Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 12, 1981
Place of Birth
Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Credits
253 titles
Kenta Kobayashi
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
Filmography
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 ~Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery Charity Event~
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 11
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2
KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1
KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
KENTA
NOAH After Mayhem 2026
KENTA
NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026
KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
KENTA
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
Kenta
Mystery Wrestling #24
KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
KENTA
NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama
KENTA
NOAH: The New Year 2026
KENTA
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
KENTA
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4
KENTA
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
KENTA
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3
KENTA
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
KENTA
MLW SuperFight 6
KENTA
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
KENTA
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
KENTA