Kenta Kobayashi
Acting1981Sōka, 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.
Known For
Acting History
Future
Mystery Wrestling #24
as KENTA
2026
NOAH: The New Year 2026
as KENTA
2025
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
as KENTA
MLW SuperFight 6
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
as KENTA
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
as KENTA
NOAH: The New Year 2025
as KENTA
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
as KENTA
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
as KENTA
2024
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
as Kenta
MLW Blood & Thunder
as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
as KENTA
NJPW Resurgence 2024
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
as KENTA
2023
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
as Kenta
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
as KENTA
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
as Kenta
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
as KENTA
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
as KENTA
NJPW Resurgence 2023
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
as KENTA
NOAH: The New Year 2023
as Kenta
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
as KENTA
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
as KENTA
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
as KENTA
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
as KENTA
NOAH: The New Year 2022
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
as KENTA
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
as KENTA
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
as KENTA
AEW Beach Break
as Kenta
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
as KENTA
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
as KENTA
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
as KENTA
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
as KENTA
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TVas KENTA• 2 eps
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
as KENTA
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
as KENTA
NJPW STRONG
TVas Kenta
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
as KENTA
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Hideo Itami (Preshow)
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
as KENTA
NJPW: Royal Quest
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
as Kenta
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
as KENTA
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
as KENTA
2018
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
as Hideo Itami
2017
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
as Hideo Itami
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
as Hideo Itami
WWE 205 Live
TVas Hideo Itami• 18 eps
2016
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
as Hideo Itami
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
as Hideo Itami
2015
ROH: Year 5
as KENTA
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Rival
as Hideo Itami
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed
as Hideo Itami (archive footage)
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
as Hideo Itami
2014
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
as Hideo Itami
ROH: Year Four
as KENTA
WWE NXT
TVas Hideo Itami / HIdeo Itami• 13 eps
2013
Danielson vs The World
as KENTA
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
as KENTA
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
as KENTA
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
as KENTA
2012
Danielson vs McGuinness
as KENTA
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
as KENTA
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
as KENTA
ROH: Japan's Finest
as KENTA
2009
ROH: 7th Anniversary
as KENTA
Ring of Honor Wrestling
TVas Kenta• 4 eps
2008
2007
ROH: Driven
as KENTA
2006
ROH: Throwdown
as KENTA
ROH: Best In The World
as KENTA
ROH: Fight of The Century
as KENTA
ROH: Time To Man Up
as KENTA
ROH: In Your Face
as KENTA
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
as KENTA
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
as KENTA
2005
2004
NOAH: Departure 2004
as KENTA
2003
2002
2000
Pro Wrestling NOAH
TVas Kenta
1993
1976
New Japan Pro Wrestling
TVas KENTA• 11 eps