Kenta Kobayashi
March 12, 1981 (43 years old) in Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Kenta Kobayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known by his ring name KENTA. A former amateur kickboxer, Kobayashi's wrestling style is based upon strong kicks and strikes. He was signed to the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he worked in its developmental territory NXT, as well as 205 Live, under the ring name Hideo Itami. He currently works for the Japanese wrestling promotion, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Known For
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- 2024 · NJPW: Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 as KENTA
- 2024 · MLW Blood & Thunder as KENTA
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 as KENTA
- 2024 · NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best Of The Super Junior 31 Final ~ as KENTA
- 2024 · NJPW Resurgence 2024 as KENTA
- 2024 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 as KENTA
- 2024 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 as KENTA
- 2024 · NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024 as Kenta
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Cup 2024: Day 2 as KENTA
- 2024 · NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 as KENTA
- 2024 · NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya as KENTA
- 2023 · IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 as Kenta
- 2023 · IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW Collision in Philadelphia as Kenta
- 2023 · NJPW Capital Collision 2023 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 as KENTA
- 2023 · IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive as KENTA
- 2023 · Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 as KENTA
- 2023 · IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023 as Kenta
- 2023 · NJPW: Battle In The Valley as Kenta
- 2023 · NJPW: The New Beginning in Osaka 2023 as Kenta
- 2023 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena as Kenta
- 2023 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show as KENTA
- 2023 · NOAH: The New Year 2023 as Kenta
- 2022 · NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1 as KENTA
- 2022 · NOAH: The New Year 2022 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW Power Struggle 2021 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final) as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final) as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW STRONG as Kenta
- 2020 · NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019 as KENTA
- 2019 · All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW: Royal Quest as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final) as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16 as Kenta
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1 as KENTA
- 2019 · WWE Royal Rumble 2019 as Hideo Itami (Preshow)
- 2017 · NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III as Hideo Itami
- 2017 · WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago as Hideo Itami
- 2016 · WWE 205 Live as Hideo Itami
- 2016 · WWE 205 Live as
- 2016 · NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II as Hideo Itami
- 2016 · NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 as Hideo Itami
- 2015 · NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable as Hideo Itami
- 2015 · WWE WrestleMania 31 as Hideo Itami
- 2015 · NXT TakeOver: Rival as Hideo Itami
- 2015 · ROH: Year 5 as KENTA
- 2014 · NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution as Hideo Itami
- 2014 · NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way as Hideo Itami
- 2014 · ROH: Year Four as KENTA
- 2013 · Bryan Danielson: World Champion as KENTA
- 2013 · ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 as KENTA
- 2012 · ROH: Japan's Finest as KENTA
- 2010 · WWE NXT as Hideo Itami
- 2010 · WWE NXT as HIdeo Itami
- 2009 · ROH: End of An Age as
- 2009 · Ring of Honor Wrestling as Kenta
- 2008 · ROH: The Tokyo Summit as
- 2007 · ROH: Driven as KENTA
- 2006 · ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston as KENTA
- 2006 · ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two as KENTA
- 2006 · ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One as KENTA
- 2006 · ROH: Time To Man Up as KENTA
- 2005 · NOAH: Destiny 2005 as KENTA
- Future · ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 as KENTA
- 2005 · ROH: Final Battle 2005 as KENTA
- 2005 · NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005 as KENTA
- 2003 · NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13 as KENTA
- Future · Danielson vs McGuinness as KENTA
- 2024 · NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 as KENTA
- 2024 · NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2 as KENTA
- 2023 · NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final) as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 as KENTA
- 2022 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1 as KENTA
- 2021 · NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 1 as KENTA
- 2020 · NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020 as KENTA
- 2019 · NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019 as KENTA
- 2018 · NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show as Hideo Itami
- 2013 · Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It as KENTA
- 2013 · Danielson vs The World as KENTA
- 2012 · Chris Hero: Ring of Hero as KENTA
- 2012 · KENTA: Go 2 Sleep as KENTA
- 2009 · ROH: 7th Anniversary as KENTA
- 2008 · ROH: Best In The World as KENTA
- 2008 · NOAH: European Navigation 2008 as KENTA
- 2007 · NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12 as KENTA
- 2006 · ROH: Fight of The Century as KENTA
- 2006 · ROH: Chi-Town Struggle as KENTA
- 2006 · ROH: Throwdown as KENTA
- 2006 · ROH: In Your Face as KENTA
- 2006 · ROH: Best In The World as KENTA
- 2004 · NOAH: Departure 2004 as KENTA
- 2002 · NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10 as KENTA
- Future · The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet as KENTA
- 2001 · NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9 as KENTA
- 2000 · NOAH: Great Voyage as
- 1972 · New Japan Pro Wrestling as KENTA