Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 24, 1980
Place of Birth
Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan
Credits
196 titles
Shinsuke Nakamura
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 23 years, 9 months, and 15 days to become the youngest champion in history before the record was broken by Callum Newman in 2026 at 23 years, 7 months, and 4 days. 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
Filmography
Saturday Night's Main Event: January 24, 2026
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WWE Hall of Fame 2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
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NOAH: The New Year 2025
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
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WWE Royal Rumble 2024
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WWE Fastlane 2023
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WWE Payback 2023
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WWE SummerSlam 2023
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WWE Money in the Bank 2023
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NOAH: The New Year 2023
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Inside Jamie Noble's Last Match
(self)
WWE WrestleMania 38: Saturday
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WWE Royal Rumble 2022
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WWE Survivor Series 2021
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021
WWE SummerSlam 2021
"King" Shinsuke Nakamura (Appearance)
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
King Nakamura
WWE Fastlane 2021
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WWE Royal Rumble 2021
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WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
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WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow Battle Royale)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow)
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
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NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1.
Shinsuke Nakamura (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
Shinsuke Nakamura (Appearance)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
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WWE Royal Rumble 2020
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WWE Survivor Series 2019
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WWE Crown Jewel
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WWE Clash of Champions 2019
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WWE Smackville
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow)
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE WrestleMania 35
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Fastlane 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow)
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
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WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Starrcade 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Survivor Series 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
Himself
WWE SummerSlam 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Backlash 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE WrestleMania 34
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Chronicle
Himself
NXT: Best of 2017