Shinsuke Nakamura's Kinshasa Has A Devastating Origin
Shinsuke Nakamura doesn't just knee people in the face during his matches because he's The King Of Strong Style—there's more to it than that.
Shinsuke Nakamura's journey in WWE started a little more than two years ago, and so far, it has been something of a mixed bag. When The King Of Strong Style arrived in NXT there was undoubtedly a buzz about him, how could there not be? That buzz was justified following Nakamura's first match in NXT. The Japanese star defeated Sami Zayn in what was an incredible debut.
Since then, however, fans have been split on Nakamura's run in WWE. Those who know of his work in New Japan feel as if he is holding back, or even worse being held back. Plus, on the main roster, we have seen Nakamura try and fail to become WWE Champion five times, all in the space of less than a year.
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One thing Nakamura definitely has going for him, no matter what side of the fence you fall on, is his hard-hitting finisher. The former NXT Champion delivers a devastating "knee to face" to his opponents to finish them off, a move otherwise known as the Kinshasha. He didn't adopt the move by accident though. During an episode of WWE Chronicle, Nakamura revealed why he started kneeing his opponents in the face.
The origins of Nakamura's Kinshasha actually come from his short run as an MMA fighter. During his Chronicle episode, Nakamura recalls being legitimately kneed in the head by an opponent inside the octagon, Alexey Ignashov. The charismatic Superstar recalled momentarily feeling completely helpless, and even though he recovered and wanted to continue, the referee wouldn't allow it. "Then I decide, I need this. I need the most dangerous finisher. That's why I use the knee to face," Nakamura explained during the documentary.
Nakamura's finisher may be the Kinshasha, however, since his heel turn, he has also been using a more dastardly method to finish off opponents, the low blow. Needless to say, there is probably no intriguing story regarding the origins of that move. Wrestlers aren't allowed to use it in the ring, and MMA fighters definitely aren't allowed to use it inside the octagon. Thankfully though, Nakamura is still kneeing opponents in the face as a heel too.
