Abdullah Kobayashi

Abdullah Kobayashi
Kobayashi at a CZW event in 2010
Born	(1976-07-22) July 22, 1976 (age 48) 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	130 kg (290 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) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He competes under the ring name Abdullah Kobayashi which is a tribute to his trainer Abdullah the Butcher. He is best known for his time in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). He has also competed for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) where he appeared in the Tournament of Death IX. He made it to the second round but was defeated by JC Bailey. Kobayashi is best known for competing in brutal deathmatches.

In mid-2013, Kobayashi took a long break from in-ring action to undergo treatment after he was diagnosed with hepatitis C.^[1]

Championships

• Big Japan Pro Wrestling
  • BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (two times)^[2]
  • BJW World Tag Team Championship (four times) (with Kamikaze (one), Daikokubo Benkei (one), Jaki Numazawa (one) and Daisuke Sekimoto (one))^[2]
  • WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Daikokubo Benkei)^[2]
• Japan Indy Grand Prix
  • MVP Award (2012)^[3]
• Tokyo Sports
  • Fighting Spirit Award (2012)^[4]

References

1. "アブドーラ小林 疑惑の真人間化". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
2. "BJW profile: titles". Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
3. "【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). Retrieved 2014-05-09.
4. "「２０１２年度プロレス大賞」受賞者". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-05-09.

Other websites

• BJW profile Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine