Kenta Kobayashi
Acting
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.
Born: March 12, 1981 · Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Filmography (14)
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023
Actor: KENTA
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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
Actor: KENTA
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
Actor: Hideo Itami (Presh…
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
Actor: Hideo Itami
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WWE 205 Live
2016
Actor: Hideo ItamiActor
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
Actor: Hideo Itami
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
Actor: Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Rival
2015
Actor: Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
2014
Actor: Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
2014
Actor: Hideo Itami
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WWE NXT
2010
Actor: Hideo ItamiActor: HIdeo Itami+1
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Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
Actor: Kenta
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Raw
1993
Actor
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
Actor: KENTA