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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm6778177
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3114150
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/KENTAG2S
Filmography (Movies)
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
Character:KENTA
Release Date:23/12/2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
Character:KENTA
Release Date:08/11/2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
Character:KENTA
Release Date:16/10/2025
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
Character:KENTA
Release Date:11/10/2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
Character:KENTA
Release Date:23/09/2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
Character:KENTA
Release Date:21/09/2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
Character:KENTA
Release Date:20/09/2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
Character:KENTA
Release Date:17/09/2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
Character:KENTA
Release Date:14/09/2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
Character:KENTA
Release Date:13/09/2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:11/09/2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:09/09/2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4
Character:KENTA
Release Date:16/08/2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
Character:KENTA
Release Date:21/06/2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
Character:KENTA
Release Date:03/06/2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:18/05/2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
Character:KENTA
Release Date:03/05/2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:14/04/2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3
Character:KENTA
Release Date:22/03/2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
Character:KENTA
Release Date:02/03/2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
Character:KENTA
Release Date:11/02/2025
MLW SuperFight 6
Character:KENTA
Release Date:08/02/2025
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
Character:KENTA
Release Date:11/01/2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
Character:KENTA
Release Date:06/01/2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/01/2025
NOAH: The New Year 2025
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2025
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
Character:KENTA
Release Date:08/11/2024
MLW Blood & Thunder
Character:KENTA
Release Date:12/07/2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/07/2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
Character:KENTA
Release Date:03/07/2024
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
Character:KENTA
Release Date:09/06/2024
NJPW Resurgence 2024
Character:KENTA
Release Date:11/05/2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/05/2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:03/05/2024
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
Character:Kenta
Release Date:06/04/2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:07/03/2024
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:06/03/2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
Character:KENTA
Release Date:11/02/2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
Character:KENTA
Release Date:20/01/2024
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
Character:Kenta
Release Date:21/10/2023
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Character:KENTA
Release Date:20/08/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
Character:KENTA
Release Date:13/08/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
Character:KENTA
Release Date:12/08/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
Character:KENTA
Release Date:10/08/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
Character:KENTA
Release Date:06/08/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/08/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/08/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
Character:KENTA
Release Date:27/07/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
Character:KENTA
Release Date:25/07/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
Character:KENTA
Release Date:21/07/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
Character:KENTA
Release Date:18/07/2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:15/07/2023
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/07/2023
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/07/2023
NJPW Resurgence 2023
Character:KENTA
Release Date:21/05/2023
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
Character:KENTA
Release Date:03/05/2023
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
Character:Kenta
Release Date:16/04/2023
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
Character:KENTA
Release Date:15/04/2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
Character:KENTA
Release Date:08/04/2023
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
Character:KENTA
Release Date:30/03/2023
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
Character:KENTA
Release Date:30/03/2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
Character:KENTA
Release Date:10/03/2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
Character:KENTA
Release Date:08/03/2023
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:06/03/2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/03/2023
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
Character:Kenta
Release Date:24/02/2023
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
Character:Kenta
Release Date:18/02/2023
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
Character:Kenta
Release Date:11/02/2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/02/2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/02/2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
Character:Kenta
Release Date:21/01/2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/01/2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/01/2023
NOAH: The New Year 2023
Character:Kenta
Release Date:01/01/2023
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/11/2022
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
Character:KENTA
Release Date:25/09/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
Character:KENTA
Release Date:18/08/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
Character:KENTA
Release Date:14/08/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
Character:KENTA
Release Date:13/08/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
Character:KENTA
Release Date:10/08/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
Character:KENTA
Release Date:09/08/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
Character:KENTA
Release Date:07/08/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
Character:KENTA
Release Date:06/08/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/08/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
Character:KENTA
Release Date:02/08/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
Character:KENTA
Release Date:31/07/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
Character:KENTA
Release Date:30/07/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
Character:KENTA
Release Date:27/07/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
Character:KENTA
Release Date:26/07/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
Character:KENTA
Release Date:24/07/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
Character:KENTA
Release Date:23/07/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
Character:KENTA
Release Date:20/07/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:17/07/2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:16/07/2022
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
Character:KENTA
Release Date:08/01/2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/01/2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/01/2022
NOAH: The New Year 2022
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2022
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
Character:KENTA
Release Date:06/11/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
Character:KENTA
Release Date:21/10/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
Character:KENTA
Release Date:18/10/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
Character:KENTA
Release Date:13/10/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
Character:KENTA
Release Date:09/10/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
Character:KENTA
Release Date:07/10/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
Character:KENTA
Release Date:03/10/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
Character:KENTA
Release Date:30/09/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
Character:KENTA
Release Date:26/09/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
Character:KENTA
Release Date:23/09/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:18/09/2021
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
Character:KENTA
Release Date:25/07/2021
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
Character:KENTA
Release Date:03/04/2021
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/03/2021
AEW Beach Break
Character:Kenta
Release Date:03/02/2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/01/2021
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
Character:KENTA
Release Date:18/10/2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
Character:KENTA
Release Date:17/10/2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
Character:KENTA
Release Date:14/10/2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
Character:KENTA
Release Date:11/10/2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
Character:KENTA
Release Date:08/10/2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
Character:KENTA
Release Date:06/10/2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/10/2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
Character:KENTA
Release Date:29/09/2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
Character:KENTA
Release Date:24/09/2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:20/09/2020
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
Character:KENTA
Release Date:09/02/2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
Character:KENTA
Release Date:06/02/2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/02/2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/02/2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:02/02/2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/02/2020
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
Character:KENTA
Release Date:06/01/2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/01/2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/01/2020
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
Character:KENTA
Release Date:03/11/2019
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
Character:KENTA
Release Date:14/10/2019
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
Character:KENTA
Release Date:22/09/2019
NJPW: Royal Quest
Character:KENTA
Release Date:31/08/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
Character:KENTA
Release Date:12/08/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
Character:KENTA
Release Date:11/08/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
Character:KENTA
Release Date:10/08/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
Character:Kenta
Release Date:08/08/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
Character:KENTA
Release Date:07/08/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/08/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
Character:KENTA
Release Date:03/08/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/08/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
Character:KENTA
Release Date:30/07/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
Character:KENTA
Release Date:28/07/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
Character:KENTA
Release Date:27/07/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
Character:KENTA
Release Date:24/07/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
Character:KENTA
Release Date:20/07/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
Character:KENTA
Release Date:19/07/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
Character:KENTA
Release Date:18/07/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
Character:KENTA
Release Date:15/07/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
Character:KENTA
Release Date:14/07/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:13/07/2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:06/07/2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Character:Hideo Itami (Preshow)
Release Date:27/01/2019
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:01/09/2018
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:19/08/2017
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:20/05/2017
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:20/08/2016
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:15/03/2016
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed
Character:Hideo Itami (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/2015
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:20/05/2015
WWE WrestleMania 31
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:29/03/2015
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:27/03/2015
NXT TakeOver: Rival
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:11/02/2015
ROH: Year 5
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2015
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:11/12/2014
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
Character:Hideo Itami
Release Date:11/09/2014
ROH: Year Four
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2014
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/07/2013
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2013
Danielson vs The World
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2013
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2013
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2013
Danielson vs McGuinness
Character:KENTA
Release Date:02/10/2012
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
Character:KENTA
Release Date:21/03/2012
ROH: Japan's Finest
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2012
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2012
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/01/2011
ROH: End of An Age
Character:
Release Date:27/06/2009
ROH: 7th Anniversary
Character:KENTA
Release Date:21/03/2009
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
Character:KENTA
Release Date:01/03/2009
ROH: The Tokyo Summit
Character:
Release Date:14/09/2008
ROH: Best In The World
Character:KENTA
Release Date:08/07/2008
NOAH: European Navigation 2008
Character:KENTA
Release Date:21/06/2008
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
Character:KENTA
Release Date:15/07/2007
ROH: Driven
Character:KENTA
Release Date:23/06/2007
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
Character:KENTA
Release Date:03/11/2006
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
Character:KENTA
Release Date:16/09/2006
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
Character:KENTA
Release Date:15/09/2006
ROH: Fight of The Century
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/08/2006
ROH: Time To Man Up
Character:KENTA
Release Date:04/08/2006
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
Character:KENTA
Release Date:24/06/2006
ROH: Throwdown
Character:KENTA
Release Date:23/06/2006
ROH: In Your Face
Character:KENTA
Release Date:17/06/2006
ROH: Best In The World
Character:KENTA
Release Date:25/03/2006
ROH Final Battle 2005
Character:KENTA
Release Date:17/12/2005
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
Character:KENTA
Release Date:05/11/2005
NOAH: Destiny 2005
Character:KENTA
Release Date:18/07/2005
NOAH: Departure 2004
Character:KENTA
Release Date:10/07/2004
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
Character:KENTA
Release Date:12/09/2003
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
Character:KENTA
Release Date:17/02/2002
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
Character:KENTA
Release Date:27/07/2001
NOAH: Great Voyage
Character:
Release Date:23/12/2000
Television Appearances
NJPW STRONG
Character:Kenta
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Character:KENTA
WWE 205 Live
Character:Hideo Itami
WWE 205 Live
Character:
WWE NXT
Character:Hideo Itami
WWE NXT
Character:HIdeo Itami
WWE NXT
Character:
Ring of Honor Wrestling
Character:Kenta
Pro Wrestling NOAH
Character:Kenta
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Character:KENTA
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