Portrait of Kenta Kobayashi

Kenta Kobayashi

Acting

Biography

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

Place of Birth: Sōka, Saitama, Japan

Filmography

2023
2021
2020
NJPW STRONG

as Kenta

2019
2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019

as Hideo Itami (Preshow)

2017
2017
2016
WWE 205 Live

as Hideo Itami

2016
2015
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed

as Hideo Itami (archive footage)

2015
2015
WWE WrestleMania 31

as Hideo Itami

2015
NXT TakeOver: Rival

as Hideo Itami

2015
ROH: Year 5

as KENTA

2014
2014
2014
2012
2010
WWE NXT

as Hideo Itami

2010
WWE NXT

as HIdeo Itami

2007
ROH: Driven

as KENTA

2006
2006
2005
2000