Kobayashi

Kobayashi

Name Kobayashi Real name Kuniaki Kobayashi Nicknames Tiger Hunter Name history Kobayashi, Kuniaki Kobayashi Family Maestro(s) Birth date, location January 11, 1956 - Nagano, Japan Obituary date September 9, 2024 Debut, location December 3, 1972 Lost mask to Height 6'0"/183 cm Weight 238 lbs/108 kg Signature moves Sleeper Hold, Fisherman's Suplex Titles: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, PWF World Junior Heavyweight Championship

NJPW trainee sent to work the UWA circuit in 1981 and 1982.

LuchaBlog Obituary:

Kuniaki Kobayashi (68) passed away Monday after a battle with cancer. He would’ve been 24 when he landed in Mexico, and he wrestled in both UWA and EMLL rings from 1980 to 1982. His wins include a triple hair match victory alongside Gran Hamada and Enrique Vera over Los Misioneros de la Muerte in 1982, though the Misionarios won a rematch (with Kobayashi now teaming with George Takano and Hiro Saito). The UWA pushed him as a near-top guy and a small show headliner; he had matches with Canek, Perro Aguayo and Villano III. Dr. Lucha’s column this week talks about meeting Kobayashi in 1981 and the freedom he felt living in Mexico after enduring the rigorous NJPW training.

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
1981/06/07	hair	Gran Hamada, Enrique Vera & Kobayashi	Signo, Texano & Negro Navarro	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
1981/09/25	hair	Kobayashi & Saito	Coloso Colosetti & César Valentino	El Toreo - Naucalpan, Mexico State
1982/06/13	hair	Signo, Texano & Negro Navarro	Takano, Saito & Kobayashi	Arena México - Mexico City