While he is best known for finishers like the Moonsault, or Burning Hammer, Kenta Kobashi has another super finisher that is very rarely seen. While his Burning Lariat, or Moonsault would regularly win matches, sometimes Kobashi had to dig deep into his arsenal to put away his opponents once and for all. This usually came ...
Kenta Kobashi is one of the all-time great wrestlers, and 2023 marks 10 years since her retired from wrestling for good. In 2013, a special event was put on in front of 17,000 fans in Nippon Bukodan, in Tokyo Japan. Likened by Dave Meltzer (of the Wrestling Observer) to the retirement of soccer star Pele ...
With the Four Pillars of AEW taking over wrestling in the United States, it’s important to look back at the men who inspired the group – All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Four Pillars of Heaven. The four men in the Four Pillars came up together in All Japan Pro Wrestling, being thrust into the main event ...
The Burning Hammer has gone down in infamy as one of the most dangerous moves in pro-wrestling history. Used only a handful of times by its creator, the original version of the move has been banned from the ring, hopefully never to return. While it has been used as a modified version over the years, ...
When it comes to professional wrestling, there are few matches that generate as much excitement and anticipation as Samoa Joe versus Kenta Kobashi. These two heavyweights of the ring are known for their intense physicality, technical prowess, and unbridled passion for the sport. Kobashi had never wrestled in the United States before, and would have ...
Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi had one of the all-time great series of matches across All-Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro-Wrestling NOAH – but we almost saw them battle it out in the United States as well. Paul Heyman revealed that he nearly booked two of the biggest legends in Japanese history against one another in ...
Hamish Woodward
Hamish Woodward
