Kenta Kobayashi
Acting
Male
Born: March 12, 1981
Sōka, Saitama, Japan
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.
Also Known As
- Hideo Itami
- KENTA
Known For
WWE NXT
February 23, 2010
WWE WrestleMania 31
March 29, 2015
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
October 02, 2019
WWE 205 Live
November 29, 2016
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
January 27, 2019
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