Strong Kongo
Shozo "Strong" Kobayashi
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Raised in Tokyo after his family fled wartime bombing, Shozo Kobayashi began weight training at the Korakuen Gym before being recruited into professional wrestling at twenty-five. Trained by Isao Yoshiwara and Matty Suzuki, he debuted in 1967 under a mask and soon became the first Japanese masked wrestler, later adopting the moniker Strong Kobayashi. His career spanned multiple continents, capturi…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
