Kenta Kobayashi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1981-03-12

Place of Birth

Sōka, Saitama, Japan

Kenta Kobayashi

Biography

Kenta Kobayashi, better known by his ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist who debuted in 2000 with Pro Wrestling NOAH and went on to compete internationally, including a run in WWE as Hideo Itami. After joining New Japan Pro-Wrestling in 2019, he captured the NEVER Openweight Championship, IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, before returning to NOAH in 2025 where he also made his N-1 Victory tournament debut that same year.

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Known For

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

WWE NXT

WWE NXT

WWE NXT

WWE NXT

WWE NXT

WWE NXT

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

NJPW Resurgence 2023

NJPW Resurgence 2023

WWE 205 Live

WWE 205 Live

WWE 205 Live

WWE 205 Live

NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10

ROH: The Tokyo Summit

ROH: The Tokyo Summit

Acting History

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5 as KENTA

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4 as KENTA

NOAH Wrestle Odyssey as KENTA

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final) as KENTA

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8 as KENTA

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7 as KENTA

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6 as KENTA

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4 as KENTA

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3 as KENTA

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2 as KENTA

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1 as KENTA

NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4 as KENTA

NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka as KENTA

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3 as KENTA

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2 as KENTA

NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan as KENTA

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1 as KENTA

NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3 as KENTA

NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～ as KENTA

NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~ as KENTA

MLW SuperFight 6 as KENTA

MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025 as KENTA

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 as KENTA

NOAH: The New Year 2025 as KENTA

NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 as KENTA

MLW Blood & Thunder as KENTA

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 as KENTA

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 as KENTA

NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ as KENTA

NJPW Resurgence 2024 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 as KENTA

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024 as Kenta

NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2 as KENTA

NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1 as KENTA

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 as KENTA

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya as KENTA

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 as Kenta

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

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1 as KENTA

NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2 as KENTA

NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1 as KENTA

NJPW Resurgence 2023 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023 as KENTA

NJPW Collision in Philadelphia as Kenta

NJPW Capital Collision 2023 as KENTA

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 as KENTA

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

Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023 as KENTA

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4 as KENTA

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 as KENTA

NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2 as KENTA

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 as KENTA

IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023 as Kenta

NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023 as Kenta

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023 as Kenta

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2 as KENTA

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena as Kenta

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show as KENTA

NOAH: The New Year 2023 as Kenta

NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final) as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 as KENTA

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1 as KENTA

NOAH: The New Year 2022 as KENTA

NJPW Power Struggle 2021 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final) as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome as KENTA

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021 as KENTA

NJPW 49th Anniversary Show as KENTA

AEW Beach Break as Kenta

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final) as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2 as KENTA

NJPW STRONG as Kenta

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020 as KENTA

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7 as KENTA

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6 as KENTA

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5 as KENTA

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2 as KENTA

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1 as KENTA

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2 as KENTA

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 as KENTA

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019 as KENTA

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019 as KENTA

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as KENTA

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019 as KENTA

NJPW: Royal Quest as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final) as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16 as Kenta

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2 as KENTA

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1 as KENTA

WWE Royal Rumble 2019 as Hideo Itami (Preshow)

NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show as Hideo Itami

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III as Hideo Itami

WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago as Hideo Itami

WWE 205 Live as Hideo Itami

NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II as Hideo Itami

NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 as Hideo Itami

Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed as Hideo Itami (archive footage)

NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable as Hideo Itami

WWE WrestleMania 31 as Hideo Itami

WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015 as Hideo Itami

NXT TakeOver: Rival as Hideo Itami

ROH: Year 5 as KENTA

NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution as Hideo Itami

NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way as Hideo Itami

ROH: Year Four as KENTA

Bryan Danielson: World Champion as KENTA

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 as KENTA

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 as KENTA

Danielson vs The World as KENTA

Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It as KENTA

Danielson vs McGuinness as KENTA

Chris Hero: Ring of Hero as KENTA

ROH: Japan's Finest as KENTA

KENTA: Go 2 Sleep as KENTA

The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet as KENTA

WWE NXT as Hideo Itami

WWE NXT as HIdeo Itami

ROH: End of An Age

Ring of Honor Wrestling as Kenta

ROH: 7th Anniversary as KENTA

NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7 as KENTA

ROH: The Tokyo Summit

ROH: Best In The World as KENTA

NOAH: European Navigation 2008 as KENTA

NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12 as KENTA

ROH: Driven as KENTA

ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston as KENTA

ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two as KENTA

ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One as KENTA

ROH: Fight of The Century as KENTA

ROH: Time To Man Up as KENTA

ROH: Chi-Town Struggle as KENTA

ROH: Throwdown as KENTA

ROH: In Your Face as KENTA

ROH: Best In The World as KENTA

ROH Final Battle 2005 as KENTA

NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005 as KENTA

NOAH: Destiny 2005 as KENTA

NOAH: Departure 2004 as KENTA

NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13 as KENTA

NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10 as KENTA

NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9 as KENTA

NOAH: Great Voyage

Pro Wrestling NOAH as Kenta

New Japan Pro Wrestling as KENTA