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Kenta Kobayashi

Kenta Kobayashi

Actor · Born 1981-03-12 · Sōka, Saitama, Japan

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Biography

Kenta Kobayashi (born March 12, 1981), better known by his ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he original debuted in 2000 and is a former two-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, one-time GHC Tag Team Champion and three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. Between 2014 and 2019, he worked for American promotion WWE under the name Hideo Itami. After leaving WWE, he signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), becoming a one-time NEVER Openweight Champion, two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and one-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, before returning to NOAH in 2025.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Raw (1993)
  2. WWE NXT (2010) — Hideo Itami
  3. WWE WrestleMania 31 (2015) — Hideo Itami
  4. All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019) — KENTA
  5. WWE 205 Live (2016) — Hideo Itami
  6. WWE Royal Rumble 2019 (2019) — Hideo Itami (Preshow)
  7. NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution (2014) — Hideo Itami
  8. NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable (2015) — Hideo Itami
  9. NXT TakeOver: Rival (2015) — Hideo Itami
  10. NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way (2014) — Hideo Itami
  11. NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III (2017) — Hideo Itami
  12. NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 (2023) — KENTA
  13. NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II (2016) — Hideo Itami
  14. WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago (2017) — Hideo Itami
  15. Ring of Honor Wrestling (2009) — Kenta
  16. New Japan Pro Wrestling (1972) — KENTA
  17. IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 (2023) — Kenta
  18. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5 (2019) — KENTA
  19. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6 (2019) — KENTA
  20. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7 (2019) — KENTA
  21. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3 (2019) — KENTA
  22. NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 (2020) — KENTA
  23. NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1 (2021) — KENTA
  24. IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023 (2023) — Kenta
  25. IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive (2023) — KENTA
  26. IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls (2023) — KENTA
  27. NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 (2016) — Hideo Itami
  28. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1 (2019) — KENTA
  29. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4 (2019) — KENTA
  30. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9 (2019) — KENTA
  31. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2 (2019) — KENTA
  32. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11 (2019) — KENTA
  33. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13 (2019) — KENTA
  34. NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15 (2019) — KENTA
  35. AEW Beach Break (2021) — Kenta
  36. NJPW STRONG (2020) — Kenta
  37. NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023 (2023) — Kenta
  38. Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023 (2023) — KENTA
  39. NJPW Capital Collision 2023 (2023) — KENTA
  40. NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11 (2023) — KENTA