Kenta Kobayashi
Actor
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.
Filmography
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Hideo Itami (Preshow) 2019
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
as Hideo Itami 2014
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
as Hideo Itami 2015
NXT TakeOver: Rival
as Hideo Itami 2015
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
as Hideo Itami 2014
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
as KENTA 2023
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
as Hideo Itami 2017
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
as Hideo Itami 2017
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
as Hideo Itami 2016
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
as Kenta 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
as KENTA 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
as KENTA 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
as KENTA 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
as KENTA 2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
as KENTA 2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
as KENTA 2021