Kenta Kobashi
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Kenta Kobashi (小橋 建太)
- Ring Names
- Kenta Kobashi ( February 26, 1988 - Present)
- Height 6 ft 1 in (186 cm)
- Weight
- 254 lbs (115 kg)
- Born March 27, 1967 (age 55)
- Birth Place Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Japan
- Billed From
- Japan ( February 26, 1988 - May 11, 2013)
- Nicknames Absolute Champion; Iron Man; Mr. Pro Wrestling; Orange Crush; The Perfect Wrestler
Career History
- Roles
- Promoter ( June 8, 2014 - Present)
- Wrestler ( April 2, 1988 - May 11, 2013)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
NOAHAugust 5, 2000 May 11, 2013 Promotion AJPWApril 2, 1988 July 20, 2000 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face April 2, 1988 May 11, 2013 - Images
May 2013Mar 2009Mar 2003Jul 2002Jan 2002Jun 1999May 1992Aug 1989Apr 1988
NOAH
AJPW
- Finishers
- Burning Lariat - High-impact short-range lariat ( April 2, 1988 - May 11, 2013)
- Orange Crush - Vertical suplex powerbomb ( April 2, 1988 - May 11, 2013)
- Diving Moonsault ( April 2, 1988 - May 11, 2013)
- Burning Hammer - Inverted Death Valley driver ( October 24, 1998 - March 5, 2006)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Blazin'" by K.A.Z. - Single ( January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2005)
- Theme Song "Grand Sword (V3)" by Osami Suzuki - Single ( January 1, 1999 - December 31, 1999)
- Theme Song "Grand Sword (V2)" by Osami Suzuki - Single ( August 25, 1998 - July 20, 2000)
- Theme Song "Grand Sword (V1)" by Osami Suzuki - Single ( January 1, 1998 - August 24, 1998)
- Theme Song "Sniper" by Masaki Katsubara - Single ( January 1, 1992 - December 31, 1997)
- Theme Song "Sniper (with Color of Your Smile intro" by Masaki Katsubara - Single ( January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1991)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Titles Won
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 4 All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 with Tiger Mask II/Mitsuhara Misawa, 2 with Johnny Ace, 1 with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi)
- 3 Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
- 6 World Tag Team Championship (2 with Mitsuhara Misawa, 2 with Johnny Ace, 2 with Jun Akiyama)
Pro Wrestling Noah
- 1 GHC Heavyweight Championship
- 1 GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship
- 2 GHC Tag Team Championship (with Tamon Honda)
- Other Accomplishments
- 4° in PWI 500 (1996, 2000, 2004)
- 33° in PWI Years Top 500 (2003)
- 6° in PWI Years Tag Teams (2003 with Mitsuhara Misawa)
- AJPW Champion Carnival (2000)
- AJPW January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (1993)
- AJPW One Night Six Man Tag Team Tournament (1999 with Jun Akiyama and Kentaro Shiga)
- AJPW World's Strongest Tag Determination League (1993–1995 with Mitsuharu Misawa, 1998 and 1999 with Jun Akiyama)
- AJPW World's Strongest Tag Determination League Fresh Award (1991) – with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
- Nikkan Sports Match of the Year (1997 - vs. Mitsuhara Misawa on 10/21)
- Nikkan Sports Match of the Year (1998 - vs. Mitsuhara Misawa on 10/31)
- Nikkan Sports Match of the Year (2003 - vs. Mitsuhara Misawa on 03/01)
- Nikkan Sports Match of the Year (2004 - vs. Jun Akiyama on 07/10)
- Nikkan Sports Match of the Year (2005 - vs. Kensuke Sasaki on 07/18)
- Nikkan Sports Match of the Year (2007 - with Yoshihiro Takiyama vs. Mitsuhara Misawa and Jun Akiyama on 12/02)
- Nikkan Sports Outstanding Performance Award (1996)
- Nikkan Sports Fighting Spirit Award (1997, 2007, 2008)
- Nikkan Sports Wrestler of the Year (1996, 1998, 2004, 2005)
- NOAH One Day Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2002 with Kenta and Kentaro Shiga)
- Tokyo Sports Comeback Award (2007)
- Tokyo Sports Lifetime Achievement Award (2013)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1995 - with Mitsuhara Misawa vs. Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada on 06/09)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1997 - vs. Mitsuhara Misawa on 10/21)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1998 - vs. Mitsuhara Misawa on 10/31)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (2003 - vs. Mitsuhara Misawa on 03/01)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (2004 - vs. Jun Akiyama on 07/10)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (2005 - vs. Kensuke Sasaki on 07/18)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (2007 - with Yoshihiro Takiyama vs. Mitsuhara Misawa and Jun Akiyama on 12/02)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (2011 - with Keiji Mutoh vs. Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano on 08/27)
- Tokyo Sports Rookie of the Year (1989)
- Tokyo Sports Tag Team of the Year (1993 and 1994 with Mitsuhara Misawa, 1999 with Jun Akiyama)
- Tokyo Sports Wrestler of the Year (1996, 1998)
- WON Best Box Office Draw (2004, 2005)
- WON Best Wrestling Maneuver (1998 - Burning Hammer)
- WON Match of the Year (1992 - with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon on 05/25)
- WON Match of the Year (1998 - vs. Mitsuhara Misawa on 10/31)
- WON Match of the Year (1999 - vs. Mitsuhara Misawa on 06/11)
- WON Match of the Year (2003 - vs. Mitsuhara Misawa on 03/01)
- WON Match of the Year (2004 - vs. Jun Akiyama on 07/10)
- WON Match of the Year (2005 - vs. Samoa Joe on 10/01)
- WON Most Improved Wrestler (1990)
- WON Most Outstanding Wrestler (1993, 1994)
- WON Tag Team of the Year (1995 with Mitsuhara Misawa, 1999 with Jun Akiyama)
- WON Wrestler of the Year (1996, 2003-2005)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (class of 2002)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- BURNING - KENTA / Hideo Itami, Go Shiozaki, Kentaro Shiga, Takeshi Rikio, Tamon Honda, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi ( August 15, 2000 - September 25, 2006)
- BURNING - Jun Akiyama, Kentaro Shiga, Yoshinobu Kanemaru ( August 25, 1998 - July 20, 2000)
- Super Generation Army - Mitsuharu Misawa, Akira Taue, Jun Akiyama, Toshiaki Kawada, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Satoru Asako ( July 7, 1990 - September 8, 1998)
- G.E.T. - John Laurinaitis / Johnny Ace, The Patriot ( May 18, 1997 - August 22, 1998)
- Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuhara Misawa - Mitsuharu Misawa ( January 5, 1990 - May 31, 1997)
- Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace - John Laurinaitis / Johnny Ace ( July 26, 1990 - October 24, 1991)