Kenta Kobayashi
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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
Credits
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH: The New Year 2026 (2026)
as KENTA
WWE WrestleMania 31 (2015)
as Hideo Itami
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH After Mayhem 2026 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025 (2025)
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12 (2026)
as KENTA
ROH: Year 5 (2015)
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10 (2026)
as KENTA
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14 (2022)
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5 (2026)
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8 (2026)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3 (2021)
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2 (2026)
as KENTA
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8 (2021)
as KENTA
NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026 (2026)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12 (2021)
as KENTA
ROH: Driven (2007)
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9 (2026)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final) (2021)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6 (2021)
as KENTA
AEW Beach Break (2021)
as Kenta
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 (2019)
as Hideo Itami (Preshow)
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6 (2026)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2 (2021)
as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 (2026)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5 (2021)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7 (2021)
as KENTA
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable (2015)
as Hideo Itami
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4 (2021)
as KENTA
ROH: 7th Anniversary (2009)
as KENTA
ROH: Year Four (2014)
as KENTA
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 (2023)
as Kenta
ROH: In Your Face (2006)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 (2025)
as KENTA
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II (2016)
as Hideo Itami
ROH: Japan's Finest (2012)
as KENTA
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way (2014)
as Hideo Itami
MLW SuperFight 6 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9 (2021)
as KENTA
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago (2017)
as Hideo Itami
ROH: Best In The World (2008)
as KENTA
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed (2015)
as Hideo Itami (archive footage)
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023 (2023)
as Kenta
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution (2014)
as Hideo Itami
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11 (2021)
as KENTA
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 (2016)
as Hideo Itami
ROH: Fight of The Century (2006)
as KENTA
ROH: Time To Man Up (2006)
as KENTA
ROH: Throwdown (2006)
as KENTA
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls (2023)
as KENTA
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015 (2015)
as Hideo Itami
NJPW Resurgence 2024 (2024)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10 (2021)
as KENTA
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III (2017)
as Hideo Itami
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 11 (2026)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3 (2021)
as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 (2024)
as KENTA
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026 (2026)
as Kenta
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023 (2023)
as Kenta
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 (2013)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 (2023)
as KENTA
NOAH: European Navigation 2008 (2008)
as KENTA
NXT TakeOver: Rival (2015)
as Hideo Itami
NOAH: The New Year 2023 (2023)
as Kenta
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 (2024)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 (2020)
as KENTA
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston (2006)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8 (2019)
as KENTA
ROH: Best In The World (2006)
as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020 (2020)
as KENTA
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep (2012)
as KENTA
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024 (2024)
as Kenta
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle (2006)
as KENTA
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ (2024)
as KENTA
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero (2012)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17 (2021)
as KENTA
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023 (2023)
as KENTA
NOAH: The New Year 2025 (2025)
as KENTA
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two (2006)
as KENTA
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One (2006)
as KENTA
NJPW Royal Quest (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 (2024)
as KENTA
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia (2023)
as Kenta
ROH: The Tokyo Summit (2008)
Actor
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final) (2020)
as KENTA
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW Power Struggle 2021 (2021)
as KENTA
ROH Final Battle 2005 (2005)
as KENTA
ROH: End of An Age (2009)
Actor
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16 (2019)
as Kenta
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1 (2024)
as KENTA
NJPW Resurgence 2023 (2023)
as KENTA
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 (2013)
as KENTA
Mystery Wrestling #24 (2026)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW Capital Collision 2023 (2023)
as KENTA
NOAH: Departure 2004 (2004)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023 (2023)
as Kenta
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13 (2021)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4 (2020)
as KENTA
MLW Blood & Thunder (2024)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7 (2021)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021 (2021)
as KENTA
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet (2011)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2 (2023)
as KENTA
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show (2021)
as KENTA
Danielson vs McGuinness (2012)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final) (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome (2021)
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 (2024)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 (2023)
as KENTA
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12 (2007)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2 (2024)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7 (2023)
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13 (2023)
as KENTA
NOAH: The New Year 2022 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5 (2019)
as KENTA
NOAH: Destiny 2005 (2005)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11 (2022)
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7 (2022)
as KENTA
Bryan Danielson: World Champion (2013)
as KENTA
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1 (2021)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11 (2021)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2 (2023)
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 (2024)
as KENTA
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7 (2009)
as KENTA
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9 (2001)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9 (2021)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya (2024)
as KENTA
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey (2025)
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8 (2022)
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17 (2022)
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final) (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15 (2022)
as KENTA
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show (2018)
as Hideo Itami
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15 (2021)
as KENTA
Danielson vs The World (2013)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2 (2020)
as KENTA
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It (2013)
as KENTA
NOAH: Great Voyage (2000)
Actor
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5 (2021)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final) (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 (2024)
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 (2022)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena (2023)
as Kenta
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14 (2023)
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7 (2020)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16 (2022)
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9 (2023)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5 (2023)
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~ (2025)
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final) (2021)
as KENTA
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10 (2002)
as KENTA
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan (2025)
as KENTA
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005 (2005)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6 (2019)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 (2022)
as KENTA
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～ (2025)
as KENTA
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13 (2003)
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4 (2025)
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3 (2025)
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1 (2021)
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5 (2025)
as KENTA