Kenta Kobayashi

Acting

Born: 1981-03-12 in Sōka, Saitama, Japan

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.

Kenta Kobayashi

Biography

Known For

Raw

WWE NXT

WWE NXT

WWE NXT

WWE WrestleMania 31

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

WWE Main Event

WWE 205 Live

WWE 205 Live

NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution

NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable

NXT TakeOver: Rival

NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II

WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago

Ring of Honor Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1

AEW Beach Break

IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023

IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive

IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls

NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15

NJPW STRONG