Kenta Kobayashi
Born
12 March 1981 (45)
Place of Birth
Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Also known as
Hideo Itami, KENTA
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. Aft...
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.
Filmography (40)
Mystery Wrestling #24
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama
2026
NOAH: The New Year 2026
2026
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
2025
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
2025
MLW SuperFight 6
2025
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025
NOAH: The New Year 2025
2025
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
2024
MLW Blood & Thunder
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
2024
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024