Why you must watch him: Hes the wackiest wrestling character alive today Shinsuke Nakamura is not only one of the most unique wrestlers active today, but hes also one of the most popular wrestlers the world. Nakamuras now known the world over for his unique hair style, over-exaggerated theatrics (Jim Ross once likened him to a combination of Freddy Mercury and Michael Jackson) and bizarre facial expressions and body movements. Not only does Nakamura have awesome matches on a regular basis, but hes one of the few wrestlers active today who can combine seriousness and comedy into his matches and make them better contests. His antics are so over-the-top that even if he were playing a heel, a good portion of the audience would cheer him. Because of that, Nakamuras popularity has reached enormous levels, and hes a major draw wherever he goes. In his own way, Nakamura has managed to blend the elements of wrestling and entertainment together in a way that isnt too different from what WWE does. For those reasons and more, you should see for yourself why Shinsuke Nakamuras so popular among wrestling fans.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
