Kenta Kobayashi

Known for ActingBorn 1981-03-12 (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.Read more

Movies & web series

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17

ROH: Year 5

ROH: Year Four

Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It

Bryan Danielson: World Champion

Danielson vs The World

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1

Chris Hero: Ring of Hero

Danielson vs McGuinness

ROH: Japan's Finest

KENTA: Go 2 Sleep

The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet

NOAH: Destiny 2005

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18

NJPW Royal Quest

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019

NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11

NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

AEW Beach Break

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show

WWE WrestleMania 31