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Acting

Kenta Kobayashi

Profession
Acting
Born
March 12, 1981 · 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.

Known for

Raw poster
Raw
Series · 1993 · ★ 6.8
WWE NXT poster
WWE NXT
Series · 2010 · ★ 6.7
WWE WrestleMania 31 poster
WWE WrestleMania 31
Film · 2015 · ★ 8.0
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Series · 2019 · ★ 7.9
WWE Main Event poster
WWE Main Event
Series · 2012 · ★ 7.8
WWE 205 Live poster
WWE 205 Live
Series · 2016 · ★ 5.8
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution poster
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
Film · 2014 · ★ 7.6
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable poster
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
Film · 2015 · ★ 8.4
NXT TakeOver: Rival poster
NXT TakeOver: Rival
Film · 2015
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way poster
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
Film · 2014
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III poster
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
Film · 2017
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 poster
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
Film · 2023

Filmography