History Wrestling / ManabuNakanishi

* KansaiRegionalAccent: He is from there and retains his accent. Although hardly the first wrestler in doing so (Wrestling/AkiraMaeda and Wrestling/KojiKanemoto did it first), he's still notable for it.

'''Manabu Nakanishi''' (b. 1967) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, famous for his work in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. An accomplished amateur wrestler, he debuted in the company in 1992 and showed promise by the Young Lions Cup three years later, which gained him a foreign stint in Wrestling/WorldChampionshipWrestling under the name of Kurasawa. When he returned to NJPW, Nakanishi developed the character of a wrestling powerhouse, wild of both strength and personality, and became a decorated tag team wrestler. He also won alone the upset of the decade by beating Wrestling/KeijiMutoh in his only G1 Climax victory, but Nakanishi still proved himself less successful in his singles career, and he was eventually forced to join his long time friend Wrestling/YujiNagata and his Fighting Club G-EGGS in order to weather the UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts wave, waiting for a push that would never come. He became a bigger player after the NJPW exodus, but he then found himself playing a background role to new, younger talent like Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura and Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi. Since those times, Nakanishi has stayed relevant in the promotion through hopping at chances therea at there, finally winning his desired [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-h.html IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] and solidifying himself as one of the most rugged veterans of NJPW.

As usual, you can find more info at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manabu_Nakanishi The Other Wiki]].

* KansaiRegionalAccent: He is from there and retains his accent. Although hardly the first wrestler in doing so (Wrestling/AkiraMaeda and Koji Kanemoto did it first), he's still notable for it.

* CastSpeciation: Despite their similar backgrounds, Nakanishi decided to use a strength-based wrestling style to differentiate himself from Nagata, whom Nakanishi felt was much better than him at technical wrestling.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Has been considered the physically strongest native in NJPW. One of his biggest strength feats was German suplexing ''The Great freaking Khali''.
* CombatPragmatist: To a point. He planned to lift Wrestling/{{Akebono}} in his Argentine rack and drop him over his tag team partner to eliminate them at once. However, it turned outhe was overestimating his own strength, as he failed to lift the 500 pound Bono.

* EnemyMine: Despite his enmity with Kazuyuki Fujita, Nakanishi was willing to band together with him in his Team JAPAN stable, as none of them had any allegiances at the time and all were threatened by BNJ.

* UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject: Against Wrestling/BobSapp, with Sapp winning by countout; against Giant Singh, with Nakanishi winning by German suplex; and against Wrestling/GiantSilva, again with Nakanishi winning by countout.

* BadassGrandpa: In his late 40s and he can keep up with wrestlers still in their prime.

* AchillesHeel: He carried Wrestling/KazuyukiFujita to the third round in his first MMA fight yet lost a kickboxing match to a nobody in under two minutes, so it seems Nakanishi's heel in real fighting is being punched in the face.

* BadassGrandpa: In his late 40s and he can still keep up with wrestlers still in their prime.
* BashBrothers: Has a lot of them. The main one is Wrestling/YujiNagata, but he has also teamed up with Satoshi Kojima (as Bull Powers), Osamu Nishimura (as Gotch-ism), New Jurassic Powers (as New Jurassic Powers), Kendo Kashin (as Wild Soldiers), Takao Omori (as Wild Child), Yutaka Yoshie (as Bull Mountains) and Strong Man (as Muscle Orchestra).

* TheBigGuy: He's the strongest and one of the biggest wrestlers in the company and has been a babyface for all his career in Japan. He even plays this role straight in teams and stables.
* BloodKnight: He ''loves'' to fight and is not afraid of demonstrating it.

* CastSpeciation: Despite their similar backgrounds, Nakanishi started using a strength-based wrestling style to differentiate himself from Nagata, whom Nakanishi felt was much better than him at technical wrestling.

* CombatPragmatist: To a point. He planned to lift Wrestling/{{Akebono}} in his Argentine rack and drop him over his tag team partner to eliminate them at once. However, he overestimated his own strength, as the 500 pound Bono is not easy to lift even by him.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Losing to TOA in a K-1 match had this effect on him. Nakanishi broke his team with Nagata and, declaring himself a "Pirate", he became a bipolar lone wolf who changed alignement every month. He first sought the help of Wrestling/UltimoDragon, later preferred to team up with Wrestling/ScottNorton and try to keep a stable named Pirates Gundan, and finally tried luck with Wrestling/KazuyukiFujita's Team JAPAN, where he reunited with Nagata and recovered some sense.

* DumbMuscle: Played with. He is definitely not an intellectual wrestler and openly favors strength over skill if he can get away with it, but at the same time he's a great learner and tries to actualize his moveset when possible. When defeated or challenged in a way he cannot brute through, he will undergo any special training he needs to overcome it, often bringing up new moves.

* TheEeyore: Downplayed but present. While Nakanishi can be as hammy and lively as Japanese professional wrestling requires, he gets somber very easily and is kind of a bitter guy compared to most of the NJPW.

* GangOfHats: Fighting Club G-EGGS, which was composed by people with martial arts/combat sports backgrounds. Also Team JAPAN, where everybody were accomplished amateur wrestlers.
* GoodCounterpart: Can be considered one to Wrestling/KazuyukiFujita in NJPW. They both are big, tough wrestlers with a decorated amateur background and a similar physique, but Nakanishi has been always portrayed as a New Japan loyalist, while Fujita was a part of the Inoki MMA army and got all his career success from it. Similarly, Nakanishi's nickname was "Wild Man", while Fujita's was "Wild Beast".
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Lost incredibly fast in his kickboxing debut before TOA, despite training with Josh Barnett and proclaiming he was going to win easily.
* HeroicBSOD: Has a nasty tendency to fall in those when his enthusiasm doesn't match his in-ring success. His continious defeats at G1 tournaments are a fountain of angst for him, and he also claimed to have lost his heart when he lost to Gary Goodridge (in pro wrestling, not MMA). His defeat to TOA, however, was the biggest one, sending him to an emotional roller coaster during 2004.

* KansaiRegionalAccent: He is from there and retain his accent. Although hardly the first wrestler in doing so (Wrestling/AkiraMaeda and Koji Kanemoto did it first), he's notable for it.

* LightningBruiser: Leaps over the top rope to the outside of the ring with relative ease. He also has his Nakayama Crash or spinning heel kick, which is impressie for a guy with his build.

** He added vale tudo moves to his moveset, especially the rear naked choke, after he saw Rickson Gracie beat Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki with it. It also had PR value, as Nakanishi's name was mentioned for a possible MMA fight with Rickson.

* UnskilledButStrong: His moveset is relatively basic and strength-based, with a big, crude German suplex as his main finisher and an Argentine rack (and its several variations) as his secondary one. However, Nakanishi is ''insanely'' strong, and you can bet he is able to pull those moves against anybody despite their resistance.

* WorthyOpponent: His post-feud team with Giant Bernard was based on this, although it unsurprisingly did not last.

* BigEater: A famous one; his breakfasts look more like dinners.
* TheBigGuy: He's the strongest and one of the biggest wrestlers in the company and has been a babyface for all his career in Japan. He even plays this role straight in teams and stables.
* BigEater: Images of his gigantic breakfasts are all around the internet.

* BoisterousBruiser: Has some of the traits, namely being a burly, loud hero who loves a good fight, but he is much less jolly than what the trope usually implies, as Nakanishi is often somber and bitter even for Japanese wrestling standards.
* CastSpeciation: Despite their similar backgrounds, e started using a strength-based wrestling style to differentiate himself from Nagata, who Nakanishi felt was much better than him at technical wrestling.

* CombatPragmatist: To a point. He planned to lift Wrestling/{{Akebono}} in his Argentine rack and drop him over his tag team partner to eliminate them at once. However, he overestimated his own strength, as Bono is not easy to lift.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Losing to TOA in a K-1 match had this effect on him. Nakanishi broke his team with Nagata and, declaring himself a "Pirate", he became a bipolar lone wolf who changed alignement every month. He first sought the help of Wrestling/UltimoDragon, later preferred team up with Wrestling/ScottNorton and try to keep a stable named Pirates Gundan, and finally tried luck with joining Wrestling/KazuyukiFujita's Team JAPAN, where he reunited with Nagata and recovered some sense.

* EnemyMine: Despite his enmity with Kazuyuki Fujita, Nakanishi was willing to band together with him in his Team JAPAN stable, as none of them (nor the other wresttlers of the time) had any allegiances at the time.

* KansaiRegionalAccent: He retain his. Although hardly the first wrestler in doing so (Wrestling/AkiraMaeda and Koji Kanemoto did it first), he's notable for it.

* MagneticHero: Has attracted an incredibly number of tag team partners through his career and usually keeps in touch with the closer ones.

** He added vale tudo moves to his moveset, especially the rear naked choke, after he saw Rickson Gracie beat Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki with it. It had also PR value, as Nakanishi's name was mentioned for a possible MMA fight with Rickson.

* UnskilledButStrong: His moveset is relatively basic and strength-based, with a big, crude German suplex as his main finisher and an Argentine rack (and its several variations) as his second one. However, Nakanishi is ''insanely'' strong, and you can bet he is able to pull those moves against anybody despite their resistance.

* BoisterousBruiser: Has some of the traits, namely being a burly, loud hero who loves a good fight, but he is much less jolly than what the trope usually implies; Nakanishi is often somber and bitter even for Japanese wrestling standards.

* AchillesHeel: He carried Kaz Fujita to the third round in his first MMA fight yet lost a kickboxing match to a nobody in under two minutes, so it seems Nakanishi's heel in real fighting is being punched in the face.
* ArchEnemy: In real life, Kendo Kashin. It traced back to their young lion days, as Nakanishi received special treatment due to his legit wrestling credentials while Kashin (who has also a few wrestling accolades, but not so many) did not.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Losing to TOA in a K-1 match had this effect on him. Nakanishi broke his team with Nagata and, declaring himself a "Pirate", he became a bipolar lone wolf who changed alignement every month. He first sought the help of Wrestling/UltimoDragon, later preferred team up with Wrestling/ScottNorton and try to keep a stable named Pirates Gundan, and finally tried luck with joining WrestlingKazuyukiFujita's Team JAPAN, where he reunited with Nagata and recovered some sense.

'''Manabu Nakanishi''' (b. 1967) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, famous for his work in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. An accomplished amateur wrestler, he debuted in the company in 1992 and showed promise by the Young Lions Cup three years later, which gained him a foreign stint in Wrestling/WorldChampionshipWrestling under the name of Kurasawa. When he returned to NJPW, Nakanishi developed the character of a wrestling powerhouse, wild of both strength and personality, and became a decorated tag team wrestler. He also won alone the upset of the decade by beating Wrestling/KeijiMutoh in his only G1 Climax victory, but Nakanishi still proved himself less successful in his singles career, and he was eventually forced to join his long time friend Wrestling/YujiNagata and his Fighting Club G-EGGS in order to weather the UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts wave, waiting for a push that would never come. He became a bigger player after the NJPW exodus, but he then found himself playing a background role to new, younger talent like Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura and Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi. Since those times, Nakanishi has stayed relevant in the promotion through hopping at chances therea at there, finally winning his desired [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-h.html IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] and solidifying himself as one of the rugged veterans of NJPW.

* BashBrothers: Has a lot of them. The main one is Wrestling/YujiNagata, but he has also teamed up with Satoshi Kojima (as Bull Powers), Osamu Nishimura (as Gotch-ism), New Jurassic Powers (as New Jurassic Powers), Kendo Kashin (as Wild Soldiers), Takao Omori (as Wild Child) and Strong Man.

* BloodKnight: He ''loves'' to fight and is not afraod of demonstrating it.

* CombinationAttack: The Washington Convention, a combo of his Mcenroe chop lariat and Takao Omori's axe bomber.

* DumbMuscle: Played with. He is definitely not an intellectual wrestler and openly favors strength over skill if he can get away with it, but at the same time he's a great learner and tries to keep his moveset actualized as far as possible. When defeated or challenged in a way he cannot brute through, he will undergo any special training he needs to overcome it.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Nagata.

* KillerGorilla: One of his nicknames is "Armed Gorilla", and he often pounds his chest as a taunt.

** Trained to improve his Argentine backbreaker for his match with Wrestling/BobSapp, interestingly by racking two training partners at a time.

* BashBrothers: With Wrestling/YujiNagata, Kendo Kashin (as Wild Soldiers), Osamu Nishimura (as Gotch-ism), Takao Omori, Satoshi Kojima and Strong Man.

* GangOfHats: Team JAPAN, where everybody were accomplished amateur wrestlers.

* HeroicBSOD: Has a nasty tendency to fall in those when his enthusiasm doesn't match his in-ring success. His continious defeats at G1 tournaments are a fountain of angst for him, and he also claimed to have lost his heart when he lost to Gary Goodridge (in pro wrestling, not MMA).

* UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject: Against Wrestling/BobSapp, with Sapp winning by countout. Also against Giant Singh, with Nakanishi winning by German suplex.

'''Manabu Nakanishi''' (b. 1967) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, famous for his work in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. An accomplished amateur wrestler, he debuted in the company in 1992 and showed promise by the Young Lions Cup three years later, which gained him a foreign stint in Wrestling/WorldChampionshipWrestling under the name of Kurasawa. When he returned to NJPW, Nakanishi developed the character of a wrestling powerhouse, wild of both strength and personality, and became a decorated tag team wrestler. He also won alone the upset of the decade by beating Wrestling/KeijiMutoh in his only G1 Climax victory, but Nakanishi still proved himself less successful in his singles career, and he was eventually forced to join his long time friend Wresting/YujiNagata and his Fighting Club G-EGGS in order to weather the UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts wave, waiting for a push that would never come. He became a bigger player after the NJPW exodus, but he then found himself playing a background role to new, younger talent like Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura and Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi. Since those times, Nakanishi has stayed relevant in the promotion through hopping at chances therea at there, finally winning his desired [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-h.html IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] and solidifying himself as one of the rugged veterans of NJPW.

* BashBrothers: With Wrestling/YujiNagata, the Team JAPAN (especially Kendo Kashin as the Wild Soldiers), Osamu Nishimura (as Gotch-ism), Takao Omori, Satoshi Kojima and Strong Man.

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Has been considered the physically strongest native in NJPW.

* FinishingMove: Hercules Cutter, Argentine Backbreaker Rack and Dai Nakanishi☆German

* UnskilledButStrong: His moveset is relatively simple and strength-based, with a big, basic German suplex as his main finisher and an Argentine rack and variations as his second one. However, Nakanishi is ''insanely'' strong, and you can bet he is able to pull those moves against anybody despite their resistance.
* UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject: Against Wrestling/BobSapp, with Sapp winning by countout.