Shinsuke Nakamura

About

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.

Known for

RawSeries • 1993WWE NXTSeries • 2010WWE Friday Night SmackDownSeries • 1999New Japan Pro WrestlingSeries • 1972WWE Main EventSeries • 2012WWE Saturday Night's Main EventSeries • 1985WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020Movie • 2020WWE WrestleMania 35Movie • 2019WWE Money in the Bank 2023Movie • 2023WWE Royal Rumble 2025Movie • 2025WWE WrestleMania 34Movie • 2018WWE Royal Rumble 2019Movie • 2019WWE Royal Rumble 2018Movie • 2018WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1Movie • 2020WWE Royal Rumble 2021Movie • 2021WWE Royal Rumble 2020Movie • 2020WWE Survivor Series 2018Movie • 2018WWE Survivor Series 2019Movie • 2019WWE Royal Rumble 2024Movie • 2024WWE Greatest Royal RumbleMovie • 2018WWE Fastlane 2021Movie • 2021WWE Survivor Series 2017Movie • 2017WWE WrestleMania 38: SaturdayMovie • 2022WWE Royal Rumble 2022Movie • 2022