Kenta Kobayashi
Known for: Acting
Born: March 12, 1981
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. Aft…
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NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
2023
ROH: Best In The World
2006
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
2019
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
2012
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
ROH: In Your Face
2006
ROH: Throwdown
2006
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
2006
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
2025
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
2025
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
2021
Mystery Wrestling #24
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
2021
ROH Final Battle 2005
2005
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
2017
ROH: 7th Anniversary
2009
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
2019
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
2006
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
2020
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
2025
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
2025
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
ROH: The Tokyo Summit
2008
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022
NOAH: The New Year 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022
MLW Blood & Thunder
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
2019
ROH: Driven
2007
Danielson vs The World
2013
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
2020
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
2005
ROH: Fight of The Century
2006
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
2009
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
2021
NOAH After Mayhem 2026
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
2021
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
2019
Danielson vs McGuinness
2012
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
2020
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
2006
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
2006
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
2025
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
2021
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
2003
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
2014
NOAH: The New Year 2022
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
2019
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
2020
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
2025
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
2021
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
NJPW Royal Quest
2019
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
2020
ROH: Time To Man Up
2006
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
2025
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
2026
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
2023
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
2023
ROH: End of An Age
2009
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
2020
NOAH: European Navigation 2008
2008
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
2025
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 11
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
2023
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
2007
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
2021
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed
2015
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
2021
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6
2026
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
2023
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
2019
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
2020
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
2020
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
2019
NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
2022
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
2013
NJPW Resurgence 2023
2023
NOAH: The New Year 2025
2025
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12
2026
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
2019
NOAH: Destiny 2005
2005
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
2023
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
2001
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
2023
NXT TakeOver: Rival
2015
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 ~Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery Charity Event~
2026
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
2023
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
2019
NOAH: Departure 2004
2004
MLW SuperFight 6
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
2020
ROH: Best In The World
2008
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
2021
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
2016
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
2013
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022
NOAH: The New Year 2026
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
2022
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
2019
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
NOAH: Great Voyage
2000
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
2021
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
2019
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
2021
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
2021
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
2002
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
2019
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
2025
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8
2026
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
2023
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
2015
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
2019
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
2020
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
2021
NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
2019
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024
ROH: Year 5
2015
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
2022
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10
2026
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025
ROH: Year Four
2014
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023
AEW Beach Break
2021
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
WWE NXT
2010
WWE 205 Live
2016
NJPW STRONG
2020
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
Pro Wrestling NOAH
2000
Raw
1993