Yōsuke Kobayashi (小林 洋輔, Kobayashi Yōsuke, born July 22, 1976),[3] is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring nameAbdullah Kobayashi (アブドーラ・小林, Abudōra Kobayashi) after Abdullah the Butcher, who was one of his trainers.
Professional wrestling career
He began his career in 1995 as one of the main wrestlers in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Deathmatch division and has wrestled for BJW 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.[4] He returned to the ring on August 10, 2014.[5]
Other media
Kobayashi appears as himself alongside Ryuji Ito, Daisuke Sekimoto, Takashi Sasaki and Jaki Numazawa in the 2006 film Dirty Sanchez: The Movie. Kobayashi and the other wrestlers performed wrestling moves on the three main cast members, and also made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Otōsan no Backdrop.[6]
