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WWE Profile - Shinsuke Nakamura

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Shinsuke Nakamura

  • D.O.B.: Feb. 24, 1980

  • Billed from: Kyoto, Japan

  • Billed height: 6-foot-2

  • Billed weight: 229 pounds

  • Signature moves: Kinshasa (knee strike), Good Vibrations

  • Catchphrase: "Yeaoh!"

  • Nickname: "King of Strong Style"; "Rock Star"

  • WWE main roster debut: April 4, 2017 (SmackDown)

WWE Accolades

  • Two-time Intercontinental champion; first win on July 14, 2019 (Extreme Rules)

  • Two-time United States champion; first win on July 15, 2018 (Extreme Rules)

  • One-time SmackDown tag team champion (with Cesaro); won on July 19, 2020 (Horror Show at Extreme Rules)

  • Two-time NXT champion; first win on Aug. 20, 2016 (NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II)

  • 2018 Royal Rumble winner

  • 2016 NXT male competitor and overall competitor of the year

Other Accolades/Notes

  • Three-time IWGP heavyweight champion

  • Five-time IWGP Intercontinental champion

  • One-time IWGP tag team champion

  • 2011= G1 Climax winner

  • 2006 G1 Tag League winner

  • 2014 New Japan Cup winner

  • Two-time Tokyo Sports 'Best Bout Award' winner (2013 and 2014)

  • Wrestling Observer 'Wrestler of the Year' (2014)

  • Wrestling Observer 'Match of the Year' (2015)

  • Professional MMA record of 3-1-1

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