Zeus (Japanese wrestler)

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Zeus
Zeus in January 2020
Birth name	Kim Bǒn-u
Born	(1982-01-27) January 27, 1982 (age 42)[1] Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Osaka,[1] Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Zeus[1] Kensho Obayashi Zeus Kanaya[1]
Billed height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Billed weight	105 kg (231 lb)[1]
Trained by	Gamma
Debut	November 11, 2006[1]

Kensho Obayashi (大林 賢将, Ōbayashi Kenshō, born January 27, 1982)^[1] is a Japanese bodybuilder and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Zeus (ゼウス, Zeusu). He is currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a former AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and a former four-time World Tag Team Champion with Bodyguard.

Obayashi began his career in Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW), where he is a former Osaka Pro Wrestling Champion and three-time Osaka Tag Team Champion, winning the championship once with Gaina and twice with longtime rival and partner The Bodyguard. Outside of OPW, he is a former NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion, NWA United National Heavyweight Champion and winner of the 2012 Furinkazan Tournament with James Raideen in the Zero1 promotion, and a former Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion in DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).

Obayashi is of Korean descent. His Korean name is Kim Bǒn-u (金 繁優, 김번우), but he used the tsūmei Shigemasa Kanaya (金谷 成格, Kanaya Shigemasa) until he legally changed his name to Kensho Obayashi when he was naturalized in 2011.