Abdullah Kobayashi

Abdullah Kobayashi
Abdullah Kobayashi
	Kobayashi in June 2011.
Birth name	Yōsuke Kobayashi
Born	July 22, 1976 (age 45); Koshoku, Nagano
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	165 kg (364 lb)
Trained by	Abdullah the Butcher; Kendo Nagasaki; Mr. Pogo
Debut	May 29, 1995

Yōsuke Kobayashi (小林洋輔, Kobayashi Yōsuke) (born July 22, 1976),^[4] is a Japanese 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 in the Deathmatch division 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 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.^[5] He returned to the ring on August 10, 2014.^[6]

Other media[]

Kobayashi appears as himself alongside Ryuji Ito, Daisuke Sekimoto, Takashi Sasaki and Jaki Numazawa in the 2006 movie Dirty Sanchez: The Movie. Kobayashi and the other wrestlers perform wrestling moves on the three main cast members, and also makes a cameo appearance in the 2004 movie Ôtosan No Backdrop.^[7]

Championships and accomplishments[]

Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (5 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^[8]
- Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor (2015)
Combat Zone Wrestling
- CZW Death Match Championship (1 time)
Japan Indy Grand Prix
- MVP Award (2012)^[9]
Tokyo Sports
- Fighting Spirit Award (2012)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Interview by AOL (in Japanese)
^ https://bjw.co.jp/profile/abdullah-kobayashi/
^ https://bjw.co.jp/profile/abdullah-kobayashi/
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e CAGEMATCH : Abdullah Kobayashi (in German)
^ 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. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=4573&page=21
^ "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. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

[aol-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Interview by AOL (in Japanese)

[2] ttps://bjw.co.jp/profile/abdullah-kobayashi/

[3] ttps://bjw.co.jp/profile/abdullah-kobayashi/

[cagematch-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e CAGEMATCH : Abdullah Kobayashi (in German)

[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[7] ttp://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=4573&page=21

[8] "Dainichi-X 2011". Cagematch. Retrieved 2015-07-25.

[9] "【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. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

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