Kuniaki Kobayashi

Kuniaki Kobayashi
Birth nameKuniaki Kobayashi
Born(1956-01-11)January 11, 1956
Komoro, Nagano, Japan
DiedSeptember 9, 2024(2024-09-09) (aged 68)
Tokyo, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Chin Kobiashi
Kid Koby
Kobayashi
Kuniaki Kobayashi
Taro Kobayashi
Billed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Billed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Trained byKotetsu Yamamoto
Masa Saito
DebutFebruary 1, 1973
RetiredApril 21, 2000

Kuniaki Kobayashi (小林邦昭, Kobayashi Kuniaki; January 11, 1956 – September 9, 2024) was a Japanese professional wrestler, most notable for being the generational rival of the famous Tiger Mask character in Japanese puroresu. He wrestled numerous acclaimed matches against Tiger Mask I and Tiger Mask II.