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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1980-02-24

Place of Birth

Mineyama, Kyoto, Japan

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.

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WWE NXT

WWE NXT

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WWE NXT

WWE NXT

Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

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Raw

Raw

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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Raw

Raw

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

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WWE Main Event

WWE Main Event

WWE Main Event is an American professional wrestling program produced by WWE. Currently, episodes typically consist of two or three prerecorded matches that are filmed before Raw and Smackdown.

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WWE Main Event

WWE Main Event

WWE Main Event is an American professional wrestling program produced by WWE. Currently, episodes typically consist of two or three prerecorded matches that are filmed before Raw and Smackdown.

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WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC airing in place of Saturday Night Live. The series was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts in a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent.

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Raw Talk

Raw Talk

In the aftermath of Monday Night Raw, catch up with your favorite Superstars to hear their thoughts and opinions on all of the evening's action. These men and women hold nothing back as they engage in Raw Talk.

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WWE Chronicle

WWE Chronicle

WWE Chronicle takes you inside the lives of WWE Superstars. Find out what it's really like to be in the WWE spotlight through revealing interviews and candid moments filmed backstage at WWE events, on the road, and in the Superstars' homes. This is a side of the men and women of WWE you've never seen before.

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WWE Talking Smack

WWE Talking Smack

Catches up with your favorite SmackDown Superstars after the show to hear their thoughts and opinions on all of the evening's action and excitement. Nothing is off limits when these men and women are Talking Smack!

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