Kenta Kobayashi
Sōka, Saitama, Japan
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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.
Movie Credits
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 ~Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery Charity Event~
