Quick Facts

Full Name	Kenta Kobashi
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Mar 27, 1967(1967-03-27)
Age	57
Birthplace	Fukuchiyama
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Aries

Kenta Kobashi Biography

Kenta Kobashi is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on March 27, 1967 in Fukuchiyama, Japan.

Kobashi practiced judo and rugby union during high school in Fukuchiyama. He practised body building after his graduation while working “regular” jobs. He applied and was accepted to All Japan Pro Wrestling’s (AJPW) dojo on June 20,

1987. He was trained there by Dory Funk Jr., Giant Baba, Kazuharu Sonoda and Masanobu Fuchi. Kobashi debuted as a professional wrestler in Ryūō, Shiga on February 26, 1988. He was booked by Shohei “Giant” Baba to lose his first 63 matches (all singles bouts). It was all part of Baba’s master plan: even in defeat, the fiery, charismatic Kobashi shined, and his gutsy, never-say-die efforts earned him the Rookie of the Year award from the Japanese press. Kobashi won his first match in May 1989 (against Jim Crockett Promotions jobber Mitch Snow). During 1989, when The Road Warriors were in AJPW, they taught Kobashi the “Road Warrior Workout”. He first gained some prominence as member of Mitsuharu Misawa’s faction during Misawa’s feud with Jumbo Tsuruta.

Kobashi during this period played dual roles according to who his partners and opponents were. When teamed with the higher ranking Misawa or Toshiaki Kawada, Kobashi would play the gutsy underdog. At the same time, when teamed with the much smaller Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, he would play a “big brother” role, coming in to try to save the day after Kikuchi had been worked on for a while by the opponents. Eleven months later he won his first title, the All Asia Tag Team Championship with Tiger Mask II (Misawa); however, shortly after removing the mask, Kobashi and Misawa would vacate the title. Over the next two years, Kobashi held the All Asia belts with Johnny Ace twice and with Kikuchi once. The title win with Kikuchi over Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas took place before a rabid crowd in Kikuchi’s hometown of Sendai on May 25, 1992; the match quickly gained legendary status among tape-traders, and was voted 1992’s Match of the Year by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Kenta Kobashi Net Worth

Kenta Kobashi is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenta Kobashi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kenta Kobashi (小橋 建太 , Kobashi Kenta, born March 27, 1967) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He started his career in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in 1988, where he became one of the promotion’s top stars, holding the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship three times, and winning the Champion Carnival in 2000. Kobashi left All Japan in June 2000, taking part in a mass exodus led by Mitsuharu Misawa, which led to the formation of Pro Wrestling Noah. Kobashi worked for Noah for thirteen years, and became the longest reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion of all time, holding the championship for 735 days between 2003 and 2005, a record that stands to this day.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kenta Kobashi height 6 ft 1 in Kent weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kenta Kobashi Dating?

According to our records, Kenta Kobashi married to Mai Mizuki. As of December 1, 2023, Kenta Kobashi’s is not dating anyone.

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Kobashi spent many of the later years of his career sidelined due to various injuries, undergoing numerous surgeries on his arms and legs in the early-mid 2000s, before retiring from in-ring action in May 2013. Kobashi continues to make sporadic appearances in both Noah and All Japan, while also promoting his own shows under the Fortune Dream banner.

Facts & Trivia

Kent Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Kenta Kobashi celebrates birthday on March 27 of every year.

On March 1, 2003, Kobashi defeated his rival Mitsuharu Misawa in a match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Kobashi’s reign spanned for over two years and included 13 successful defenses. Notable defences included: against Masahiro Chono at New Japan’s May 2, 2003, Tokyo Dome event, against Yuji Nagata on September 12, 2003, against Yoshihiro Takayama on April 25, 2004, and against Jun Akiyama in the main event of Noah’s first Tokyo Dome show on July 10, 2004. During his reign he won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Wrestler of the Year award in both 2003 and 2004. In March 2005 he finally lost the championship to Takeshi Rikio. Despite the loss of his title Kobashi remained Noah’s top wrestler, the rest of the year was highlighted by matches with outsiders such as Genichiro Tenryu and Kensuke Sasaki (the latter on July 18, 2005 in the Tokyo Dome), and in the following year he had praised matches against junior heavyweights such as KENTA (March 5, 2006) and Naomichi Marufuji (April 23, 2006). Kobashi holds the distinction of having competed in a total of 23 5-Star Matches as rated by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, second only to his long-time rival, Misawa.

Why did Kenta Kobashi retire?

On December 3, 2012, the Tokyo Sports newspaper reported that Pro Wrestling Noah had decided to terminate the contract of veteran wrestler Kenta Kobashi due to financial issues.

How many times did Kenta Kobashi use the burning hammer?

Although he only used is seven times , Kobashi’s Burning Hammer was never kicked out of. Thus effectively makes it the most successful finisher in wrestling.

Who invented the burning hammer?

1 Kenta Kobashi Kobashi is the Burning Hammer’s most prolific user and

the man behind its namesake.

What happens to Kobashi in Hajime no Ippo?

After a successful one-two against Ippo, Kobashi abandoned his game plan of winning by points and attempts to fight toe-to-toe with him, ultimately losing against the heavy hitter.

Is Kenta married?

He is a part of the Bullet Club stable and goes by the mononymous ring name Kenta (stylized in all capital letters). Kobayashi’s height is 5 ft 9 and his weight 187lbs. He is married to singer Mai Mizuki.