Abdullah Kobayashi

The name alone tells you everything you need to know about Abdullah Kobayashi — "Abdullah" swings in hard like a foreign heel from a 1980s grudge match, and then "Kobayashi" grounds it right back in Japan with a thud. That contrast isn't accidental; it's basically his whole personality compressed into two words. Born in Chikuma, Nagano — which honestly sounds like the most peaceable corner of the country, rice paddies and mountain air — and yet this guy chose to make his living getting hit and hitting back under the lights. What I respect most is the actor side running parallel to the wrestling career, because that's a genuinely hard double act to pull off without one half looking like a gimmick. I keep wondering what he's like on a quiet film set between takes.

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Abdullah Kobayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler and actor born on July 22, 1976, in Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture. He is known for a ring name that blends the foreign-sounding "Abdullah" with the distinctly Japanese surname "Kobayashi," a combination that underscores his outsized persona. In addition to his wrestling career, he has worked as an actor, making him a dual-career performer in the entertainment and sports-entertainment worlds.

Name (English)

Abdullah Kobayashi

Name (Japanese)

アブドーラ小林

Reading

あぶどーら こばやし

Born

July 22, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Height

174 cm

Weight

165 kg

Occupation

Actor / Professional Wrestler

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

Agency

Big Japan Pro Wrestling

Debut

1995-5-29

Works summary

Appearances

8 (2003–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

2003: 1, 2007: 1, 2008: 1, 2012: 1, 2026: 1, year unknown: 3

Filmography / notable works

• Xhttps://x.com/pinpinkoba
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E5%B0%8F%E6%9E%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4666022

Tags

• From Nagano Prefecture
• Actor
• Professional Wrestler

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.