Report Last Updated - 3/06 (Winter)
Real Name - Shinsuke Nakamura
Birthdate - 2/14/80
6'2" 230 lbs. - Mineyama Town, Kyoto, Japan

Aliases - none

Athletic background - Wrestling (Aoyama Gakuin University), Mixed Martial Arts (K-1)

Teachers - Koetsu Yamamoto (New Japan Dojo); (L.A. Dojo)

Professional background - New Japan(`02-)

Groups - none

Career Highlights - n/a

Finisher(s) -
- Cross Armbreaker
- Guillotine Chokehold

Favorites -
- El Nino (Springing Moonsault Kneedrop)
- German Suplex
- Shining Triangle
- Tepito (Submission)
- Clenched Knees

Ringwork Rating -
move set - 7
science - 4
aerial - 3
power - 6
strikes - 7

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 6
selling - 6
bumping - 6
heat - 7
carrying - 6
push - 8
potential - 7

Outlook - One of the first rookies to come in with the MMA-loving New Japan, Shinsuke Nakamura is one of the highly regarded young lions who is really in a make-or-break situation. While he brags an excellent amataur background and has looked fine in both pro-wrestling and MMA, Nakamura will have to step up eventually. Hopefully New Japan keeps him well-protected in fights because he can really only get good at one sport or another. Since New Japan has begun struggling, they've turned to Nakamura more and more. He has remained a loyal member and is growing well as a wrestler. He has surprising charisma and a nice shooter offense that make him capable in the upper card, but needs to go to the next level some how in next year or he'll never fully graduate into a top slot.