5 must-watch matches of Shinsuke Nakamura before WWE 

#2. Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hiroshi Tanahashi- NJPW: G1 Climax, 2015

Nakamura vs Tanahashi

Despite suffering an early arm injury into the 2015 G1 Climax, Shinsuke Nakamura somehow managed to pull off a huge upset when he successfully won the B block, and made it through to the finals of the G1 Climax.

He once again looked to be in contention to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, however, the only obstacle standing in his path to a Tokyo Dome main event was ‘The Ace’ Hiroshi Tanahashi.

During this amazing 5 star match, Tanahashi once again proved why he is such an amazing worker in the Pro Wrestling industry, as the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion targeted Nakamura’s knees throughout the match, in order to prevent Nakamura from hitting his vicious Bomaye Knees.

In response, Nakamura targeted Tana’s arm, hoping to remove his ability to lock in the Armbar Submission and this in my opinion, was storytelling at its finest.

The entire match was fast paced and the work rate from two men proved why they’re considered as two of the best workers not only in NJPW but around the globe as well.

Nakamura, however, once again failed in the finals of the G1, as he fell to ‘The Ace’ on this occasion, who hit with two High Fly Flows to win the G1 Climax 25.