Japanese wrestling legend Kenta Kobashi is the latest high-profile star announced for next month’s Starrcast II convention from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Kobashi is widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. Throughout his career, Kobashi won countless championship awards during his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah.
Kobashi has been awarded Match of the Year honors on multiple occasions by Tokyo Sports and Nikkan Sports. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has given his matches a “5-star” rating 23 times, the second-most ever (behind Mitsuharu Misawa’s 25).
The news of Kobashi’s appearance comes on the heels of The Undertaker and Kurt Angle pulling out of the convention. According to Conrad Thompson, it was WWE Chairman Vince McMahon who forced them to withdraw.
Conrad says tried to get Vince McMahon, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon or Shawn Michaels to appear instead. He offered to donate proceeds to the Conor’s Cure charity, but WWE declined.
In addition to Kobashi and the stars of All Elite Wrestling, other legends signed to appear at Starrcast II include Sting, Bret Hart, Scott Hall & Kevin Nash, Jim Ross, Eric Bischoff, Bruce Prichard, Tony Schiavone and many more.
Starrcast II takes place during AEW: Double or Nothing weekend (May 23-26). For more information, visit Starrcast.com and FITE.TV to stream.
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