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Kobashi Retires

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  • #2
    takamichinoku
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭takamichinoku


    Did he not say that he wants to do one more match or something?


  • #3
    gnfnrhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,478 ✭✭✭✭gnfnrhead


    It's a shame but it's not a shock. Was some man when on form.
    takamichinoku wrote: »
    Did he not say that he wants to do one more match or something?

    He wants to but physically isn't able to. There will probably be a tribute show for him some time next year.


  • #4
    Bounty Hunter
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    He will always have a place in the BWA, him and Misawa both.

    joking aside, the PW Draft is what exposed me to Kobashi's awesomeness and that is something I am truly thankful for. If you dont know much about Kenta its worth looking into as (especially if you are a fan of Puroresu Wrestling) it wont dissapoint.


  • #5
    gimmick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,296 ✭✭✭✭gimmick


    His match Vs Samoa Joe is what alerted me to him. What a stiff-fest that was.

    Also checked out a nice bit of his 90s stuff from a great japanese website which i assume is now dead. If I was to show anyone a match to turn their heads toward puro it would be Kobashi & Kikucki Vs CanAm Express. Utter perfection.

    Given that he beat Cancer in the last few years and he came back to wrestle regularly again is a measure of this mans legend.


  • #6
    Ando's Saggy Bottom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Ando's Saggy Bottom


    gimmick wrote: »
    His match Vs Samoa Joe is what alerted me to him. What a stiff-fest that was.

    Also checked out a nice bit of his 90s stuff from a great japanese website which i assume is now dead. If I was to show anyone a match to turn their heads toward puro it would be Kobashi & Kikucki Vs CanAm Express. Utter perfection.

    Given that he beat Cancer in the last few years and he came back to wrestle regularly again is a measure of this mans legend.

    He walked away from wrestling too because if he left for another company NOAH would basicelly die as a lot of the big names in NOAH would follow him.

    Heroic and honourable to the last. :(

    There's a 25 year/retirement card planned for the New Year. Should be fun.


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  • #7
    Angron
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Music Moderators, Regional Midlands Moderators Posts: 24,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭Angron


    Pete Campbell wrote: »
    He walked away from wrestling too because if he left for another company NOAH would basicelly die as a lot of the big names in NOAH would follow him.

    Heroic and honourable to the last. :(

    There's a 25 year/retirement card planned for the New Year. Should be fun.
    That's amazing loyalty in a business like wrestling.


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