Shinsuke Nakamura
Known for: Acting
Born: February 24, 1980
Place of birth: Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan
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.
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Filmography
188 movies · 9 TV shows, newest first
7.1
Saturday Night's Main Event: January 24, 2026
2026
6.3
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025
6.7
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2025
NR
NOAH: The New Year 2025
2025
6.8
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
2024
7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
2024
7.1
WWE Fastlane 2023
2023
5.8
WWE Payback 2023
2023
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 2023
2023
8.2
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
2023
NR
NOAH: The New Year 2023
2023
NR
Inside Jamie Noble's Last Match
2022
7.5
WWE WrestleMania 38: Saturday
2022
6.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
2022
5.8
WWE Survivor Series 2021
2021
NR
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021
2021
7.3
WWE SummerSlam 2021
2021
8.2
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
2021
6.8
WWE Fastlane 2021
2021
8.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
2021
4.3
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
2021
7.4
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
2020
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020
7.4
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020
6.9
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
2020
NR
NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1.
2020
7.8
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
2020
7.1
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
8.1
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
8.4
WWE Survivor Series 2019
2019
5.0
WWE Crown Jewel 2019
2019
6.2
WWE Clash of Champions 2019
2019
NR
WWE Smackville
2019
7.2
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
2019
6.0
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
7.2
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
7.1
WWE Fastlane 2019
2019
10.0
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
2019
7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019NR
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Kickoff
2019
7.8
WWE Starrcade 2018
2018
7.5
WWE Survivor Series 2018
2018
9.5
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
2018
7.3
WWE SummerSlam 2018
2018
6.0
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
2018
8.0
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
2018
5.4
WWE Backlash 2018
2018
5.8
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
2018
7.1
WWE WrestleMania 34
2018
8.0
WWE Chronicle
2018
10.0
NXT: Best of 2017
2018
7.0
WWE Fastlane 2018
2018
10.0
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
2018
7.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
2018
6.5
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
2017
6.9
WWE Survivor Series 2017
2017
NR
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
2017
7.0
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
2017
6.8
WWE SummerSlam 2017
2017NR
NXT.TakeOver.Brooklyn.III.Pre.Show
2017
8.4
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
6.3
WWE Battleground 2017
2017
6.1
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
2017
6.0
WWE Backlash 2017
2017
6.8
NXT Takeover: Orlando
2017
7.2
NXT Takeover: San Antonio
2017
7.8
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016
4.5
Raw Talk
2016
7.4
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
2016
7.3
NXT TakeOver: The End
2016
7.8
NXT TakeOver: Dallas
2016
7.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016
7.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
2016
10.0
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
2015
NR
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
2015
NR
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
2015NR
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK
2015
NR
RevPro Uprising 2015
2015
NR
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
2015
NR
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
2015
7.0
ROH: Field of Honor
2015NR
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
2015
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 15
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 11
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 10
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 9
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 8
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2
2015NR
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
2015
NR
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
2015NR
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2015
2015
NR
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
2015NR
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
2015
NR
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2
2015NR
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
2015
NR
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
2015
NR
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
2015
NR
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
2015
NR
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
2015NR
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6
2015NR
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
2015
8.5
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
2015NR
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014NR
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014
NR
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014
7.5
ROH: Thanks Steen Thanks
2014
NR
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
2014
NR
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014
NR
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
2014NR
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11
2014NR
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 10
2014NR
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 9
2014NR
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
2014NR
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7
20148.0
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
2014NR
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5
2014NR
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4
2014NR
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2
2014NR
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
2014
NR
NJPW Dominion 6.21
2014NR
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2014
2014NR
NJPW Best of the Super Junior XXI Finals
2014
NR
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
2014
NR
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
2014
NR
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2014
NR
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
2014
NR
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
2014NR
NJPW New Japan Cup 2014
2014
NR
NJPW 42nd Anniversary Show
2014
NR
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014
2014
NR
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014
2014NR
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantasticamania 2014
2014
10.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
2014NR
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2013NR
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
2013
NR
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013
NR
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013
7.0
NJPW Destruction 2013
2013
NR
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
2013NR
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8
2013NR
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7
2013NR
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6
2013NR
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5
2013NR
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4
2013NR
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3
2013NR
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2
2013
NR
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1
20138.5
NJPW Invasion Attack 2013
2013
NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013
NR
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
2012
7.9
WWE Main Event
2012
NR
NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final)
2012
NR
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012
NR
NJPW Dominion 6.16
2012
NR
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
2012
NR
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012
NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012
NR
All Together
2011
NR
NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final)
2011
NR
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
2011NR
The Commute
2011NR
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1
2011
NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
2011
NR
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
2010
NR
NJPW Dominion 6.19
2010
6.7
WWE NXT
2010
8.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2010NR
NJPW Destruction 2009
2009
NR
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
2009
NR
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
2009NR
NJPW Resolution 2009
2009NR
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
2009
5.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
2009
NR
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
2008
3.8
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
2008
NR
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
2007
NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007NR
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
2005NR
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
2005
NR
NJPW Nexess
2004NR
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
2003NR
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
2003
7.4
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
6.8
Raw
1993
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
8.0
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
5.5
WWE Talking Smack
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