Kuniaki Kobayashi

Early life Kobayashi competed in the shot put.

Professional wrestling style and persona Kobayashi wrestled in a "technician" style.

After 32 years of fighting various cancers, Kobayashi died from pancreatic cancer on 9 September 2024, at the age of 68.

Championships and accomplishments All Japan Pro Wrestling NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) New Japan Pro-Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Greatest Wrestlers (Class of 2009) NWA Hollywood Wrestling NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him #256 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003. Tokyo Sports Effort Award (1978) Service Award (2000) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Match of the Year (1985) vs. Tiger Mask II on June 12

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesGran Hamada, Enrique Vera and Kobayashi (hair) Los Misioneros de la Muerte (hair)(El Signo, El Texano and Negro Navarro) Mexico City UWA show Kobayashi and Saito (hair) Coloso Colosetti and César Valentino (hair) Naucalpan, Mexico State UWA show Los Misioneros de la Muerte (hair)(El Signo, El Texano and Negro Navarro) Takano, Saito and Kobayashi (hair) Mexico City UWA show Kuniaki Kobayashi (hair) Magic Dragon (mask) Nagoya, Aichi, Japan AJPW 85 Gekishin! Thunder Wars - Day 18 Akira Nogami (hair) Kuniaki Kobayashi (hair) Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan NJPW Fighting Spirit 1996 - Day 2

Mixed martial arts exhibition record Loss

Satoru Sayama KO (high kick) Shooto: Vale Tudo Perception

Tokyo, Japan