Kenta Kobayashi
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1981-03-12
Place of Birth
Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Kenta Kobayashi
Biography
Kenta Kobayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known by his ring name KENTA. A former amateur kickboxer, Kobayashi's wrestling style is based upon strong kicks and strikes. He was signed to the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he worked in its developmental territory NXT, as well as 205 Live, under the ring name Hideo Itami. He currently works for the Japanese wrestling promotion, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Also Known For
ROH: The Tokyo Summit
Sep 14, 2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
Jan 21, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
Sep 18, 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
Sep 23, 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
Sep 26, 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
Sep 30, 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
Oct 03, 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
Oct 07, 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
Oct 09, 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
Oct 18, 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
Oct 13, 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
Oct 21, 2021
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
Feb 24, 2023
NJPW: The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
Feb 11, 2023
NJPW: Battle In The Valley
Feb 18, 2023
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
Mar 30, 2023
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
Mar 30, 2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
Jan 05, 2022
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
Jan 08, 2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
Jan 04, 2022
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
Apr 15, 2023
ROH: End of An Age
Jun 27, 2009
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
Apr 08, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
Jul 16, 2022
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
Jul 04, 2023
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
Jul 05, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
Jul 18, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
Jul 21, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
Aug 01, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
Jul 27, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
Jul 25, 2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1
Feb 04, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
Jul 15, 2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2
Feb 05, 2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
Mar 05, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
Aug 06, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
Jul 17, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
Aug 05, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
Jul 20, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
Jul 23, 2022
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
Mar 06, 2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
Mar 08, 2023
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
Feb 17, 2002
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
Sep 12, 2003
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
Mar 10, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
Jul 24, 2022
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Aug 20, 2023
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
Jul 15, 2007
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
Aug 12, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
Aug 10, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
Aug 13, 2023
WWE WrestleMania 31
Mar 29, 2015
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
Apr 16, 2023
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
Oct 21, 2023
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
Sep 11, 2014
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
Dec 11, 2014
NXT TakeOver: Rival
Feb 11, 2015
NOAH: The New Year 2022
Jan 01, 2022
ROH: Final Battle 2005
Dec 17, 2005
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
Feb 11, 2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
Jan 20, 2024
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
May 20, 2015
NOAH: The New Year 2023
Jan 01, 2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
Jan 04, 2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
Apr 06, 2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
May 03, 2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
May 04, 2024
ROH: Best In The World
Mar 25, 2006
NJPW Resurgence 2024
May 11, 2024
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
Mar 15, 2016
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
Jul 26, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
Jul 27, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
Aug 05, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
Jul 31, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
Aug 06, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
Jul 30, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
Aug 02, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
Aug 07, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
Aug 09, 2022
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
Jan 06, 2020
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16
Nov 05, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
Aug 18, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
Aug 10, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
Aug 14, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
Aug 13, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
Oct 18, 2020
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
Jan 05, 2023
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
Jul 25, 2021
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best Of The Super Junior 31 Final ~
Jun 09, 2024
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
Nov 06, 2021
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
Jul 03, 2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
Jul 05, 2024
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Aug 20, 2016
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1
Mar 06, 2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2
Mar 07, 2024
MLW Blood & Thunder
Jul 12, 2024
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
May 20, 2017
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
Aug 19, 2017
ROH: 7th Anniversary
Mar 21, 2009
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
Sep 01, 2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Jan 27, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
Jul 18, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
Jul 19, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
Jul 20, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
Jul 14, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
Jul 06, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
Jul 15, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
Jul 27, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
Jul 24, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
Jul 28, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
Jul 13, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
Jul 30, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
Aug 01, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
Aug 03, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
Aug 04, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
Aug 07, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
Aug 12, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
Aug 08, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
Aug 11, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
Aug 10, 2019
NJPW: Royal Quest
Aug 31, 2019
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
Nov 03, 2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
Jan 04, 2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
Jan 05, 2020
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
Sep 16, 2006
ROH: Driven
Jun 23, 2007
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
Feb 09, 2020
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
Jan 01, 2013
ROH: Year Four
Jan 01, 2014
ROH: Year 5
Jan 01, 2015
ROH: Best In The World
Jul 08, 2008
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
Jan 01, 2011
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
Mar 21, 2012
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
Jul 01, 2013
Danielson vs McGuinness
Oct 02, 2012
Danielson vs The World
Jan 01, 2013
ROH: Japan's Finest
Jan 01, 2012
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
Jan 01, 2012
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
Jan 01, 2013
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2
Feb 02, 2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
Feb 04, 2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 1
Feb 01, 2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
Feb 05, 2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
Feb 06, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
Sep 24, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
Oct 01, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
Sep 20, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
Oct 08, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
Oct 11, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
Sep 29, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
Oct 06, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
Oct 14, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
Oct 17, 2020
NOAH: Departure 2004
Jul 10, 2004
NOAH: Destiny 2005
Jul 18, 2005
NOAH: European Navigation 2008
Jun 21, 2008
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
Nov 05, 2005
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
Jan 04, 2021
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
Jul 27, 2001
ROH: In Your Face
Jun 17, 2006
ROH: Throwdown
Jun 23, 2006
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
Jun 24, 2006
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
Nov 03, 2006
ROH: Fight of The Century
Aug 05, 2006
ROH: Time To Man Up
Aug 04, 2006
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
Sep 15, 2006
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
Apr 03, 2021
NOAH: Great Voyage
Dec 23, 2000
NJPW: Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
Nov 08, 2024
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
Oct 14, 2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
Jan 04, 2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
Jan 06, 2025
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
Mar 01, 2009
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
Mar 27, 2015
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Oct 02, 2019
Ring of Honor Wrestling
Mar 21, 2009
WWE NXT
Feb 23, 2010
WWE 205 Live
Nov 29, 2016
NJPW STRONG
Aug 07, 2020
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Mar 06, 1972
WWE 205 Live
Nov 29, 2016
WWE NXT
Feb 23, 2010
