Nobuyoshi Nakamura (February 2, 1976) is a Japanese professional wrestler under the ring name Dragon Kid. He has also appeared in Mexico and had a brief stint with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1998, where he used the name Little Dragon.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Dragonrana – 1997-2004, still used rarely; Innovated
- Ultra Hurricanrana (Springboard Hurricanrana)
- Signature moves
- Bermuda Triangle (Springboard Moonsault from the second rope to the outside of the ring)
- Bible (Crucifix Pin)
- Christo (Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Armbar)
- Déjà Vu (Multiple Revolution Headscissors Takedown)
- Diving Cutter
- Dragon Stunner (Stunner, as a Vertical Suplex Counter)
- Frankensteiner, sometimes inverted
- Hallelujah (Headscissors twisted into a Figure Four Necklock)
- Jesus Walks (Springboard Split-Legged Moonsault)
- Messiah (Tilt-A-Whirl DDT)
- Phoenix Splash (Corkscrew 450° Splash) – 1997-2004
- Springboard Diamond Dust
- Tiger Feint Kick to the head of an opponent draped over the second rope
- Nicknames
- "Child Of God"
- Tag teams and stables
- Entrance music
- "J'amais Vu" by Hironobu Kageyama
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Dragon Gate
- Open the Brave Gate Championship (4 times)
- Open the Triangle Gate Championship (7 times) – with Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi (3), Shingo Takagi & Taku Iwasa (1), CIMA & Ricochet (1), K-ness. & Masaaki Mochizuki (1), and Big R Shimizu & Masaaki Mochizuki (1)
- Open the Twin Gate Championship (3 times) – with Pac (1), K-ness. (1), and CIMA (1)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #106 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006
- Toryumon Japan
- El Numero Uno (2004)
- NWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time)
- UWA World Trios Championship (3 times) – with Magnum Tokyo & Ryo Saito (1), with Masaaki Mochizuki & Kenichiro Arai (1) and Kenichiro Arai & Second Doi (1)
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- wXw World Lightweight Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- 5 Star Match (2006) with Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito vs. CIMA, Naruki Doi, & Masato Yoshino (ROH Supercard of Honor, March 31)
- Best Flying Wrestler (2001)
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (1999, 2000) Dragonrana
- Match of the Year (2006) with Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito vs. CIMA, Naruki Doi, & Masato Yoshino (ROH Supercard of Honor, March 31)
