Yōsuke Kobayashi (小林 洋輔, Kobayashi Yōsuke, born July 22, 1976),[3] is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring name Abdullah Kobayashi (アブドーラ・小林, Abudōra Kobayashi) after Abdullah the Butcher, who was one of his trainers.
| Abdullah Kobayashi | |
|---|---|
 Kobayashi in 2015 | |
| Birth name | Yōsuke Kobayashi |
| Born | July 22, 1976 Koshoku, Nagano[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Abdullah Kobayashi Abdullah Jr. Kobayashi Abu Mokkori Gannosuke "GK" Kobayashi Mr. Gennosuke Stan Kobayashi Yōsuke Kobayashi |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 165 kg (364 lb)[2] |
| Trained by | Abdullah the Butcher[3] Kendo Nagasaki[3] Mr. Pogo[3] |
| Debut | May 29, 1995[3] |
Professional wrestling career
editHe began his career in 1995 as one of the main wrestlers in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Deathmatch division and has wrestled for BJW throughout most of his career.[1] He is well known for his very brutal deathmatches with the likes of Ryuji Ito and several other BJW 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.[4] He returned to the ring on August 10, 2014.[5]
Other media
editKobayashi appears as himself alongside Ryuji Ito, Daisuke Sekimoto, Takashi Sasaki and Jaki Numazawa in the 2006 film Dirty Sanchez: The Movie. Kobayashi and the other wrestlers performed wrestling moves on the three main cast members, and also made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Otōsan no Backdrop.[6]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
- BJW Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Kamikaze (1), Daikokubō Benkei (1), Jaki Numazawa (1), Daisuke Sekimoto (1) and Ryuji Ito (1)
- WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daikokubō Benkei
- Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (8 times) – with Jaki Numazawa and Kazuki Hashimoto (1), Masaya Takahashi and Takayuki Ueki (1), Jaki Numazawa and Ryuji Ito (1), Jaki Numazawa and Yuko Miyamoto (1), Hideki Suzuki and Yoshihisa Uto (2) and Drew Parker and Yoshihisa Uto (2)
- Dainichi-X (2011) – with Yuji Okabayashi[7]
- Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor (2015)
- Saikyo Tag League (2003, 2022) – with Daikokubo Benkei and Daiju Wakamatsu
- Super Hot One Day Tournament (2024)–with Takuya Nomura
- Japan Indy Grand Prix
- MVP Award (2012)[8]
- Niigata Pro Wrestling
- Niigata Openweight Championship (1 time)[9]
- Tokyo Sports
- Fighting Spirit Award (2012)
References
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- ^ a b 有限会社レスラーズ運輸 代表 アブドーラ小林氏. jp.aol.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 23, 2008.
- ^ a b アブドーラ･小林. Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Abdullah Kobayashi". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ アブドーラ小林 疑惑の真人間化. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2013-09-16. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
- ^ 長野･佐久創造館大会. Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2014-08-10. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Abdullah Kobayashi". Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Dainichi-X 2011". Cagematch.net. 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. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2012-12-31. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ 3.13 新潟プロレス×大日本プロレス 合同興行 東区プラザ大会 試合結果. Niigata Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). March 13, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
External links
edit- Abdullah Kobayashi's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
