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 with Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Scott Norton & Super Strong Machine |
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 under the name Kurasawa.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Backbreaker rack
- Hercules Cutter (Backbreaker rack dropped into a neckbreaker)
- Mana Bauer (Backbreaker rack dropped into a bridging German suplex)
- Mount Fuji Suplex (Delayed high angle bridging German suplex)
- Yajin Hammer (Spinning double sledge)
- Prison Lock (Inverted figure four leglock)
- Cobra Twist (Abdominal stretch)
- McEnroe Sweep (Modified chop block)
- Over the shoulder single leg Boston crab
- Clawhold
- Spear
- Lariat
- Double arm suplex
- Nicknames
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- IWGP Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Yuji Nagata (1), Satoshi Kojima (1), and Takao Omori (1)
- G1 Climax winner in 1999
- Young Lions Cup winner in 1995
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- NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Takao Omori
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