Manabu Nakanishi

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Manabu Nakanishi
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Ring name(s)	Kurasawa, Manabu Nakanishi
Billed height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Billed weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Born	June 22, 1967 Kyoto
Trained by	Karl Gotch, Joe Malenko
Debut	October 13, 1992

Manabu Nakanishi is a Japanese professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. In the past he has worked for World Championship Wrestling as the name Kurosawa.

Contents 1 In wrestling 1.1 Finishing and signature moves 1.2 Nicknames 2 Championships and accomplishments

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Finishing and signature moves

• Argentine backbreaker
• Hercules Cutter (Argentine neckbreaker)
• Mana Bauer (Argentine backbreaker into German suplex hold)
• Mount Fuji German Suplex (German suplex hold)
• Stretch Muffler (Argentine leglock)
• Cobra Twist (Abdominal stretch)
• Brain Claw (Clawhold)
• Prison Lock (Kneeling figure four leglock)
• Spear
• Lariat
• McEnroe (Modified chop block)

[edit] Nicknames

• "Ya-jin"(野人)
• "Japanese Hercules"
• "The Last Gorilla of Primates"(霊長類最後のゴリラ)
• "Manabu Akashiya"(明石家学)

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• New Japan Pro Wrestling

• IWGP World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima & Takao Omori
• G1 Climax (1999)
• Young Lions Cup (1995)

• Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX

• ZERO1-MAX Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Takao Omori