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. [182] On the April 24 episode of SmackDown Live, Nakamura debuted a new entrance and theme song. At NXT TakeOver The End Nakamura beat Austin Aries and made a huge name for himself. [106] 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. 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. The King of Strong Style made his WWE debut at NXT TakeOver: Dallas against beloved former NXT Champion Sami Zayn. Outside of beating Sami Zayn in his … [5] In March 2006, Nakamura announced that he would depart on a learning excursion in order to further improve his wrestling skills. [9] On December 9, Nakamura defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, thus becoming the youngest wrestler in history to win the title. Nakamura was granted the right to choose the stipulation for the match after defeating Styles on the May 15 episode of SmackDown Live, which he revealed the following week, to be a Last Man Standing match after attacking Styles with a Kinshasa and giving him a 10-count. [205] An English language version of the book was released by Viz Media on August 7, 2018. [5], 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. A Japanese Professional Wrestler “Shinsuke Nakamura” is a former mixed martial artist who is currently the Intercontinental Championship of WWE. The crowd popped for Sami Zayn, before a massive Nakamura … ", "Resultados Arena México Viernes 31 de Mayo '13", "Resultados Arena Coliseo Domingo 9 de Junio '13", "ブ『G1 Climax 23』出場メンバー発表!! [5] 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. [112][113] On September 27 at Destruction in Kobe, Nakamura defeated Hirooki Goto to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship for the fifth time; this would remain the record for most reigns until Tetsuya Naito became a six-time champion in 2020. 新ベルトも披露!! [92][93] In the 2014 G1 Climax, Nakamura won his block with eight wins and two losses, advancing to the finals. [7], Nakamura joined NJPW in March 2002 and quickly began making a name for himself as a bright prospect for the company. At SmackDown 1000, Nakamura lost to the returning Rey Mysterio in a qualifying match for the WWE World Cup at Crown Jewel. Shinsuke Nakamura. [30][31] On May 3, Nakamura failed in his attempt to regain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Hiroshi Tanahashi. Shinsuke Nakamura made his SmackDown debut two days after WrestleMania 33. Nakamura challenged Brock Lesnar for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on January 4, 2006 at Toukon Shidou Chapter 1, but he lost. [28] The title match took place on December 11 and ended with Nakamura losing. [32] 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. This week we'll discuss the King of Strong Style, the now-former NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura. The anticipation was huge for Shinsuke Nakamura’s NXT debut on WrestleMania weekend a year ago in Dallas. 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TDC大会、愛知大会には桜庭＆柴田が特別参戦！", "NJPW 40ｔｈ anniversary Tour World Tag League 2012", "Show Results - 1/4 New Japan Tokyo Dome Show: Former WWE stars in undercard matches, Tanahashi vs. Okada, did any titles change hands? Team SmackDown in a Men's 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match", "Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn def. [58] 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. [5] Nakamura entered the 2007 G1 Climax tournament, where he reached the semi-finals before dislocating his shoulder. [45][46] On November 11 at Power Struggle, Nakamura made his third successful defense against Karl Anderson. ", "Live results - New Japan's G1 Climax Finals 8/11: Caldwell's complete coverage of Sunday's event featuring Naito vs. Tanahashi, Shelton, Hoyt, Bulldog, Jr., Devitt, more", "バディファイトPresents Wrestle Kingdom 8 in 東京ドーム", "Caldwell's NJPW Tokyo Dome results 1/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of New Japan's biggest show of the year - four title changes, former WWE/TNA stars featured, more", "NJPW News: Titles defended at Sunday's "New Beginning" show - IWGP IC Title, IWGP Tag Titles, NWA World Title", "Caldwell's NJPW PPV results 4/6: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of "Invasion Attack 2014" - Nakamura regains IC Title, A.J. [40] 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. CHICAGO — The Artist Known as Shinsuke Nakamura completed the first stroke of his masterpiece at WWE Backlash, denying a defiant Dolph Ziggler in the Japanese icon’s much-hyped in-ring debut as a member of the SmackDown LIVE roster. [53][54] From January 18 to 19, Nakamura took part in the Fantastica Mania 2013 weekend, co-promoted by New Japan and CMLL. ", "Caldwell's NJPW Tokyo Dome show results 1/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Wrestle Kingdom PPV - Tanahashi vs. Okada, Bullet Club, Nakamura, Jim Ross, more", "New Japan Dominion live coverage from Osaka Jo Hall - Styles vs. Okada for IWGP title, Nakamura vs. Goto for IC title and notes on biggest event since the Tokyo Dome, plus all G-1 main events", "The Big Audio Nightmare's Guide to the annual New Japan G1 Climax", "【G125】【お詫びとお知らせ】7月28日（火）大分・別府大会を中邑真輔選手が欠場、エルガン選手とのリーグ戦は不戦敗に", "NJPW G1 Climax 8-16 live results: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura", "Show results - 9/27 NJPW "Destruction in Kobe" Event: Major title change in the main event, ReDragon vs. Time Splitters, A.J. 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. [61][62], On May 11, Nakamura left for another tour with Mexican promotion CMLL. [161] On the August 1 episode of SmackDown Live, Nakamura defeated John Cena[162] to earn the right to challenge Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship on August 20 at SummerSlam,[163] where Nakamura lost after interference from The Singh Brothers and marking his first pinfall loss on the main roster. WWE superstar Shinsuke Nakamura's bio, career highlights and notes ... WWE main roster debut: April 4, 2017 (SmackDown) ... 2016 NXT male competitor and overall competitor of the year; The ninth NXT TakeOver event, it was the first TakeOver to be broadcast live on the WWE Network during WrestleMania weekend and the first TakeOver of 2016. [192] The duo returned during the 51-Man Battle Royal at the 2019 Super Showdown, but they were both eliminated during the match.[193]. As he inches toward his one-year anniversary in NXT, Nakamura smiles when he's asked about his eventual WWE debut and whether that debut could take … The decision to place Nakamura in NXT was immediately controversial but the prospect of a debut match opposite Sami Zayn kept most happy. Shinsuke Nakamura was born in February 24, 1980 in Kyoto, Japan. The legendary Japanese grappler is reportedly set to debut at the NXT Takeover: Dallas event during Wrestlemania 32 weekend. [138] On the April 13 episode of NXT, Nakamura defeated Tye Dillinger in his NXT television debut. [56] On March 3 at New Japan's 41st anniversary event, Nakamura defeated Suzuki-gun's Lance Archer for his sixth successful title defense. On the July 9 episode of SmackDown, Nakamura defeated Bálor in a non-title match. [176] After the match, Nakamura turned heel for the first time in his WWE career by attacking Styles with a low blow followed by a Kinshasa. [5] Nakamura's second MMA fight took place on May 2, 2003, when he defeated Jan Nortje with a guillotine choke. [153], 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. [55] In early 2013, Nakamura became involved in Chaos' rivalry with New Japan's other top villainous stable, Suzuki-gun. [84][85] 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. [29], 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. The King of Strong Style made his WWE debut at NXT TakeOver: Dallas against beloved former NXT Champion Sami Zayn. [206] Nakamura made his first video game appearance as a playable character in King of Colosseum II in 2004,[207] and made his latest video game appearance in WWE 2K Battlegrounds.[208]. The former champion didn’t have to wait long for an answer, as Shinsuke Nakamura made his presence felt in the arena. [5] 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. Ａ・シェリーをKushidaが救出!! Copy link. At the event on July 15, Nakamura executed a low blow and Kinshasa on Hardy to win the championship, marking his first main roster title win. [179] Nakamura continued to low blow Styles in the following weeks[180][181] and it was announced that he would get a rematch for the title at the Greatest Royal Rumble. [102] 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. [71] 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. [122][123] On January 12, NJPW confirmed Nakamura's upcoming departure, announcing he would also be stripped of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. [15] On November 8 at Destruction '09, Nakamura successfully defended the title against previous champion Hiroshi Tanahashi. 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. [183] At the Greatest Royal Rumble, Styles and Nakamura fought to a double count-out, with Styles retaining the WWE Championship. 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. [59][60] 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. The Usos for a Smackdown Tag Title shot at the Greatest Royal Rumble", "KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 4/10: WrestleMania 34 fallout, Daniel Bryan vs. A.J. [188] On January 27, 2019, at the Royal Rumble, Nakamura defeated Rusev to win his second WWE United States Championship. He then had a … Pestock signed with WWE's developmental system NXT in August 2012. [21] Following the loss, Nakamura was sidelined with a shoulder injury until he returned on June 19 at Dominion 6.19, defeating Daniel Puder. [35] 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. [9] 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. [25][26] The draw with Shiozaki led to a no time limit match at a Pro Wrestling Noah show on August 22, where Nakamura was defeated. 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. [186], 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. [187] Nakamura lost to Raw's WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins in an interbrand Champion vs Champion match at Survivor Series. Shinsuke Nakamura first came to WWE in 2016 following a successful career in Japan and wowed fans in his debut NXT match against Sami Zayn at NXT TakeOver: Dallas. [149] 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,[150] but he was unsuccessful in reclaiming the championship. [133] 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. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. A.J. [44] On October 8 at King of Pro-Wrestling, Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in a rematch against Hirooki Goto. [39] In August's 2012 G1 Climax tournament, Nakamura wrestled in the same block as fellow Chaos member and recent IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada. Later in June, Nakamura suffered a minor injury after being bitten by a police dog. [98][99] He made his first successful title defense on November 8 at Power Struggle against Katsuyori Shibata. On the August 27 episode of SmackDown Live, Nakamura would later refuse to compete, claiming that the United States of America had been renamed Naka-Merica and that he wouldn't face anyone until he found a worthy opponent. Info. [126][127] 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. Tap to unmute. On December 9, Nakamura defeated Togi Makabe to earn an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match at the following month's Tokyo Dome show. [51][52] 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. レッスルキングダムVI in 東京ドーム", "カードファイト!! At Royal Rumble, Nakamura would enter at number 7 and scored zero eliminations before being eliminated by King Corbin. [203] The next Monday on the WWE 2020 Draft edition of WWE Raw they got drafted to SmackDown as the 19th pick. Just a few months after making his debut, Nakamura defeated Samoa Joe to win the NXT Championship. [24] 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. Nakamura is one of the two wrestlers to hold the NXT championship on more than one occasion, along with Samoa Joe. [128], 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. ", "January 4 New Japan Tokyo Dome report - legends, promotional wars", "Results New Japan, 4/4/10 & SUPER J TAG TOURNAMENT lineup", "Jushin Liger, nuevo campeón mundial medio del CMLL – Nakamura pierde el título IWGP", "Partial 6.19 Osaka card announced; GBH vs. NOAH, Hair vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (中邑 真輔, Nakamura Shinsuke, born February 24, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Kota Ibushi recently left New Japan after returning from injury, and is expected to be part of WWE’s Global Cruiserweight Series. WWE: AJ Styles. 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. [155] 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,[156] during which Corbin attacked him with both a ladder and a camera while making his entrance. [5] 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. [67][68][69][70] Nakamura wrestled his final match of the tour on June 9, when he was defeated by Rush in a singles match. [204] On May 27, 2014, Nakamura published an autobiography titled King of Strong Style: 1980–2014. [170] 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. … 8 NXT Champion: Shinsuke Nakamura (36 Years) Shinsuke Nakamura made a huge impression on fans in his debut match, working a classic against Sami Zayn. As you can see above, Nakamura entered the ring to an incredible reception. Shinsuke Nakamura vs Samoa Joe – NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II. [5] 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. The news was announced by NXT's on-screen general … After the match, Nakamura joined forces with Rusev into attacking Truth, starting a alliance between the two. After the match, Nakamura was confronted by the returning Randy Orton, who proceeded to attack Hardy before leaving. 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. It was produced by WWE, showcasing its NXT brand division, and was streamed live on the WWE Network. [167] On the October 31 episode of SmackDown Live, Nakamura defeated Kevin Owens to earn a spot on Team SmackDown at Survivor Series,[168] where he was the first man to be eliminated by Braun Strowman in the 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match against Team Raw. Zayn became the new champion by pinning Strowman. [73] From August 1 to 11, Nakamura took part in the 2013 G1 Climax. [19] 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. [135] On February 22, WWE held a press conference in Tokyo, Japan to officially announce the signing of Nakamura to NXT. [157] 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. It was the Bomaye that took him to the finals of the 2009 G1 Climax, where he lost to Makabe. He would work in several NXT events, usually as an enhancement talent.. On September 11, 2014, at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, Corbin re-debuted as a face with a new look and ring character to defeat CJ Parker. On the January 4, 2017 episode of NXT, he successfully defended the championship against Joe in a steel cage match. [33] 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 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. 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. [89] 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. [10] Later that month, Nakamura competed in his last MMA fight, defeating Alexey Ignashov with a forearm choke on May 22. Kirsch challenge for IWGP Jr. Tag Titles, New Japan's IC Title defended, more", "【アメリカ遠征速報!!】中邑がIC王座初防衛!! 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