Abdullah Kobayashi
| Abdullah Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
 Kobayashi in June 2011. | |
| Born | July 22, 1976 Koshoku, Nagano[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Abdullah Kobayashi Abdullah Jr. Kobayashi Abu Mokkori Yōsuke Kobayashi |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Billed weight | 130 kg (290 lb) |
| Trained by | Abdullah the Butcher[2] Kendo Nagasaki[2] Mr. Pogo[2] |
| Debut | May 29, 1995[2] |
Yōsuke Kobayashi (小林 洋輔, Kobayashi Yōsuke) (born July 22, 1976),[2] is a Japanese Death-Match professional wrestler best known by his stage name Abdullah Kobayashi (アブドーラ小林, Abudōra Kobayashi) after Abdullah the Butcher, who was his trainer. He began his career in 1995 as one of the main wrestlers in Big Japan Pro Wrestling and has wrestled for Big Japan Pro Wrestling throughout most of his career.[1] He is well known for his very brutal deathmatches with the likes of Ryuji Ito and several other BJPW wrestlers. On June 26, 2010, Kobayashi made his American debut in Combat Zone Wrestling's Tournament of Death IX defeating Nick Gage in the first round but lost in the second to JC Bailey. In mid-2013, Kobayashi was diagnosed with hepatitis C, forcing him to take a long-term break from in-ring action to undergo treatment.[3] He returned to the ring on August 10, 2014.[4]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Bakachinga Elbow (Diving or a running elbow drop, sometimes while holding fluorescent lightbulbs)
- Koba Driver (Sitout back-to-belly piledriver, sometimes on to glass)
- Signature moves
- Corner slingshot splash
- Diving double foot stomp
- Samoan drop, sometimes on to fluorescent light bulbs
- Snap German suplex
- Throat thrust
Championships and accomplishments
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- BJW World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Kamikaze (1), Daikokubo Benkei (1), Jaki Numazawa (1) and Daisuke Sekimoto (1)
- WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daikokubo Benkei
- Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) – with Jaki Numazawa and Kazuki Hashimoto (1), and Masaya Takahashi and Takayuki Ueki (1, current)
- Dainichi-X (2011) – with Yuji Okabayashi[5]
- Ikkitosen (2015)
- Japan Indy Grand Prix
- MVP Award (2012)[6]
- Tokyo Sports
- Fighting Spirit Award (2012)[7]
References
- ^ a b Interview by AOL Template:Ja icon
- ^ a b c d e CAGEMATCH : Abdullah Kobayashi Template:De icon
- ^ アブドーラ小林 疑惑の真人間化. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ 長野･佐久創造館大会. Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ "Dainichi-X 2011". Cagematch. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ "【インディー大賞】飯伏vsケニーがベストバウト受賞". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ 「２０１２年度プロレス大賞」受賞者. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-12-10.