Shinsuke Nakamura
Born: 1980-02-24
Place of Birth: Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan
Biography
Shinsuke Nakamura is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand after joining the company in 2016. From 2002 to 2016, he competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a three-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, winning his first at age 23 to become the youngest champion in history. He also won the 2011 G1 Climax and the 2014 New Japan Cup, held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship five times, including its longest reign at 313 days, and was the final IWGP Third Belt and NWF Heavyweight Champion. Nakamura was also a founding member and the original leader of Chaos.
Known For
NJPW 42nd Anniversary Show
2014★ 0.0
NXT TakeOver: The End
2016★ 7.2
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
2016★ 7.2
NJPW Nexess
2004★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
2015★ 0.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
2014★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4
2013★ 0.0
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017★ 8.7
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8
2013★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 8
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2
2014★ 0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.16
2012★ 0.0
WWE Crown Jewel
2019★ 5.0
NJPW Dominion 6.21
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7
2014★ 0.0
WWE Smackville
2019★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
2011★ 0.0
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
2020★ 7.8
NJPW Dominion 6.19
2010★ 0.0
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
2018★ 9.5
NXT Takeover: Orlando
2017★ 6.8
WWE WrestleMania 34
2018★ 7.2
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019★ 7.3
WWE Payback 2023
2023★ 5.8
NXT: Best of 2017
2018★ 10.0
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6
2013★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016★ 7.0
WWE SummerSlam 2021
2021★ 7.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
2024★ 7.4
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
2020★ 7.5
NOAH: The New Year 2023
2023★ 0.0
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2024★ 6.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019★ 7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2025★ 6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
2021★ 8.3
WWE Fastlane 2021
2021★ 6.8
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
2015★ 10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
2018★ 7.3
WWE WrestleMania 38: Saturday
2022★ 7.4
WWE Fastlane 2023
2023★ 7.1
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
2023★ 8.3
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
2017★ 6.4
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007★ 0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
2022★ 6.4
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
2014★ 10.0
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
2018★ 8.0
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
2018★ 10.0
WWE Backlash 2017
2017★ 6.1
WWE SummerSlam 2017
2017★ 7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020★ 8.1
WWE SummerSlam 2023
2023★ 7.2
WWE Survivor Series 2017
2017★ 7.2
WWE Battleground 2017
2017★ 6.3
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
2012★ 0.0
WWE Fastlane 2019
2019★ 7.2
WWE Survivor Series 2021
2021★ 5.6
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020★ 7.4
ROH: Thanks Steen Thanks
2014★ 7.5
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021
2021★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 15
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
2015★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
2015★ 0.0
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
2019★ 10.0
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019★ 6.0
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
2015★ 0.0
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
2018★ 6.0
NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1.
2020★ 0.0
WWE Backlash 2018
2018★ 5.4
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020★ 7.6
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
2015★ 0.0
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
2017★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
2015★ 8.5
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
2015★ 0.0
All Together
2011★ 0.0
WWE Survivor Series 2018
2018★ 7.6
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
2010★ 0.0
RevPro Uprising 2015
2015★ 0.0
WWE Extreme Rules 2020
2020★ 6.9
WWE Starrcade 2018
2018★ 7.8
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020★ 7.1
Inside Jamie Noble's Last Match
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1
2013★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
2016★ 7.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 9
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
2014★ 8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14
2015★ 0.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013★ 0.0
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
2019★ 7.3
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
2015★ 0.0
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
2018★ 6.0
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
2008★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
2011★ 0.0
WWE Fastlane 2018
2018★ 7.4
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
2015★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2014★ 0.0
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
2021★ 8.3
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013★ 0.0
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
2021★ 4.3
NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final)
2011★ 0.0
WWE Clash of Champions 2019
2019★ 6.2
NJPW Destruction 2013
2013★ 7.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014
2014★ 0.0
WWE Survivor Series 2019
2019★ 8.4
NXT Takeover: San Antonio
2017★ 7.2
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 10
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
2009★ 5.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012★ 0.0
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025★ 6.0
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
2017★ 6.6
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
2015★ 0.0
WWE SummerSlam 2018
2018★ 7.3
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
2007★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6
2015★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014★ 0.0
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016★ 7.8
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
2014★ 0.0
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
2017★ 7.3
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2010★ 8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
2009★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
2015★ 8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
2013★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
2015★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014
2014★ 0.0
NXT TakeOver: Dallas
2016★ 7.7
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 10
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3
2013★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
2008★ 3.8
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2
2013★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final)
2012★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5
2013★ 0.0
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012★ 0.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 11
2015★ 0.0
NOAH: The New Year 2025
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
2009★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7
2013★ 0.0
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
2014★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 9
2014★ 0.0