The invention discloses a welding wire special for 7XXX series aluminum alloy and a manufacturing method thereof. The special welding wire is composed of, by mass, 2.0%-6.0% of Ni, 0-5.0% of Mg, 0.1%-0.3% of Zr, 0.1%-0.3% of Ti, 0.1%-0.3% of Cr, 0-0.1% of Fe, 0-0.1% of Si, and the balance Al. The manufacturing steps comprise burdening, smelting, sampling analysis, semicontinuous casting, homogenizing heat treatment, extruding, wire drawing, surface treatment, cleaning, drying and packaging. According to the welding wire, the element Ni which can be subjected to the eutectic reaction with the Al is selected, so that the hot tearing tendency of welds is reduced by forming eutectic structures. The welding wire is suitable for all 7XXX series aluminum alloy and is mainly specific to welding of the high-strength 7XXX series aluminum alloy with poor welding performance. By adopting the welding wire for fusion welding of the 7XXX series aluminum alloy, welding cracks can be effectively avoided, and the weldability of the high-strength 7XXX series aluminum alloy is improved. Through proper heat treatment of welding joints, the strength of the welds is not lower than 260 MPa, and elongation is not lower than 3%.