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Kenta Kobashi
Name Kenta Kobashi
Nicknames: "Orange Crush", "Iron Man", "Absolute Champion", "Mr. Pro Wrestling"
Birthplace: Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Ring Experience 25 Years
Debut (Earliest Recorded) Motoshi Okuma defeats Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 26/02/1988)
Last Match Jun Akiyama, Keiji Muto, Kensuke Sasaki & Kenta Kobashi defeat Go Shiozaki, KENTA, Maybach Taniguchi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (NOAH 11/05/2013)
Height: 6' 1" (186 cm)
Weight: 253 lbs (115 kg)
Nicknames: "Orange Crush", "Iron Man", "Absolute Champion", "Mr. Pro Wrestling"
Birthplace: Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Ring Experience 25 Years
Debut (Earliest Recorded) Motoshi Okuma defeats Kenta Kobashi (AJPW 26/02/1988)
Last Match Jun Akiyama, Keiji Muto, Kensuke Sasaki & Kenta Kobashi defeat Go Shiozaki, KENTA, Maybach Taniguchi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (NOAH 11/05/2013)
Height: 6' 1" (186 cm)
Weight: 253 lbs (115 kg)
Titles
AJPW World Tag Team Championship (6x)
All Asia Tag Team Championship (4x)
GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship
GHC Heavyweight Championship
GHC Tag Team Championship (2x)
Triple Crown Championship (3x)
Tag Team/Stables
Burning
GET
Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace
Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa
Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda
Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
Super Generation Army
RateWrestle Stats
Matches 29
Overall Rating 114.25
Average Rating 3.93
3 Star Matches 9
4 Star Matches 6
5 Star Matches 7
Championship Matches 11
Win 16
Loss 11
Draw 1
Main Event 1
Match Of The Night 0
AJPW World Tag Team Championship (6x)
All Asia Tag Team Championship (4x)
GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship
GHC Heavyweight Championship
GHC Tag Team Championship (2x)
Triple Crown Championship (3x)
Tag Team/Stables
Burning
GET
Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace
Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa
Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda
Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
Super Generation Army
RateWrestle Stats
Matches 29
Overall Rating 114.25
Average Rating 3.93
3 Star Matches 9
4 Star Matches 6
5 Star Matches 7
Championship Matches 11
Win 16
Loss 11
Draw 1
Main Event 1
Match Of The Night 0
RateWrestle Raking
All Time Rankings 2020 1st
All Time Rankings 2021 2nd
All Time Rankings 2022 1st
Must See Matches
AJPW Real World Tag League Day 18 (1993) Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuhara Misawa vs Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada *****
AJPW Summer Action Series II (1994) Kenta Kobashi vs Steve Williams *****
AJPW New Year Giant Series Day 14 (1995) Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada(c) *****
AJPW Super Power Series Day 15 (1995)Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi (C) vs Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada *****
AJPW New Year Giant Series Day 14 (1997) Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi (C) *****
AJPW October Giant Series Day 18(1998) Kenta Kobashi(C) vs Mitsuhara Misawa *****
ROH Joe Vs Kobashi (2005) Kenta Kobashi vs Samoa Joe *****
Noah Navigate For Evolution 2003 Day 9 Kenta Kobashi vs Mitsuhara Misawa(C) **** 3/4
Noah European Navigation (2008) Mitsuharu Misawa & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Go Shiozaki & Kenta Kobashi **** 1/2
AJPW Summer Action Series Day 22 (1993) Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi **** 1/4
AJPW October Giant Series Day 18 (1997) Mitsuharu Misawa(C) vs Kenta Kobashi **** 1/4
AJPW Super Power Series Day14 (1998)Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada(C) **** 1/4
Noah Destiny 2005 Kenta Kobashi(C) vs Kensuke Sasaki **** 1/4
AJPW Summer Action Series Day 22 (1993) Kenta Kobashi vs Stan Hansen *** 3/4
AJPW Champion Carnival Day 15 (1990) Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Kenta Kobashi *** 1/2
AJPW Super Power Series Day 8 (1992) Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas *** 1/2
AJPW 25th Anniversary (1998) Stan Hansen & Vader vs Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace *** 1/2
AJPW Excite Series Day 11 (2000) Kenta Kobashi vs Vader(C) *** 1/2
NOAH Departure (2004) Kenta Kobashi(C) vs Jun Akiyama*** 1/2
NOAH Winter Navigation (2007) Kenta Kobashi & Yoshihiro Takayama vs Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama *** 1/2
AJPW Super Power Series Day 7 (1993) Kenta Kobashi vs Terry Gordy *** 1/4
AJPW Summer Action Series Day 18 (1996) Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue(C) *** 1/4
All Time Rankings 2020 1st
All Time Rankings 2021 2nd
All Time Rankings 2022 1st
Must See Matches
AJPW Real World Tag League Day 18 (1993) Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuhara Misawa vs Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada *****
AJPW Summer Action Series II (1994) Kenta Kobashi vs Steve Williams *****
AJPW New Year Giant Series Day 14 (1995) Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada(c) *****
AJPW Super Power Series Day 15 (1995)Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi (C) vs Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada *****
AJPW New Year Giant Series Day 14 (1997) Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi (C) *****
AJPW October Giant Series Day 18(1998) Kenta Kobashi(C) vs Mitsuhara Misawa *****
ROH Joe Vs Kobashi (2005) Kenta Kobashi vs Samoa Joe *****
Noah Navigate For Evolution 2003 Day 9 Kenta Kobashi vs Mitsuhara Misawa(C) **** 3/4
Noah European Navigation (2008) Mitsuharu Misawa & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Go Shiozaki & Kenta Kobashi **** 1/2
AJPW Summer Action Series Day 22 (1993) Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi **** 1/4
AJPW October Giant Series Day 18 (1997) Mitsuharu Misawa(C) vs Kenta Kobashi **** 1/4
AJPW Super Power Series Day14 (1998)Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada(C) **** 1/4
Noah Destiny 2005 Kenta Kobashi(C) vs Kensuke Sasaki **** 1/4
AJPW Summer Action Series Day 22 (1993) Kenta Kobashi vs Stan Hansen *** 3/4
AJPW Champion Carnival Day 15 (1990) Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Kenta Kobashi *** 1/2
AJPW Super Power Series Day 8 (1992) Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas *** 1/2
AJPW 25th Anniversary (1998) Stan Hansen & Vader vs Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace *** 1/2
AJPW Excite Series Day 11 (2000) Kenta Kobashi vs Vader(C) *** 1/2
NOAH Departure (2004) Kenta Kobashi(C) vs Jun Akiyama*** 1/2
NOAH Winter Navigation (2007) Kenta Kobashi & Yoshihiro Takayama vs Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama *** 1/2
AJPW Super Power Series Day 7 (1993) Kenta Kobashi vs Terry Gordy *** 1/4
AJPW Summer Action Series Day 18 (1996) Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue(C) *** 1/4
Best of DVD'S
Best Of Kenta Kobashi
Kenta Kobashi & British Bulldogs vs Toshiaki Kawada, Samson Fuyiki & Yoshinari Ogawa ** 3/4
Kenta Kobashi & Masanobu Fuchi vs Tito Santana & Jimmy Snuka ** 1/4
Kenta Kobashi vs Stan Hansen ** 1/4
Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas *** 1/2
Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada ** 3/4
Kenta Kobashi vs Terry Gordy *** 1/4
AJPW Summer Action Series II 1994 Kenta Kobashi vs Steve Williams *****
Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue(C) *** 1/4
Kenta Kobashi vs Vader(C) *** 1/2
Noah Navigate For Evolution 2003 Day 9 Kenta Kobashi vs Mitsuharu Misawa(C) **** 3/4
Kenta Kobashi(C) vs Jun Akiyama *** 1/2
Noah Destiny 2005 Kenta Kobashi(C) vs Kensuke Sasaki **** 1/4
ROH Joe Vs Kobashi 2005 Kenta Kobashi vs Samoa Joe *****
Kenta Kobashi & Yoshihiro Takayama vs Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama *** 1/2
Best Of Kenta Kobashi
Kenta Kobashi & British Bulldogs vs Toshiaki Kawada, Samson Fuyiki & Yoshinari Ogawa ** 3/4
Kenta Kobashi & Masanobu Fuchi vs Tito Santana & Jimmy Snuka ** 1/4
Kenta Kobashi vs Stan Hansen ** 1/4
Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas *** 1/2
Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada ** 3/4
Kenta Kobashi vs Terry Gordy *** 1/4
AJPW Summer Action Series II 1994 Kenta Kobashi vs Steve Williams *****
Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue(C) *** 1/4
Kenta Kobashi vs Vader(C) *** 1/2
Noah Navigate For Evolution 2003 Day 9 Kenta Kobashi vs Mitsuharu Misawa(C) **** 3/4
Kenta Kobashi(C) vs Jun Akiyama *** 1/2
Noah Destiny 2005 Kenta Kobashi(C) vs Kensuke Sasaki **** 1/4
ROH Joe Vs Kobashi 2005 Kenta Kobashi vs Samoa Joe *****
Kenta Kobashi & Yoshihiro Takayama vs Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama *** 1/2