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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 12, 1981
Place of Birth
Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Also Known As
- Hideo Itami
- KENTA
Kenta Kobayashi
0.7 Popularity
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.
Known For
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KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
2025
0.0
KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
2025
0.0
KENTA
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
2025
0.0
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025
0.0
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
2025
0.0
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
2025
0.0
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
2025
0.0
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
2025
0.0
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
2025
0.0
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
2025
Credits
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
as KENTA
2025
0.0
MLW SuperFight 6
as KENTA
2025
0.0
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
as KENTA
2025
8.0
NOAH: The New Year 2025
as KENTA
2025
0.0
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
as KENTA
2024
0.0
MLW Blood & Thunder
as KENTA
2024
4.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
as KENTA
2024
0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
as KENTA
2024
0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
as KENTA
2024
0.0
NJPW Resurgence 2024
as KENTA
2024
0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
as KENTA
2024
0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
as KENTA
2024
0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
as Kenta
2024
7.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2
as KENTA
2024
0.0
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1
as KENTA
2024
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
as KENTA
2024
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
as KENTA
2024
0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
as Kenta
2023
7.0
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
as KENTA
2023
5.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
as KENTA
2023
7.3
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
as KENTA
2023
8.5
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
as KENTA
2023
8.5
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
as KENTA
2023
9.0
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW Resurgence 2023
as KENTA
2023
5.5
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
as Kenta
2023
0.0
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
as KENTA
2023
6.5
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
as KENTA
2023
0.0
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
as KENTA
2023
5.8
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
as KENTA
2023
6.5
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
as KENTA
2023
0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
as Kenta
2023
6.2
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
as Kenta
2023
6.5
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
as Kenta
2023
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
as Kenta
2023
0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
as KENTA
2023
0.0
NOAH: The New Year 2023
as Kenta
2023
0.0
🎬
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
as KENTA
2022
0.0
🎬
NOAH: The New Year 2022
as KENTA
2022
0.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
as KENTA
2021
0.0
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
as KENTA
2021
0.0
AEW Beach Break
as Kenta
2021
8.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
as KENTA
2021
8.7
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW STRONG
as Kenta
2020
5.5
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
as KENTA
2020
3.5
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
as KENTA
2020
0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
as KENTA
2020
9.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
as KENTA
2020
9.5
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
as KENTA
2019
0.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
as KENTA
2019
0.0
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as KENTA
2019
7.9
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
as KENTA
2019
9.0
NJPW: Royal Quest
as KENTA
2019
9.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
as KENTA
2019
10.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
as KENTA
2019
9.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
as KENTA
2019
10.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
as Kenta
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
as KENTA
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
as KENTA
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
as KENTA
2019
9.5
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
as KENTA
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
as KENTA
2019
8.5
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
as KENTA
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
as KENTA
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
as KENTA
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
as KENTA
2019
9.7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
as KENTA
2019
8.7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
as KENTA
2019
9.3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
as KENTA
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
as KENTA
2019
9.3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
as KENTA
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
as KENTA
2019
9.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Hideo Itami (Preshow)
2019
7.4
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
as Hideo Itami
2018
8.0
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
as Hideo Itami
2017
8.7
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
as Hideo Itami
2017
7.6
WWE 205 Live
as Hideo Itami
2016
5.8
WWE 205 Live
2016
5.8
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
as Hideo Itami
2016
7.2
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
as Hideo Itami
2016
6.0
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed
as Hideo Itami (archive footage)
2015
7.0
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
as Hideo Itami
2015
8.4
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Hideo Itami
2015
8.0
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
as Hideo Itami
2015
0.0
NXT TakeOver: Rival
as Hideo Itami
2015
7.4
ROH: Year 5
as KENTA
2015
10.0
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
as Hideo Itami
2014
7.5
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
as Hideo Itami
2014
7.9
ROH: Year Four
as KENTA
2014
10.0
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
as KENTA
2013
10.0
Danielson vs The World
as KENTA
2013
10.0
🎬
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
as KENTA
2013
10.0
🎬
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
as KENTA
2013
10.0
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
as KENTA
2013
10.0
Danielson vs McGuinness
as KENTA
2012
10.0
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
as KENTA
2012
10.0
ROH: Japan's Finest
as KENTA
2012
10.0
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
as KENTA
2012
10.0
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
as KENTA
2011
10.0
WWE NXT
as Hideo Itami
2010
6.8
WWE NXT
as HIdeo Itami
2010
6.8
WWE NXT
2010
6.8
ROH: End of An Age
2009
0.0
Ring of Honor Wrestling
as Kenta
2009
6.4
ROH: 7th Anniversary
as KENTA
2009
0.0
🎬
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
as KENTA
2009
0.0
ROH: The Tokyo Summit
2008
0.0
ROH: Best In The World
as KENTA
2008
0.0
NOAH: European Navigation 2008
as KENTA
2008
0.0
🎬
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
as KENTA
2007
0.0
ROH: Driven
as KENTA
2007
0.0
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
as KENTA
2006
0.0
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
as KENTA
2006
0.0
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
as KENTA
2006
0.0
ROH: Fight of The Century
as KENTA
2006
0.0
ROH: Time To Man Up
as KENTA
2006
0.0
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
as KENTA
2006
0.0
ROH: Throwdown
as KENTA
2006
0.0
ROH: In Your Face
as KENTA
2006
0.0
ROH: Best In The World
as KENTA
2006
0.0
ROH Final Battle 2005
as KENTA
2005
0.0
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
as KENTA
2005
9.0
NOAH: Destiny 2005
as KENTA
2005
10.0
NOAH: Departure 2004
as KENTA
2004
0.0
🎬
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
as KENTA
2003
0.0
🎬
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
as KENTA
2002
0.0
🎬
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
as KENTA
2001
0.0
NOAH: Great Voyage
2000
0.0
Pro Wrestling NOAH
as Kenta
2000
8.0
New Japan Pro Wrestling
as KENTA
1972
8.0