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Shinsuke Nakamura

Shinsuke Nakamura

Acting • 1980-02-24 • 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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WWE Royal Rumble 20187.3

WWE Royal Rumble 2018

2018

WWE WrestleMania 347.1

WWE WrestleMania 34

2018

WWE SummerSlam 20187.3

WWE SummerSlam 2018

2018

WWE Money in the Bank 20176.1

WWE Money in the Bank 2017

2017

WWE Fastlane 20237.1

WWE Fastlane 2023

2023

NXT Takeover: San Antonio7.2

NXT Takeover: San Antonio

2017

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