Shinsuke Nakamura has had a successful career in both NJPW and WWE. He has been a part of many memorable matches and moments. Here is a list of the Shinsuke Nakamura matches that have received the most stars from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Notes: the ratings are on a 5-star scale and we have only included matches with a 4-star rating and above.
Honorable Mentions (The Following Shinsuke Nakamura Matches Have Received 4.00 Stars)
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan – NJPW G1 Climax (2004) – Day 8
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hiroshi Tanahashi – NJPW G1 Climax (2005) – Day 3
- Masato Tanaka and Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hirooki Goto and Tetsuya Naito – NJPW Dominion (2012)
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs La Sombra – NJPW Kizuna Road (2013) – Day 8
- Mephisto, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Yujiro Takahashi vs Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, and Místico II – CMLL/NJPW Fantastica Mania (2014) – Day 5
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs Bad Luck Fale – NJPW New Japan Cup (2014) – Day 7
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hirooki Goto – NJPW Wrestling Dontaku (2015)
- Kazushi Sakuraba, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, and YOSHI-HASHI vs Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuyori Shibata, Togi Makabe, and Tomoaki Honma – NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors XXII (2015)
- Kazushi Sakuraba, Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, and YOSHI-HASHI vs Captain New Japan, Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuyori Shibata, and Togi Makabe – NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors XXII (2015)
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs Karl Anderson – NJPW Power Struggle (2015)
- Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Tomohiro Ishii vs Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Katsuyori Shibata – NJPW Road To The New Beginning (2016) – Day 2
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs Finn Balor – NXT (July 13, 2016)
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles – WWE Money In The Bank (2018)
The Following Shinsuke Nakamura Matches Have Received 4.25 Stars
Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kensuke Sasaki and Minoru Suzuki
Event: NJPW Battle Final (2004) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- IWGP World Tag Team Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura and Milano Collection A. T vs Go Shiozaki and Takashi Sugiura
Event: NOAH The Second Navigation (2009) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- Tag team match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Event: NJPW Invasion Attack (2013) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura and Tomohiro Ishii vs Minoru Suzuki and Shelton Benjamin
Event: NJPW Dominion (2013) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- Tag team match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Naomichi Marufuji
Event: NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling (2013) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
Event: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 (2014) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, and Tomohiro Ishii vs Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tetsuya Naito
Event: NJPW Road To New Beginning (2014) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- 6-man Tag team match
Shinsuke Nakamura and Tomohiro Ishii vs Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tetsuya Naito
Event: NJPW Strong Style 42nd Anniversary Show (2014) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- Tag team match
Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, and Tomohiro Ishii vs Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Katsuyori Shibata
Event: NJPW Road To Power Struggle (2014) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- 6-man Tag team match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Samoa Joe
Event: NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II (2016) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- NXT Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Samoa Joe
Event: NXT TakeOver: Toronto (2016) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- NXT Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Bobby Roode
Event: NXT TakeOver: San Antonio (2017) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- NXT Championship match
Team RAW (Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Randy Orton, and Ricochet) vs Team Smackdown (Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, King Corbin, Mustafa Ali, and Shorty G) vs Team NXT (Tommaso Ciampa, Damian Priest, Matt Riddle, Keith Lee, and Walter)
Event: NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2019) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
The Following Shinsuke Nakamura Matches Have Received 4.5 Stars
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kazushi Sakuraba
Event: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 (2013) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
Event: NJPW New Beginning In Hiroshima (2014) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
Event: NJPW Invasion Attack (2014) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Katsuyori Shibata
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 24 – Day 1 (2014) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- Singles match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Yuji Nagata
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 24 – Day 4 (2014) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- Singles match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 24 – Day 8 (2014) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- Singles match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hirooki Goto
Event: NJPW Dominion 7.5 (2015) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hirooki Goto
Event: NJPW Destruction In Kobe (2015) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Sami Zayn
Event: NXT TakeOver: Dallas (2016) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- This was his NXT debut.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Bobby Roode
Event: NXT TakeOver: Orlando (2017) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- NXT Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles vs Dolph Ziggler vs Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn vs Baron Corbin
Event: WWE Money In The Bank (2017) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- Money in the Bank ladder match
The Following Shinsuke Nakamura Matches Have Received 4.75 Stars
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kota Ibushi
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 23 – Day 4 (2013) | Rating: 4.75 Stars
Shinsuke Nakamura and Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tetsuya Naito
Event: NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome – Day 6 (2013) | Rating: 4.75 Stars
- Tag team match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Tomohiro Ishii
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 24 – Day 7 (2014) | Rating: 4.75 Stars
- Singles match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kazuchika Okada
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 24 – Day 12 (2014) | Rating: 4.75 Stars
- G1 Climax Final match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles
Event: NJPW Wrestle Kindom 10 (2016) | Rating: 4.75 Stars
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship
The Following Shinsuke Nakamura Matches Have Received 5.00 Stars
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Kota Ibushi
Event: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 (2015) | Rating: 5.00 Stars
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship match
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
Event: NJPW G1 Climax 25 – Day 19 (2015) | Rating: 5.00 Stars
- G1 Climax Final match
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