsuke Nakamura , with his Career History , real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Shinsuke Nakamura (中邑 真輔) was born in Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan on February 24, 1980, and he is currently 44 years old.

He is currently working for WWE on the SmackDown brand, under the ring name of Shinsuke Nakamura .

Profile Info

• Gender Male
• Real Name Shinsuke Nakamura (中邑 真輔)
• Shinsuke Nakamura ( October 8, 2021 - Present )
• King Nakamura ( July 2, 2021 - October 7, 2021 )
• Shinsuke Nakamura ( August 29, 2002 - July 1, 2021 )
• Born February 24, 1980 (age 44)

• Birth Place Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan
• Kyoto, Japan
• Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
• 229 lbs (104 kg)
• Nicknames The King of Strong Style; The Artist (known as Shinsuke Nakamura); The Rockstar

Career History

• Wrestler ( August 29, 2002 - Present )
• MMA Fighter ( December 31, 2002 - May 22, 2004 )

• Kinshasa / Bomaye - Knee Strike to an opponent's head ( April 23, 2009 - Present )
• Cross Armbreaker ( August 29, 2002 - January 30, 2016 )
• Landslide - Samoan Driver ( September 24, 2006 - April 22, 2009 )
• Theme Song "The Rising Sun" by CFO$ - Single ( January 15, 2021 - Present )
• Theme Song "Shadows of a Setting Sun" by Shadows of the Sun - Single ( April 24, 2018 - January 14, 2021 )
• Theme Song "The Rising Sun" by CFO$ - Single ( April 1, 2016 - April 23, 2018 )
• Theme Song "Subconscious" by Julia Claris - Single ( May 3, 2004 - January 30, 2016 )
• Theme Song "Moving City" by NJPW - Single ( August 29, 2002 - May 2, 2004 )

Titles & Accomplishments

World wrestling entertainment.

• 2 WWE Intercontinental Championship
• 1 WWE United States Championship
• 1 WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (with Cesaro)
• 2 NXT Championship

New Japan Pro Wrestling

• 3 IWGP Heavyweight Championship
• 5 IWGP Intercontinental Championship
• 1 IWGP 3rd Belt Championship
• 1 IWGP Tag Team Championship (with Hiroshi Tanahashi)
• 1 IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship
• 1 NWF Heavyweight Championship
• WWE Men's Royal Rumble Winner (2018)
• NXT Overall Competitor of the Year (2016)
• NXT Male Competitor of the Year (2016)
• NJPW 10,000,000 Yin Tag Tournament Winner (2004 - with Hiroyoshi Tenzan)
• NJPW G1 Climax Winner (2011)
• NJPW G1 Tag League Winner (2006 - with Masahiro Chono
• NJPW National District Tournament (2006 - with Koji Kanemoto)
• NJPW New Japan Cup Winner (2014)
• NJPW Teisen Hall Cup Six Man Tag Team Tournament Winner (2003 - with Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto)
• NJPW Yuko Six Man Tag Team Tournament Winner (2004 - with Blue Wolf & Katsuhiko Nakajima)
• NJPW Heavyweight Tag MVP Award (2005 - with Hiroshi Tanahashi)
• NJPW New Wave Award (2003)
• NJPW Tag Team Best Bout (2004 - with Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Katsuyori Shibata & Masahiro Chono, 24/10)
• NJPW Technique Award (2004)
• PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2016)
• 5° in the PWI 500 (2015)
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction (class of 2015)
• WON Wrestler of the Year (2014)
• WON Most Charismatic (2014, 2015)
• WON Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2015 - vs. Kota Ibushi on 01/04)
• Tokyo Sports Best Bout Award (2013 - vs. Kota Ibushi, 08/04; 2014 - vs. Kazuchika Okada, 08/10; 2023 - vs. The Great Muta, 01/01)
• Tokyo Sports Rookie of the Year Award (2003)
• Tokyo Sports Technique Award (2012)
• Nikkan Sports Match of the Year Award (2009 - vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, 11/08)
• Nikkan Sports Match of the Year Award (2014 - vs. Kazuchika Okada, 08/10)
• Nikkan Sports Outstanding Performance Award (2003)
• Nikkan Sports Technique Award (2012)
• Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs - Rick Boogs ( May 21, 2021 - April 2, 2022 )
• Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura - Cesaro / Claudio Castagnoli ( November 8, 2019 - January 8, 2021 )
• The Artist Collective - Cesaro / Claudio Castagnoli , Sami Zayn ( August 20, 2019 - August 28, 2020 )
• CHAOS - Alex Koslov , Brian Kendrick , Davey Richards , Gedo , Jado , Karl Anderson , Kazuchika Okada , Low Ki , Masato Tanaka , Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard , Rocky Romero , Takashi Iizuka , Tetsuya Naito , Tomohiro Ishii , Toru Yano , Trent Beretta / Barreta , YOSHI-HASHI , Yujiro Takahashi , Hideo Saito, Kazushi Sakuraba ( April 23, 2009 - January 30, 2016 )
• CHAOS Invincible - Tomohiro Ishii ( January 1, 2012 - January 30, 2016 )
• CHAOS Top Team - Toru Yano ( August 1, 2011 - January 30, 2016 )
• New Three Musketeers - Hiroshi Tanahashi , Katsuyori Shibata ( August 15, 2004 - January 30, 2016 )
• Great Bash Heel - Gedo , Jado , Karl Anderson , Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard , Takashi Iizuka , Togi Makabe , Tomoaki Honma , Tomohiro Ishii , Toru Yano , Black Tiger V ( April 5, 2009 - April 23, 2009 )
• RISE - Finn Bálor , Hirooki Goto , Low Ki , Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard , Milano Collection A.T. , Tyson Tomko , Minoru Tanaka , Rick Fuller ( September 11, 2007 - April 4, 2009 )
• RISE NxG - Hirooki Goto ( October 18, 2008 - April 4, 2009 )
• Black New Japan - Masahiro Chono , Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard , Milano Collection A.T. , Super Strong Machine / Junji Hirata , Tyson Tomko ( September 24, 2006 - September 11, 2007 )
• Shinsuke Nakamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi - Hiroshi Tanahashi ( June 12, 2004 - November 4, 2005 )
• La Ola Amarilla - Hiroshi Tanahashi , Ryusuke Taguchi , Okumura ( September 11, 2005 - September 30, 2005 )

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Shinsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional wrestler with a storied background in the sport, currently showcasing his talents in WWE. Prior to joining WWE, Nakamura made a significant impact in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, distinguishing himself with his strong style technique. In WWE, he has captured several titles, including the NXT Championship and the United States Championship, and is recognized for his charismatic performances and unique wrestling style. Before transitioning to professional wrestling, he cultivated his combat skills in amateur wrestling and mixed martial arts, which contribute to his dynamic in-ring presence. Nakamura’s influence extends globally, earning him a reputation as one of the industry’s most proficient and electrifying performers.

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• Does Shinsuke Nakamura smoke: Not Known
• Does Shinsuke Nakamura drink alcohol: Not Known
• Soon after his debut at ‘New Japan Pro Wrestling’ in 2002, Nakamura was given the nickname ‘Super Rookie’ because of his strength, agility and overall technical skills. Being trained in “vale tundo”, he is also a fine Mixed Martial Artist.
• Though Nakamura signed with the WWE in 2016, he was just on the verge of joining the company 10 years prior in 2006. However, since Brock Lesnar left ‘NJPW’ around the same time, the promotion recalled Nakamura with a lucrative contract that he couldn’t refuse.
• Just like the Undertaker, Nakamura is getting better with age. Though he has always been a promising prospect, he only gained the much-needed recognition around the year 2010. He was even crowned the ‘Wrestler of the Year’ by ‘Wrestling Observer Newsletter’ in 2014.
• Nakamura is very close friends with none other than The Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar. The two even trained together at Lesnar’s personal gym during Lesnar’s time in Japan.
• Although he has used the same finisher in both the wrestling promotions, its name was changed from ‘Bomaye’ (NJPW) to Kinshasa (WWE).
• At NJPW, Nakamura held the IWGP Intercontinental title five times, the most number of reigns by any wrestler at the promotion.
• He has even featured in the 2013 mega-hit music video, “Happy”.

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10 things wwe fans should know about shinsuke nakamura's time in njpw.

While his WWE run has been hit or miss, Shinsuke Nakamura's time in NJPW is legendary.

Shinsuke Nakamura is a veteran of the pro wrestling industry with two decades of experience as an in-ring contestant. He made his debut in New Japan Pro Wrestling at the age of 22 and quickly went on to become one of the greatest wrestlers in the promotion's history. He won numerous championships and accolades throughout his 14-year stint with NJPW and gained tons of fans for himself with his unique character and in-ring talent.

RELATED: 10 Things Fans May Not Know About Shinsuke Nakamura

The WWE Universe might be used to seeing Nakamura as a mid-card performer, but NJPW was the birthplace of the King of Strong Style, and here are ten things WWE fans should know about Shinsuke Nakamura's time in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

10 Made His Debut in 2002

Shinsuke Nakamura made his pro wrestling debut at the age of 22 at the NJPW Cross Road event on 29 August 2002. He showcased a unique combination of strength, speed, and technical skills during his early days in NJPW, which earned him the admiration of both the promotion's top officials and the fans.

With his gutsy performances, Shinsuke Nakamura earned himself the name Super Rookie. Alongside fellow rookies in Hiroshi Tanahashi and Katsuyori Shibata, Nakamura became one of the New Three Musketeers in NJPW. He also trained in MMA during his early days in NJPW, had five fights between December 2002 and May 2004 and has a career record of 3-1-1.

9 He's The Youngest IWGP Heavyweight Champion

Shinsuke Nakamura didn't take too long to cement his legacy in New Japan Pro Wrestling history as he went on to become the youngest IWGP Heavyweight Champion in history. He defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan at the 2003 NJPW Battle Final event to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and was only 23 years old when he accomplished the feat.

He also unified the title with the National Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship by defeating Yoshihiro Takayama at the 2004 NJPW Wrestling World Event. However, he couldn't hold on to the titles for long as injuries forced him to vacate the title a month later.

8 Led Several Factions

In September 2006, Shinsuke Nakamura joined Masahiro Chono's Black New Japan faction. The prime motto of the group was to take over NJPW with Chono as the President and Nakamura as the "Ace." Nakamura was part of the group until he got injured in the semi-final of the 2007 G1 Climax tournament, which took him out for several months. Following his return in November 2007, Nakamura took over the leadership of the group from Chono and reformed it under the new name Rise.

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However, Nakamura turned heel in April 2009 and left Rise to create another faction named Chaos. Nakamura led the group until 2016 before leaving for WWE.

7 Credited As The Greatest IWGP Intercontinental Champion

After NJPW introduced the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in 2011, MVP became the inaugural champion after winning a tournament. However, the title remained an unimportant mid-card title throughout MVP's run and the following reigns of Masato Tanaka and Hirooki Goto.

Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Goto to win the title for the first time at the NJPW 40th Anniversary Tour Kizuna Road event in July 2012. He raised the importance of the title and held the title for an impressive 313 days. He's held the title five times throughout his time in NJPW, and the fans credit Nakamura to this date as the greatest IWGP Intercontinental Champion of all time.

6 Defeated Kurt Angle In A Championship Unification Match

Shinsuke Nakamura has faced several former and future WWE Superstars throughout his time in NJPW, and one such superstar he competed against was the Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle.

He took on Angle in a championship unification match at the NJPW Circuit 2008 NEW JAPAN ISM event on February 17, 2008. He defeated the WWE Hall of Famer to unify the Inoki Genome Federation's version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship with his NJPW version of the title. Along with a singles match, Nakamura has also worked together with Kurt Angle in a tag team match against AJ Styles and Hiroshi Tanahashi in a winning effort at the NJPW G1 Climax 2008, Heroes of Supremacy event in August 2008.

5 Worked With Brock Lesnar

Another former WWE Superstar Shinsuke Nakamura worked with in NJPW was the Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar . After leaving WWE in 2004, Brock Lesnar signed with NJPW and won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his debut match in October 2005.

Lesnar's first title defense was against Shinsuke Nakamura at the NJPW Toukon Shidou Chapter I event in January 2006. Despite his best efforts, Nakamura couldn't overcome Brock Lesnar and lost the match. Nakamura and Lesnar also worked as a team at the NJPW Circuit Acceleration event in February 2006 to defeat the team of Akebono and Riki Choshu.

4 Almost Made His WWE Debut In 2006

After working with Brock Lesnar in 2006, Shinsuke Nakamura departed NJPW to go on a learning excursion to improve his wrestling skills. He traveled to Mexico, Brazil, Russia, and the United States. He also became good friends with Brock Lesnar and trained in his personal gym to increase his muscle mass. Then NJPW President Simon Inoki suggested that Nakamura would be loaned to WWE to help him get exposure working in large American shows. Nakamura also competed in Impact Wrestling during the tour.

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However, it never came to fruition as NJPW had to call Nakamura back after Brock Lesnar left the promotion by holding the IWGP Heavyweight Championship hostage.

3 Had A Fierce Rivalry With Hiroshi Tanahashi

Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiroshi Tanahashi entered New Japan Pro Wrestling at the same time and grew to be two of the top wrestlers for the promotion over the years.

The two wrestlers worked as a team and held the IWGP Tag Team Championships for 323 days between December 2004 and October 2005. However, they went on to be fierce rivals and had some of the highest-rated matches in the promotion's history. Nakamura won his second IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Tanahashi and had several matches with him over the title throughout their time together in NJPW.

2 Won The G1 Climax, G1 Tag League & NJPW Cup Tournaments

During his time in NJPW, Shinsuke Nakamura has competed in the G1 Climax tournament on multiple occasions. He first entered the tournament in 2003 but couldn't go on to win it, and the same trend continued for the next seven years until he finally won the tournament in 2011 by defeating Tetsuya Naito in the final.

He also won the G1 Tag League tournament in 2006 alongside his partner Masahiro Chono by defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi and Koji Kanemoto in the final. Nakamura also won the 2014 New Japan Cup tournament by defeating Davey Boy Smith Jr, Finn Balor, and Minoru Suzuki in the initial rounds before defeating Bad Luck Fale in the final.

1 Has Wrestled 1273 Matches For NJPW

As said earlier, Shinsuke Nakamura was one of the high-profile stars in New Japan Pro Wrestling throughout his time with the promotion. With such star power, the company used the King of Strong Style to his full potential resulting in him competing in an impressive 1273 matches throughout his 14-year run with the NJPW.

Out of the 1273 matches, Nakamura has won 720 matches, with a win percentage of 56.6%, and lost 529, while 24 matches ended without any result.

Shinsuke Nakamura

• Born February 24 , 1980 · Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan
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• The King of Strong Style
• Height 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
• Shinsuke Nakamura was born on February 24, 1980 in Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan. He is an actor, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999) , WWE NXT (2010) and TNA Xplosion (2002) . He has been married to Harumi Maekawa since September 2007.
• Spouse Harumi Maekawa (September 2007 - present)
• Finishing Move: Bomaye [NJPW/ROH]/Kinshasa [WWE] (Running knee strike to an opponent's head, sometimes from the second rope or behind the opponent)
• Finishing Move: Cross Armber
• Signature moves: Double knee backbreaker, Shining Triangle, Knee drop, Low blow etc.
• Finishing Move: Landslide (Samoan driver, sometimes from the second rope)

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Shinsuke Nakamura is known as a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is most famous for being the current WWE Intercontinental Champion.

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Background and age.

Shinsuke Nakamura was born on February 24, 1980 inKyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He always had a passion for pro wrestling but decided to enter mixed martial arts before wrestling. He did not have much success and decided to give up on mixed martial arts after suffering some brutal losses. His transition from mixed martial arts to pro wrestling ended up being a smooth change.

Career and Net Worth

The start of Nakamura's professional wrestling career took off in 2002 when he reigned as one of the most sensational wrestlers in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Various factors encouraged his triumphs at NJPW however his ring activity which is a mix of quick furious smacks and hits joined with submission holds helped him entertain the crowds and defeat his foes. "The King of Strong Style" as he's called, proceeded onward from NJPW in style. He didn't just develop as the holder of the IWGP Heavyweight three times, he similarly set a record as the most youthful wrestler to hold the lofty title. Shinsuke would proceed to duplicate his interesting abilities and rewards at WWE NXT which finished in him procuring the NXT Championship title.

The individuals who questioned his capacities started recognizing it. In any case, he astonished everybody when he came to WWE SmackDown, brought down brutal wrestlers like Randy Orton and vanquished the former champ, John Cena . His defeat of Romans Reigns at the 2018 Royal Rumble Match which saw him develop as the victor is up to this point, generally viewed as Nakamura's most noteworthy accomplishment in WWE. Following the Royal Rumble triumph, Shinsuke Nakamura challenged the WWE Champion, AJ Styles to dance with him in the ring. The WWE fans adored this as it was foreseen that The King of Strong Style meeting AJ Styles would be an exemplary show, and it was. At that point, AJ was the hotshot that won at the New Orleans' Superdome Wrestlemani conflict in April 2018. After Nakamura lost the title fight, he ended up turning heel to lash back at AJ Styles and the fans.

In September 2019, Nakamura successfully defended his title against the Miz at Clash of the Champions.

Marriage, Wife and Kids

Shinsuke Nakamura is a married man. For over a decade, he has been married to his school sweetheart, Harumi Maekawa since September 2007.

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Age, biography and wiki.

Shinsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. He is a former two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, three-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, and one-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. Nakamura is a four-time winner of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Best Technical Wrestler award, and a three-time winner of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Most Outstanding Wrestler award. He is also a two-time winner of the Tokyo Sports Grand Prix Best Bout award. Nakamura is 40 years old as of 2020. He stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighs around 215 lbs (98 kg). He has black hair and black eyes. His zodiac sign is Pisces.

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At 44 years old, Shinsuke Nakamura height is 6 ft 2 in and Weight 229 lb.

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His wife is Harumi Maekawa (m. September 2007)

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Nakamura competed in his first match since SummerSlam on the September 11 episode of SmackDown Live, losing to Jeff Hardy via disqualification after interference from Randy Orton. After refusing to defend the WWE United States Championship at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, general manager Paige ordered Nakamura to defend the Championship on the September 18 episode of SmackDown Live, which he did so successfully, defeating Rusev. At SmackDown 1000, Nakamura lost to the returning Rey Mysterio in a qualifying match for the WWE World Cup at Crown Jewel. Nakamura would successfully retain the title on the October 30 episode of SmackDown Live against R-Truth and then against Rusev at Crown Jewel. Nakamura lost to Raw's WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins in an interbrand Champion vs Champion match at Survivor Series. On the December 25 episode of SmackDown Live (taped on December 18), Nakamura lost the WWE United States Championship to Rusev, ending his reign at 156 days. On January 27, 2019, at the Royal Rumble, Nakamura defeated Rusev to win his second WWE United States Championship. Later that night, he participated in the Royal Rumble match entering at #3 but was eliminated by Mustafa Ali .

Two days later on SmackDown Live, Nakamura lost the title to R-Truth. Rusev then confronted Truth and pushed him into a title match, but Truth retained the title. After the match, Nakamura joined forces with Rusev into attacking Truth, starting a alliance between the two. On the Fastlane pre-show, Nakamura and Rusev were defeated by The New Day. At WrestleMania 35, Nakamura and Rusev would compete in a fatal four-way tag team match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, but were unsuccessful. The duo returned during the 51-Man Battle Royal at the 2019 Super Showdown, but they were both eliminated during the match.

On the April 4 episode of SmackDown Live, the first episode after WrestleMania 33, Nakamura made his main roster debut, interrupting The Miz and Maryse following their promo mocking John Cena and Nikki Bella: this did not spark a feud between Nakamura and Miz, since Miz would be traded to Raw because of the Superstar Shake-up. Nakamura began feuding with Dolph Ziggler, whom he defeated in his televised in-ring debut at Backlash. On the May 23 episode of SmackDown Live, it was announced that Nakamura along with AJ Styles, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn would compete in the Money in the Bank ladder match at Money in the Bank, during which Corbin attacked him with both a ladder and a camera while making his entrance. Nakamura was checked on by medical staff and carried out of the arena, but he would later return during the match and attack all other participants, only to lose the match when Corbin retrieved the briefcase. This led to a match between the two at Battleground on July 23, where Nakamura defeated Corbin by disqualification after Corbin attacked him with a low blow. Two days later on SmackDown Live, Nakamura defeated Corbin in a rematch to end their feud. On the August 1 episode of SmackDown Live, Nakamura defeated John Cena to earn the right to challenge Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship on August 20 at SummerSlam, where Nakamura lost after interference from The Singh Brothers. On the September 5 episode of SmackDown Live, Nakamura defeated Randy Orton to earn another title shot against Mahal for the title at Hell in a Cell, where he lost again. On the October 31 episode of SmackDown Live, Nakamura defeated Kevin Owens to earn a spot on Team SmackDown at Survivor Series, where he was the first man to be eliminated by Braun Strowman in the 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match against Team Raw. On December 17 at Clash of Champions, Nakamura teamed up with Randy Orton in a losing effort against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn , who retained their jobs with Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon serving as special guest referees. On the inaugural episode of Mixed Match Challenge on January 16, 2018, Nakamura teamed with Natalya in the Mixed Match Challenge tournament, but the duo was defeated by Finn Bálor and Sasha Banks in the first round.

On the May 25 episode of NXT, Austin Aries declared his intention to become the next NXT Champion, which prompted a response from Nakamura, and NXT General Manager William Regal then scheduled a match between the two on June 8 at NXT TakeOver: The End, which Nakamura won. On the June 15 episode of NXT, Nakamura challenged former NXT Champion Finn Bálor to a match that was accepted and won by Nakamura on the July 13 episode of NXT. On August 20 at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II, Nakamura defeated Samoa Joe to win the NXT Championship for the first time. On November 19 at NXT TakeOver: Toronto, Nakamura lost the title to Joe in his first defense, marking his first televised loss in NXT. On the December 28 episode of NXT from Osaka, Japan, Nakamura would regain the NXT Championship from Samoa Joe. On the January 4, 2017 episode of NXT, he successfully defended the championship against Joe in a steel cage match. On January 28 at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio, Nakamura lost the championship to Bobby Roode. In his return match on March 8, Nakamura defeated T.J. Perkins and was put into a rematch to face Roode for the NXT Championship on April 1 at NXT TakeOver: Orlando, but he was unsuccessful in reclaiming the championship. On the April 12 episode of NXT, Nakamura made his final NXT appearance, bidding farewell to the Full Sail University crowd.

From July 23 to August 15, Nakamura took part in the round-robin stage of the 2015 G1 Climax. Despite missing one match due to an elbow injury, Nakamura won his block and advanced to the finals by defeating reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion and Chaos stablemate Kazuchika Okada in his last round-robin match, giving him a record of seven wins and two losses. On August 16, Nakamura was defeated in the finals of the tournament by Hiroshi Tanahashi . On September 27 at Destruction in Kobe, Nakamura defeated Hirooki Goto to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the fifth time. He made his first successful title defense on November 7 at Power Struggle against Karl Anderson, avenging an earlier loss from the 2015 G1 Climax. He made his second successful defense on January 4, 2016 by defeating A.J. Styles at Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome. Hours after the event, it was reported that Nakamura had given his notice to NJPW on the morning of January 4, announcing that he was leaving the promotion for WWE. Nakamura remained under NJPW contract and was expected to finish off his contracted dates with the promotion before leaving. On January 12, NJPW confirmed Nakamura's upcoming departure, announcing he would also be stripped of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. Nakamura handed in the title on January 25, officially ending his fifth reign. Nakamura wrestled his last match under his NJPW contract on January 30, where he, Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Hirooki Goto , Hiroshi Tanahashi and Katsuyori Shibata .

On January 6, 2016, Nakamura confirmed in an interview with Tokyo Sports that he would be leaving NJPW at the end of the month and signing with WWE. On January 27, WWE officially announced that Nakamura would be taking part in the NXT TakeOver: Dallas event. On January 31, Nakamura was confirmed to have finished his NJPW commitments and was said to be reporting to the WWE Performance Center for training and handling logistical matters regarding his move to the company. On February 2, Nakamura arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to undergo pre-contract signing medical tests. On February 22, WWE held a press conference in Tokyo, Japan to officially announce the signing of Nakamura to NXT. On April 1, Nakamura defeated Sami Zayn in his debut match at NXT TakeOver: Dallas in a critically acclaimed match. On the April 13 episode of NXT, Nakamura defeated Tye Dillinger in his NXT television debut. On the May 18 episode of NXT, Nakamura teamed up with Austin Aries to defeat the team of Blake and Murphy.

On January 4, 2014, Nakamura lost the IWGP Intercontinental Championship to Tanahashi in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome. A rematch between the two took place on February 9 at The New Beginning in Hiroshima and saw Nakamura fail in his attempt to regain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. In March, Nakamura took part in the 2014 New Japan Cup, which he eventually won, defeating Bad Luck Fale in the finals on March 23 and afterwards challenged Tanahashi to another rematch for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. On April 6 at Invasion Attack 2014, Nakamura defeated Tanahashi to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the third time. The following month, Nakamura took part in NJPW's North American tour, defeating Ring of Honor (ROH) wrestler Kevin Steen in an interpromotional match on May 17 at War of the Worlds. On May 25 at Back to the Yokohama Arena, Nakamura made the first successful defense of his third reign as the IWGP Intercontinental Champion against Daniel Gracie . On June 21 at Dominion 6.21, Nakamura lost the title to Bad Luck Fale in his second defense. In the 2014 G1 Climax, Nakamura won his block with eight wins and two losses, advancing to the finals. On August 10, Nakamura was defeated in the finals by Chaos stablemate Kazuchika Okada . On September 21 at Destruction in Kobe, Nakamura regained the IWGP Intercontinental Championship from Bad Luck Fale . He made his first successful title defense on November 8 at Power Struggle against Katsuyori Shibata . From November 23 to December 5, Nakamura took part in the 2014 World Tag League alongside Tomohiro Ishii . The team finished second in their block with a record of four wins and three losses, narrowly missing the finals of the tournament due to losing to Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata on the final day. On January 4, 2015 at Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, Nakamura made his second successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Kota Ibushi. His third defense took place on February 14 at The New Beginning in Sendai, where Nakamura defeated Yuji Nagata. Nakamura's fourth title reign ended on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2015, where he was defeated by Goto. Nakamura received a rematch for the title on July 5 at Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall, but he was again defeated by Goto.

Before Nakamura's departure from NJPW, ROH had announced that he would be appearing at their 14th Anniversary Show in Las Vegas as part of ROH's cross-promotion deal with NJPW, but ROH was forced to pull him from the event due to Nakamura signing an exclusive WWE contract.

Along with fellow NJPW wrestler Kazuchika Okada , Nakamura is featured in the Japanese music video directed by fashion designer, DJ and record producer Nigo for Pharrell Williams' song "Happy", released in May 2014. On May 27, 2014, Nakamura published an autobiography titled King of Strong Style: 1980–2014. An English language version of the book was released by Viz Media on August 7, 2018. Nakamura made his first video game appearance as a playable character in King of Colosseum II in 2004, and made his latest video game appearance in WWE 2K20.

On July 22, Nakamura defeated Hirooki Goto to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the first time. In August's 2012 G1 Climax tournament, Nakamura wrestled in the same block as fellow Chaos member and recent IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada . The two stablemates faced each other on August 5, with Nakamura picking up the win, effectively solidifying his spot as the leader of Chaos in the process. After four wins and three losses, Nakamura was defeated in the final day of the tournament by Hiroyoshi Tenzan and was thus eliminated from the finals, failing to defend his crown. On August 26, Nakamura traveled to the United States to make his first successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, defeating Oliver John at a Sacramento Wrestling Federation (SWF) event in Gridley, California. The following day, Nakamura threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays in Arlington, Texas. On October 8 at King of Pro-Wrestling, Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in a rematch against Hirooki Goto . On November 11 at Power Struggle, Nakamura made his third successful defense against Karl Anderson. From November 20 to December 1, Nakamura took part in the round-robin portion of the 2012 World Tag League, alongside stablemate Tomohiro Ishii under the tag team name Chaos Invincible. The team finished with a record of three wins, which included a win over stablemates Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi as well as three losses, failing to advance from their block. On January 4, 2013 at Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome, Nakamura defeated Kazushi Sakuraba for his fourth successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. From January 18 to 19, Nakamura took part in the Fantastica Mania 2013 weekend, co-promoted by New Japan and CMLL. In the main event of the second night, Nakamura made his fifth successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against La Sombra. In early 2013, Nakamura became involved in Chaos' rivalry with New Japan's other top villainous stable, Suzuki-gun. On March 3 at New Japan's 41st anniversary event, Nakamura defeated Suzuki-gun's Lance Archer for his sixth successful title defense. On April 5, Nakamura and Ishii unsuccessfully challenged KES (Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. Two days later at Invasion Attack, Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Smith, avenging the previous loss from the first round of the New Japan Cup. On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2013, Nakamura defeated Suzuki-gun's newest member Shelton X Benjamin for his eighth successful defense of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.

On May 11, Nakamura left for another tour with Mexican promotion CMLL. His first match back in Mexico took place the following day, when he teamed with El Felino and Negro Casas in a six-man tag team two out of three falls match at Arena Coliseo, where they were defeated by Máscara Dorada, Rush and Titán. Nakamura quickly started a rivalry with La Sombra and after suffering two pinfall defeats in six-man tag team matches on April 17 and 24 accepted his challenge for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, setting up a Fantastica Mania 2013 rematch between the two. The match took place on May 31 and saw Nakamura once again losing to La Sombra for the IWGP Intercontinental Champion, ending his reign at 313 days and eight successful title defenses. Nakamura wrestled his final match of the tour on June 9, when he was defeated by Rush in a singles match. Nakamura returned to New Japan on June 22 at Dominion 6.22 in a tag team match, where he and Tomohiro Ishii were defeated by Minoru Suzuki and Shelton X Benjamin, who pinned Nakamura for the win. On July 20, Nakamura regained the IWGP Intercontinental Championship from La Sombra, becoming the first multi-time holder of the title. From August 1 to 11, Nakamura took part in the 2013 G1 Climax. Finishing with a record of five wins and four losses, Nakamura narrowly failed to advance to the finals after losing to Shelton X Benjamin on the final day. On September 29 at Destruction, Nakamura defeated Benjamin to make the first successful defense of his second reign as the IWGP Intercontinental Champion. His second successful defense took place on October 14 at King of Pro-Wrestling, when he defeated Pro Wrestling Noah representative Naomichi Marufuji. On November 9 at Power Struggle, Nakamura made his third successful title defense against Minoru Suzuki in a match which had the added stipulation that Nakamura would have had to join Suzuki-gun had he lost the title. Post-match, Nakamura nominated Hiroshi Tanahashi as his next challenger, setting up the first title match between the two longtime rivals in over two years. From November 23 to December 7, Nakamura and Ishii took part in the 2013 World Tag League, where they finished with a record of three wins and three losses, with a loss against Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma on the final day costing them a spot in the semi-finals.

Nakamura is known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, with his first reign coming at the age of 23 years and 9 months; his other accomplishments within the company include winning the 2011 G1 Climax and the 2014 New Japan Cup, being a record five-time and the longest reigning IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and being the final IWGP Third Belt Champion and NWF Heavyweight Champion. He is also a founding member and the original leader of the stable Chaos.

On January 4, 2011, Nakamura avenged his loss to Go Shiozaki by defeating him in a singles match at Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome. On May 3, Nakamura failed in his attempt to regain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Hiroshi Tanahashi . From late May to early June, Nakamura worked a tour with Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), whom New Japan had a working agreement with. On August 1, Nakamura entered the 2011 G1 Climax and after winning seven out of his nine-round robin stage matches finished first in his block to advance to the finals of the tournament. On August 14, Nakamura defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the 2011 G1 Climax and earn another shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Nakamura went on to challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on September 19, but he failed to recapture the title from Tanahashi. In the 2011 G1 Tag League, Nakamura teamed with Toru Yano as the Chaos Top Team, winning all five of their group stage matches, advancing to the semi-finals of the tournament with a clean sheet. On November 6, Nakamura and Yano were eliminated from the tournament in the semi-finals by the team of Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki. On January 4, 2012 at Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome, the Chaos Top Team was defeated by Pro Wrestling Noah representatives Go Shiozaki and Naomichi Marufuji.

On September 27, Nakamura avenged his G1 loss and defeated Makabe in a decision match to win the IWGP Heavyweight title for a third time. Upon winning the title, Nakamura drew the ire of Antonio Inoki by announcing his plan of wanting to restore the "Strong Style" of New Japan by capturing the original IWGP Heavyweight Championship belt from Inoki to replace the fourth generation title belt held by Nakamura. On October 12, Nakamura successfully defended the title against Shinjiro Otani. On November 8 at Destruction '09, Nakamura successfully defended the title against previous champion Hiroshi Tanahashi . On December 5, Nakamura retained the title by defeating Yuji Nagata. On January 4, 2010 at Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome, Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Yoshihiro Takayama in a rematch of their 2004 Tokyo Dome title unification bout. After defeating Takayama, Nakamura was challenged by Manabu Nakanishi, whom he would pin on February 14 at New Japan's ISM show in Sumo Hall, making his fifth defense. On April 4, Nakamura made his sixth successful title defense against the 2010 New Japan Cup winner and former teammate Hirooki Goto and afterwards accepted Togi Makabe's challenge for the title. On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2010, Nakamura lost the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to Makabe. Following the loss, Nakamura was sidelined with a shoulder injury until he returned on June 19 at Dominion 6.19, defeating Daniel Puder . Atsushi Sawada and Simon Inoki of IGF appeared at the show and seemed to eye up Nakamura after the match. On July 19, Nakamura received a rematch for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but he was once again defeated by Makabe. The following month, Nakamura entered the 2010 G1 Climax, where he won four out of his seven-round robin stage matches, including one over eventual winner Satoshi Kojima, leading his block heading to the final day, where he wrestled Pro Wrestling Noah's Go Shiozaki to a 30-minute time limit draw and thus missed the finals of the tournament by a single point. The draw with Shiozaki led to a no time limit match at a Pro Wrestling Noah show on August 22, where Nakamura was defeated. Despite losing to Goto in a number one contender's match on October 11, Nakamura was hand-picked by new IWGP Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima as his first challenger. The title match took place on December 11 and ended with Nakamura losing.

On September 5, Nakamura and RISE stablemate Hirooki Goto unsuccessfully challenged Togi Makabe and Toru Yano for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. Immediately after the match, the duo were attacked by Giant Bernard, Rick Fuller and the returning Low Ki, who had just left RISE to join Makabe's GBH faction. On February 15, 2009, Nakamura faced Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but he failed to regain the title.

In April 2009, Nakamura turned into a villain, siding with the former members of GBH (especially Toru Yano) in a feud against Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma. This new group was soon named Chaos with Nakamura as their leader. Nakamura began to work a much rougher style, using a lot of knees and continuing to use a straight right hand as a frequent move in addition to the Bomaye (renamed Kinshasa in WWE), his new finisher. It was the Bomaye that took him to the finals of the 2009 G1 Climax, where he lost to Makabe. Prior to the final, Nakamura had gone undefeated, winning each match with the Bomaye. The move was also credited for fracturing IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi's orbital bone in the semi-finals of the G1, which forced Tanahashi to vacate the title later that month.

On January 4, 2008, Nakamura defeated his rival Tanahashi in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome, winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the second time. On February 17, Nakamura defeated Kurt Angle to win the IGF version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, unifying it with his own NJPW version of the title. He lost the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) representative Keiji Mutoh in Osaka on April 27.

On January 28, 2008, Nakamura defeated Elix Skipper in a match taped for TNA Xplosion.

On September 24, Nakamura made his long-awaited return to New Japan, joining Masahiro Chono's Black New Japan faction, which had the goal of reforming New Japan with Chono as the president and Nakamura as the "ace". Nakamura had greatly improved his muscular mass during his overseas training and also debuted a new finisher, called the Landslide. On December 10, Nakamura was unable to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from then-champion Tanahashi and was again unsuccessful on January 4, 2007 at the Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome show, where he lost to Toshiaki Kawada. Nakamura entered the 2007 G1 Climax tournament, where he reached the semi-finals before dislocating his shoulder. The injury sidelined Nakamura for months, but he made his return on November 11 and took over the leadership of Black New Japan from Chono and reformed the faction under the new name RISE. The faction originally consisted of himself, Minoru, Milano Collection A.T. , Hirooki Goto , Giant Bernard, Travis Tomko and Prince Devitt. Low Ki was later added to the stable after Milano was injured, having impressed Nakamura during an appearance when he was still with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). On December 9, Nakamura defeated Togi Makabe to earn an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match at the following month's Tokyo Dome show.

Nakamura challenged Brock Lesnar for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on January 4, 2006 at Toukon Shidou Chapter 1, but he lost. In March 2006, Nakamura announced that he would depart on a learning excursion in order to further improve his wrestling skills. Among other things, he would travel to Mexico, Brazil and Russia as well as train with Lesnar at Lesnar's personal gym in order to gain muscle mass. NJPW President Simon Inoki later suggested that as part of his learning excursion, Nakamura would be loaned to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to gain experience in working large American shows. However, it proved to be mostly speculation and never came to pass as Nakamura was urgently needed back in New Japan due to Lesnar's departure.

Upon his return, Nakamura received a shot at the title, now held by Bob Sapp, but he was defeated by the defending champion on May 3. Later that month, Nakamura competed in his last MMA fight, defeating Alexey Ignashov with a forearm choke on May 22. On December 11, Nakamura and his tag team partner Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Kensuke Sasaki and Minoru Suzuki in a decision match to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship. On January 4, 2005 at Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005, Nakamura defeated his own tag team partner to win the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship. During their tag team title reign, the two left for an excursion to Mexico, where they feuded with Los Guerreros del Infierno and defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Rey Bucanero and Olímpico. On October 30, they lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Cho-Ten (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono).

Nakamura joined NJPW in March 2002 and quickly began making a name for himself as a bright prospect for the company. Having earned the nickname "Super Rookie", Nakamura impressed both NJPW officials and fans with an excellent combination of strength, speed, and technical skill. Alongside fellow rookies Hiroshi Tanahashi and Katsuyori Shibata , Nakamura became known as one of the "new Three Musketeers". Nakamura began training vale tudo and on December 31 made his mixed martial arts debut in a fight, where he was defeated by Daniel Gracie via submission to an armlock. Nakamura's second MMA fight took place on May 2, 2003, when he defeated Jan Nortje with a guillotine choke. He followed that up on September 13 with another submission victory over Shane Eitner in his third MMA fight. On December 9, Nakamura defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, thus becoming the youngest wrestler in history to win the title. On January 4, 2004 at Wrestling World 2004, Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the NWF Heavyweight Champion Yoshihiro Takayama in a title unification match. However, Nakamura was forced to vacate the title due to an injury just a month later.

Nakamura resides in Orlando, Florida. He enjoys surfing and has been doing so since 2003. Nakamura is married.

Shinsuke Nakamura (中邑 真輔 , Nakamura Shinsuke, born February 24, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. Prior to his main roster debut, Nakamura competed in WWE's NXT brand, where he is one of only two wrestlers (along with Samoa Joe) to have held the NXT Championship on more than one occasion. In January 2018, Nakamura won the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble match, and later won the WWE United States Championship twice. He won the Intercontinental Championship for the first time in 2019 at Extreme Rules, making him the second wrestler (behind Chris Jericho) to hold both WWE and IWGP Intercontinental Championships.

Shinsuke Nakamura was born in Mineyama, Kyoto on February 24, 1980. As a child, his favorite wrestler was Jushin Liger .

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Harumi Maekawa

Facts of Harumi Maekawa

Relationship.

Harumi Maekawa is the wife of Shinsuke Nakamura. Her husband, Shinsuke Nakamura , is a Japanese professional wrestler who recently signed to WWE, performing on the SmackDown brand. Further, Nakamura is the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble match-winner.

Harumi and Shinsuke were married on September 1, 2007 . The couple moved to the US after Nakamura signed to WWE and is living together. Where is Shinsuke Nakamura's wife now? How is their married life? What are her salary and net worth in 2022? Get all the details about the wife of a wrestler.

Harumi Maekawa's Salary; Does she have any Source of Income?

There isn't any information about Harumi's professional career and how much she earns professionally to support the family financially. However, she is living a lavish lifestyle from the fortune generated by her husband. The couple has a massive net worth of over $3.5 million. Moreover, Nakamura earns an estimated annual salary of around $1.1 million from WWE.

Apart from wrestling, Nakamura has earned significant money from different endorsement deals. However, we are still unknown about the brand he is associated with. Additionally, the couple owns some of the luxurious cars of recent times. Furthermore, the couple shares a lavish lifestyle, living together in a luxurious house. 

Additionally, the couple regularly goes on vacation, spending their free time in exotic places, which suggests that she is enjoying a massive fortune together with her husband.  

Harumi Maekawa and Shinsuke Nakamura's Married Life

Harumi Maekawa is married to her husband, Shinsuke, a famous WWE wrestler. The couple exchanged their marital vows on September 1, 2007. Harumi and Shinsuke first met at the Aoyama Gakuin University in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. In the meantime, Shinsuke was the wrestling team captain in his college. Reportedly, the couple started dating around 1999/2000.

They dated for almost seven years before finally deciding to tie a knot. 

Further, they had a special wedding ceremony where the venue was decorated beautifully and served the best food for all the guests. Further, they threw a wedding party in Tokyo, having over 400 guests. Since then, the couple has enjoyed a smooth marital relationship with no recent rumors of their separation or divorce. 

Currently, the couple is living in Orlando, Florida. Furthermore, it was rumored that Harumi was offered a job by her husband's colleague Triple H .

Harumi Maekawa Bio, Early Life, and Family

 Harumi, age 41 years old, was born in 1981. Apart from the mentioned facts, there aren't any further details about her early life and childhood. Being a wife of a Japanese wrestler, her nationality can also be assumed to be Japanese. Additionally, she belongs to the Asian ethnic group.

Furthermore, she has maintained a lowkey life and hasn't revealed information about herself to the media. We are always looking for the information and will certainly come up with the additional information once it surfaces in the media.  

Harumi Maekawa Professional Career

Well, the information about her professional career is still behind the rock. However, she is the wife of a famous WWE superstar, Shinsuke Nakamura. Currently, he has signed with WWE, performing in the Smackdown brand.

Additionally, he is the winner of the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble match and has won the United States Championship twice. Besides, Nakamura is known for his New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) work. Additionally, he is a former three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion. 

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