Kenta Kobayashi
Actor
- Born
- March 12, 1981 (age 45) · Sōka, Saitama, Japan
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.
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Known for
WWE WrestleMania 31
March 29, 2015
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
December 11, 2014
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
May 20, 2015
NXT TakeOver: Rival
February 11, 2015
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
September 11, 2014
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
August 19, 2017
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
August 10, 2023
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
August 20, 2016
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
May 20, 2017
AEW Beach Break
February 3, 2021
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
October 21, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
July 18, 2019
Acting260
- 2026NOAH Wrestle Odyssey II as KENTA
- 2026NOAH Masa Kitamiya 15th Anniversary Event as KENTA
- 2026NOAH Legacy Rise 2026 as KENTA
- 2026NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 Final as KENTA
- 2026NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 12 as KENTA
- 2026NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 11 as KENTA
- 2026NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 10 as KENTA
- 2026NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 9 as KENTA
- 2026NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 8 as KENTA
- 2026