Kenta Kobayashi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 12, 1981 (age 45)
- Birthplace
- Sōka, Saitama, Japan
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.
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Filmography
NOAH: The New Year 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama
Movie · as KENTA
Mystery Wrestling #24
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Movie · as KENTA
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
Movie · as Kenta
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH After Mayhem 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 11
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 ~Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery Charity Event~
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 3
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 4
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 5
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 7
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 8
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 9
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 10
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 11
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 12
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 Final
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Masa Kitamiya 15th Anniversary Event
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey II
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
Movie · as KENTA
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
Movie · as KENTA
MLW SuperFight 6
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH: The New Year 2025
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
Movie · as Kenta
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Resurgence 2024
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
MLW Blood & Thunder
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
Movie · as Kenta
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
Movie · as Kenta
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
Movie · as Kenta
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
Movie · as Kenta
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
Movie · as KENTA
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
Movie · as KENTA
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
Movie · as Kenta
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
Movie · as Kenta
NOAH: The New Year 2023
Movie · as Kenta
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Resurgence 2023
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Monday Magic
TV · as KENTA · 1 ep
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH: The New Year 2022
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
Movie · as KENTA
AEW Beach Break
Movie · as Kenta
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW STRONG
TV · as Kenta · 11 eps
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
Movie · as Kenta
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Royal Quest
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
Movie · as KENTA
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
Movie · as KENTA
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Kickoff
Movie · as Hideo Itami
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV · as KENTA · 2 eps
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
Movie · as Hideo Itami
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
Movie · as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
Movie · as Hideo Itami
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
Movie · as Hideo Itami
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Movie · as Hideo Itami
WWE 205 Live
TV · as Hideo Itami · 7 eps
WWE WrestleMania 31
Movie · as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Rival
Movie · as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
Movie · as Hideo Itami
ROH: Year 5
Movie · as KENTA
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
Movie · as Hideo Itami
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed
Movie · as Hideo Itami (archive footage)
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
Movie · as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
Movie · as Hideo Itami
ROH: Year Four
Movie · as KENTA
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
Movie · as KENTA
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
Movie · as KENTA
Danielson vs The World
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
Movie · as KENTA
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
Movie · as KENTA
Danielson vs McGuinness
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Japan's Finest
Movie · as KENTA
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
Movie · as KENTA
WWE Main Event
TV · 1 ep
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
Movie · as KENTA
WWE NXT
TV · as Hideo Itami, HIdeo Itami · 25 eps
ROH: End of An Age
Movie
ROH: 7th Anniversary
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
Movie · as KENTA
Ring of Honor Wrestling
TV · as Kenta · 4 eps
ROH: The Tokyo Summit
Movie
ROH: Best In The World
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH: European Navigation 2008
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Driven
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Best In The World
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: In Your Face
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Throwdown
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Fight of The Century
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Time To Man Up
Movie · as KENTA
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
Movie · as KENTA
ROH Final Battle 2005
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH: Destiny 2005
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH: Departure 2004
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
Movie · as KENTA
NOAH: Great Voyage
Movie
Pro Wrestling NOAH
TV · as KENTA · 5 eps
Raw
TV · 2 eps
New Japan Pro Wrestling
TV · as KENTA, Kenta · 13 eps