Kobald

American professional wrestler for CHIKARA. Made his in-ring debut in a dark (pre-show) Scramble Match at "AIW Girls Night Out 3" on January 28, 2011. First appeared on camera in CHIKARA at the 2010 Season Finale "Reality Is Relative" on December 12, 2010 with Sinn Bodhi, Obariyon and Kodama, when Bodhi told UltraMantis Black that he wanted the Eye of Tyr as payment for training them to be his Dark Army. The name Kobald officially debuted at the 2011 Season Premiere "Chaos in the Sea of Lost Souls" on January 23, 2011, when he and Bodhi interfered during the Incoherence (Hallowicked and Frightmare)-Batiri (Obariyon and Kodama) match. He made his in-ring debut at "Clutch of Doom" on February 20, in the Spectral Envoy (UltraMantis Black/Hallowicked/Frightmare)-Batiri match. He has also competed for Beyond Wrestling, CLASH Wrestling, Excellence Pro Wrestling, C*4 Wrestling, Wrestling is Fun!, Wrestling Is Art, Wrestling Is Awesome, IWA Deep South, Vicious Outcast Wrestling, WrestleJam and Squared Circle Wrestling. Over the next few years in CHIKARA, the Batiri changed from rudos (heels/bad guys) to tecnicos (faces/good guys.) At the CHIKARA return show, "You Only Live Twice" on May 25, 2014, the Batiri defeated the Odditorium (Sinn Bodhi, Qefka the Quiet and Sir Oliver Grimsley) by disqualification. At the end of the show, as everyone was celebrating Icarus defeating Eddie Kingston for the CHIKARA Grand Championship and the return of CHIKARA, the Flood's monstrous leader stomped out. Kobald speared him to no effect. Deucalion destroyed Kobald with the Chokebreaker, making this his last appearance for 18 months. In September 2015, UltraMantis Black suffered career-ending leg injuries while leading his team the Arcane Horde (UMB/the Batiri [Obariyon and Kodama]/Oleg the Usurper) in the CHIKARA Challenge of the Immortals Tournament. Mantis appealed to CHIKARA Director of Fun Mike Quackenbush to allow him a replacement, since Max Smashmaster, the captain of the Wrecking Crew (The Devastation Corporation [Smashmaster/Blaster McMassive/Flex Rumblecrunch]/Jaka) wouldn't accept anything less than a four-on-four match at "Key Decisions" on November 7th. This led to Mantis and the Batiri, bringing Kobald, in the storyline, back from the dead. He is once again a regular roster member and continues to compete elsewhere as well.