WWE 205 Live superstar Hideo Itami posted a tribute to Kenta Kobashi marking the 5 Year Anniversary since his retirement from professional wrestling. The Japanese legend wrestled his final bout at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Final Burning event in 2013 teaming alongside Jun Akiyama, Keiji Muto and Kensuke Sasaki to defeat Go Shiozaki, Maybach Taniguchi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Hideo Itami/KENTA himself.
Kobashi is widely regarded not just as one of the greatest performers in Japanese history but one of the greatest in the modern era worldwide. His accolades include a combined 977 days as AJPW World Tag Team Champion and combined 735 days as the GHC Heavyweight Champion.
If you have never had the opportunity to witness a Kobashi match then here are 3 of the best to check out to get you started:
- Fri, Jun 11th 1999 – AJPW Budokan Hall Show (Jun ’99) vs Mitsuharu Misawa
- Sat, Oct 1st 2005 – ROH Joe Vs. Kobashi vs Samoa Joe
- Thu, Jul 29th 1993 – AJPW Budokan Hall Show (Jul ’93) vs Stan Hansen
5 years ago today
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— KENTA aka Lil’K (@KENTAG2S) May 11, 2018