Kenta Kobayashi
ActingAlso Known As
Hideo Itami, KENTA
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.
Movies
(208 total)
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Hideo Itami
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Hideo Itami (Preshow)
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Rival
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
as Hideo Itami
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
as KENTA
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
as Hideo Itami
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
as Hideo Itami
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
as Hideo Itami
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
as KENTA
TV Shows
(11 total)
WWE NXT
as Hideo Itami
WWE NXT
as HIdeo Itami
WWE 205 Live
as Hideo Itami
Ring of Honor Wrestling
as Kenta
New Japan Pro Wrestling
as KENTA
NJPW STRONG
as Kenta
Pro Wrestling NOAH
as Kenta