Kenta Kobayashi
March 12, 1981(45 years old)
Sōka, Saitama, Japan|Acting
Biography
Kenta Kobayashi (born March 12, 1981), better known by his ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he original debuted in 2000 and is a former two-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, one-time GHC Tag Team Champion and three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. Between 2014 and 2019, he worked for American promotion WWE under the name Hideo Itami. After leaving WWE, he signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), becoming a one-time NEVER Openweight Champion, two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and one-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, before returning to NOAH in 2025.
Movies (223)
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
NOAH After Mayhem 2026
2026
NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026
2026
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
6.0
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
2026
7.0
Mystery Wrestling #24
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama
2026
5.0
NOAH: The New Year 2026
2026
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
2025
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
2025
MLW SuperFight 6
2025
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025
8.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025
NOAH: The New Year 2025
2025
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
2024
4.0
MLW Blood & Thunder
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
2024
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024
7.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024
7.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
2023
5.0
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023
7.3
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
2023
8.5
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
2023
8.5
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
2023
9.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
2023
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
2023
5.5
NJPW Resurgence 2023
2023
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
2023
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
2023
6.5
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023
5.8
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
2023
6.5
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023
6.2
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
2023
6.5
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
2023
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
2023
NOAH: The New Year 2023
2023
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
2022
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
2022
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
2021
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
2021
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2
2021
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
2021
8.0
AEW Beach Break
2021
8.7
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
2020
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
2020
3.5
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
2020
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
2020
9.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
2020
9.7
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
2019
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
2019
9.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
2019
9.0
NJPW: Royal Quest
2019
10.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019
9.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
2019
10.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
2019
9.5
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
2019
8.5
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
2019
9.7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
2019
8.7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
2019
9.3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
2019
9.3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
2019
8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
2019
9.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
2019
7.5
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
8.0
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
2018
8.7
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
7.6
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
2017
7.2
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
2016
6.0
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
7.0
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed
2015
8.4
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
8.0
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
2015
7.4
NXT TakeOver: Rival
2015
10.0
ROH: Year 5
2015
7.5
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
2014
7.9
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
2014
10.0
ROH: Year Four
2014
10.0
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
2013
10.0
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
2013
10.0
Danielson vs The World
2013
10.0
Danielson vs McGuinness
2012
10.0
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
10.0
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012
10.0
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
2012
10.0
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011
ROH: End of An Age
2009
ROH: 7th Anniversary
2009
ROH: The Tokyo Summit
2008
ROH: Best In The World
2008
NOAH: European Navigation 2008
2008
ROH: Driven
2007
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
2006
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
2006
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
2006
ROH: Fight of The Century
2006
ROH: Time To Man Up
2006
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
2006
ROH: Throwdown
2006
ROH: In Your Face
2006
ROH: Best In The World
2006
ROH Final Battle 2005
2005
9.0
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
2005
10.0
NOAH: Destiny 2005
2005
NOAH: Departure 2004
2004
NOAH: Great Voyage
2000
