Kenta Kobayashi
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 12, 1981 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2026 | NOAH: The New Year 2026KENTA | |
| 2026 | NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in YokohamaKENTA | |
| 2026 | Mystery Wrestling #24KENTA | |
| 2026 | NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026KENTA | |
| 2026 | NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026KENTA | |
| 2025 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19KENTA | |
| 2025 | NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH Wrestle OdysseyKENTA | |
| 2025 | MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025KENTA | |
| 2025 | MLW SuperFight 6KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH: The New Year 2025KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～KENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in KokugikanKENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In OsakaKENTA | |
| 2025 | NOAH Thanksgiving 2025KENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024KENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW The New Beginning in NagoyaKENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024Kenta | |
| 2024 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2KENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1KENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW Resurgence 2024KENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~KENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6KENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7KENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1KENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2KENTA | |
| 2024 | MLW Blood & ThunderKENTA | |
| 2024 | NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama ArenaKenta | |
| 2023 | IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023Kenta | |
| 2023 | NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023Kenta | |
| 2023 | NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023Kenta | |
| 2023 | IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong SurviveKENTA | |
| 2023 | Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW Capital Collision 2023KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4KENTA | |
| 2023 | IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell TollsKENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW Collision in PhiladelphiaKenta | |
| 2023 | IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023Kenta | |
| 2023 | NOAH: The New Year 2023Kenta | |
| 2023 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-ShowKENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW Resurgence 2023KENTA | |
| 2023 | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5KENTA | |
| 2022 | NOAH: The New Year 2022KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3KENTA | |
| 2022 | NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo DomeKENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW Power Struggle 2021KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW 49th Anniversary ShowKENTA | |
| 2021 | AEW Beach BreakKenta | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11KENTA | |
| 2021 | NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14KENTA | |
| 2020 | NJPW STRONGKenta | |
| 2019 | WWE Royal Rumble 2019Hideo Itami (Preshow) | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16Kenta | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW: Royal QuestKENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019KENTA | |
| 2019 | NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019KENTA | |
| 2019 | All Elite Wrestling: DynamiteKENTA | |
| 2018 | NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary ShowHideo Itami | |
| 2017 | WWE NXT Takeover: ChicagoHideo Itami | |
| 2017 | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IIIHideo Itami | |
| 2016 | NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1Hideo Itami | |
| 2016 | NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IIHideo Itami | |
| 2016 | WWE 205 LiveHideo Itami | |
| 2016 | WWE 205 Live | |
| 2015 | WWE WrestleMania 31Hideo Itami | |
| 2015 | NXT TakeOver: RivalHideo Itami | |
| 2015 | NXT TakeOver: UnstoppableHideo Itami | |
| 2015 | ROH: Year 5KENTA | |
| 2015 | WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015Hideo Itami | |
| 2015 | Finn Bálor The Demon RevealedHideo Itami (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-WayHideo Itami | |
| 2014 | NXT TakeOver: R-EvolutionHideo Itami | |
| 2014 | ROH: Year FourKENTA | |
| 2013 | Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win ItKENTA | |
| 2013 | Bryan Danielson: World ChampionKENTA | |
| 2013 | Danielson vs The WorldKENTA | |
| 2013 | ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2KENTA | |
| 2013 | ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1KENTA | |
| 2012 | Chris Hero: Ring of HeroKENTA | |
| 2012 | Danielson vs McGuinnessKENTA | |
| 2012 | ROH: Japan's FinestKENTA | |
| 2012 | KENTA: Go 2 SleepKENTA | |
| 2011 | The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the PlanetKENTA | |
| 2010 | WWE NXTHideo Itami | |
| 2010 | WWE NXTHIdeo Itami | |
| 2010 | WWE NXT | |
| 2009 | ROH: End of An Age | |
| 2009 | ROH: 7th AnniversaryKENTA | |
| 2009 | NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7KENTA | |
| 2009 | Ring of Honor WrestlingKenta | |
| 2008 | ROH: The Tokyo Summit | |
| 2008 | ROH: Best In The WorldKENTA | |
| 2008 | NOAH: European Navigation 2008KENTA | |
| 2007 | NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12KENTA | |
| 2007 | ROH: DrivenKENTA | |
| 2006 | ROH: Best In The WorldKENTA | |
| 2006 | ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night TwoKENTA | |
| 2006 | ROH: Fight of The CenturyKENTA | |
| 2006 | ROH: Chi-Town StruggleKENTA | |
| 2006 | ROH: In Your FaceKENTA | |
| 2006 | ROH: ThrowdownKENTA | |
| 2006 | ROH: Honor Reclaims BostonKENTA | |
| 2006 | ROH: Time To Man UpKENTA | |
| 2006 | ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night OneKENTA | |
| 2005 | ROH Final Battle 2005KENTA | |
| 2005 | NOAH: Destiny 2005KENTA | |
| 2005 | NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005KENTA | |
| 2004 | NOAH: Departure 2004KENTA | |
| 2003 | NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13KENTA | |
| 2002 | NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10KENTA | |
| 2001 | NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9KENTA | |
| 2000 | NOAH: Great Voyage | |
| 2000 | Pro Wrestling NOAHKenta | |
| 1993 | Raw | |
| 1972 | New Japan Pro WrestlingKENTA |