Kenta Kobayashi
Department: Acting
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. 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
ROH: The Tokyo Summit
2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
2021
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
2023
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
2023
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
2023
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
2023
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
2022
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
2023
ROH: End of An Age
2009
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
2023
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
2002
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
2003
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
2023
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
2007
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
2023
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
2023
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
2014
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
2014
NXT TakeOver: Rival
2015
NOAH: The New Year 2022
2022
ROH Final Battle 2005
2005
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
NOAH: The New Year 2023
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024
ROH: Best In The World
2006
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
2020
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
2020
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
2021
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
2024
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
2021
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
2016
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024
MLW Blood & Thunder
2024
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
2017
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
ROH: 7th Anniversary
2009
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
2019
NJPW: Royal Quest
2019
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
2020
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
2006
ROH: Driven
2007
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
2020
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
2013
ROH: Year Four
2014
ROH: Year 5
2015
ROH: Best In The World
2008
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
2013
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
Danielson vs McGuinness
2012
Danielson vs The World
2013
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
2012
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
2020
NOAH: Departure 2004
2004
NOAH: European Navigation 2008
2008
NOAH: Destiny 2005
2005
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
2005
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
2021
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
2001
ROH: In Your Face
2006
ROH: Throwdown
2006
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
2006
ROH: Fight of The Century
2006
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
2006
ROH: Time To Man Up
2006
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
2006
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
2021
NOAH: Great Voyage
2000
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
2024
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
2009
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
2015
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
2021
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
2019
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
2025
AEW Beach Break
2021
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
2025
NJPW Resurgence 2023
2023
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
2023
MLW SuperFight 6
2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3
2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
2025
NOAH: The New Year 2025
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
2025
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
2025
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
2022
NOAH: The New Year 2026
2026
NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
2021
Mystery Wrestling #24
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
WWE NXT
2010
WWE 205 Live
2016
NJPW STRONG
2020
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
WWE 205 Live
2016
WWE NXT
2010
Pro Wrestling NOAH
2000
WWE NXT
2010
Raw
1993