Shinsuke Nakamura
Acting • Born 1980-02-24
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 age 23 to become the youngest champion in history. 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.
Filmography
200 credits
WWE Survivor Series 2021
Movie • 2021
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow)
NJPW Dominion 6.16
Movie • 2012
Shinsuke Nakamura
All Together
Movie • 2011
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
Movie • 2011
NJPW Dominion 6.19
Movie • 2010
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
Movie • 2009
NJPW Resolution 2009
Movie • 2009
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
Movie • 2022
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
Movie • 2012
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
Movie • 2023
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
Movie • 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE WrestleMania 38: Saturday
Movie • 2022
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE SummerSlam 2023
Movie • 2023
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Payback 2023
Movie • 2023
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Invasion Attack 2013
Movie • 2013
NJPW Destruction 2013
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Fastlane 2023
Movie • 2023
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
Movie • 2013
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
Movie • 2013
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantasticamania 2014
Movie • 2014
NJPW New Japan Cup 2014
Movie • 2014
NJPW 42nd Anniversary Show
Movie • 2014
NJPW Best of the Super Junior XXI Finals
Movie • 2014
NJPW Dominion 6.21
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
The Commute
Movie • 2011
Himself
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
Movie • 2024
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
Movie • 2003
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
Movie • 2015
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
ROH: Field of Honor
Movie • 2015
Self
NOAH: The New Year 2023
Movie • 2023
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
Inside Jamie Noble's Last Match
Movie • 2022
(self)
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
Movie • 2014
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6
Movie • 2015
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
Movie • 2014
Himself
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
Movie • 2016
Shinsuke Nakamura
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
Movie • 2015
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
Movie • 2015
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
Movie • 2016
Shinsuke Nakamura
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2015
Movie • 2015
Himself
RPW & NJPW: Global Wars UK
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
Movie • 2012
Shinsuke Nakamura
NXT TakeOver: Dallas
Movie • 2016
Shinsuke Nakamura
NXT TakeOver: The End
Movie • 2016
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE SummerSlam 2018
Movie • 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
Movie • 2012
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 9
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 10
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 9
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 8
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 11
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 10
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 15
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Movie • 2016
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
Movie • 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Fastlane 2019
Movie • 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow)
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
Movie • 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow)
NXT Takeover: Toronto
Movie • 2016
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE SummerSlam 2021
Movie • 2021
"King" Shinsuke Nakamura (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Movie • 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow Battle Royale)
WWE Extreme Rules 2020
Movie • 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
Movie • 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow)
NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final)
Movie • 2011
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
Movie • 2009
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
Movie • 2010
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final)
Movie • 2012
Shinsuke Nakamura
NXT Takeover: San Antonio
Movie • 2017
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
Movie • 2008
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
Movie • 2007
Shinsuke Nakamura
NXT Takeover: Orlando
Movie • 2017
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Backlash 2017
Movie • 2017
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
Movie • 2017
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE SummerSlam 2017
Movie • 2017
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Battleground 2017
Movie • 2017
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
Movie • 2017
Shinsuke Nakamura
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
Movie • 2017
WWE Survivor Series 2017
Movie • 2017
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
Movie • 2017
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Fastlane 2018
Movie • 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
Movie • 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Backlash 2018
Movie • 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
Movie • 2008
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
Movie • 2009
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
Movie • 2007
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
Movie • 2010
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
Movie • 2012
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Money in the Bank 2018
Movie • 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
Movie • 2011
Shinsuke Nakamura
NXT: Best of 2017
Movie • 2018
WWE Extreme Rules 2018
Movie • 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE WrestleMania 34
Movie • 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Survivor Series 2018
Movie • 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Starrcade 2018
Movie • 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
Movie • 2018
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Movie • 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Clash of Champions 2019
Movie • 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Crown Jewel
Movie • 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Survivor Series 2019
Movie • 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Smackville
Movie • 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Movie • 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Movie • 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
Movie • 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura (Appearance)
ROH: Thanks Steen Thanks
Movie • 2014
Himself
NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1.
Movie • 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura (archive footage)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Movie • 2020
Shinsuke Nakamura (Preshow)
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
Movie • 2005
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
Movie • 2005
NJPW Nexess
Movie • 2004
NJPW Destruction 2009
Movie • 2009
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2014
Movie • 2014
RevPro Uprising 2015
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
Movie • 2003
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1
Movie • 2011
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
Movie • 2012
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
Movie • 2021
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE WrestleMania 35
Movie • 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
Movie • 2018
Himself
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
Movie • 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
Movie • 2021
King Nakamura
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
Movie • 2021
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Fastlane 2021
Movie • 2021
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021
Movie • 2021
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
Movie • 2024
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
Movie • 2025
Shinsuke Nakamura
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
Movie • 2009
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
Movie • 2015
Shinsuke Nakamura
NXT.TakeOver.Brooklyn.III.Pre.Show
Movie • 2017
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
Movie • 2017
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
Movie • 2025
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1
Movie • 2013
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
Movie • 2014
Shinsuke Nakamura
NOAH: The New Year 2025
Movie • 2025
Saturday Night's Main Event: January 24, 2026
Movie • 2026
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Himself
TNA iMPACT!
TV • 2004
Raw Talk
TV • 2016
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Chronicle
TV • 2018
Himself
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Raw
TV • 1993
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE NXT
TV • 2010
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
King Nakamura
Raw
TV • 1993
WWE Talking Smack
TV
Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE NXT
TV • 2010
Shinsuke Nakamura
Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985
New Japan Pro Wrestling
TV • 1972