| Manabu Nakanishi | |
|---|---|
 Nakanishi in February 2020 | |
| Born | January 22, 1967[1][2] Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kurasawa[1] Manabu Nakanishi[1][3] Mascara Don[4] Maybach Don[5] Super Strong Machine Don |
| Billed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 120 kg (265 lb)[2] |
| Billed from | Tokyo, Japan |
| Trained by | Karl Gotch Joe Malenko Hiroshi Hase Kensuke Sasaki |
| Debut | October 13, 1992[1][2] |
| Retired | February 22, 2020 |
Manabu Nakanishi (中西 学, Nakanishi Manabu, born January 22, 1967) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, who was primarily associated with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, one-time G1 Climax winner and three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.
Nakanishi has always stayed based in Japan, but has wrestled for various other promotions including World Championship Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1.[6] Nakanishi's career slowly declined after a spinal injury in 2011, but he continued to wrestle for a further nine years, before retiring on February 22, 2020.
In 1992, Nakanishi won bronze in freestyle wrestling at the Asian Championships. Later that year, he competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and placed eleventh.
- ^ a b c d "Manabu Nakanishi profile". OWOW. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ a b c d e 中西 学. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- ^ "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
- ^ "NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2014". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ "マイバッハが増殖！8.19後楽園「アルカス杯争奪ワンナイト6人タッグトーナメント」にマイバッハトリオ出陣！". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
- ^ "Career « Manabu Nakanishi « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2020-01-08.