Kenta Kobayashi

Mar 12, 1981 (44 years old) in Sōka, Saitama, Japan

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.

Known For

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WWE NXT

Hideo Itami

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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

KENTA

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WWE 205 Live

Hideo Itami

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New Japan Pro Wrestling

KENTA

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Ring of Honor Wrestling

Kenta

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AEW Beach Break

Kenta

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NJPW Collision in Philadelphia

Kenta

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NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1

KENTA

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NJPW: Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024

KENTA

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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021

KENTA

Credits

NOAH Wrestle Odyssey 2025

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final) 2025

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8 2025

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7 2025

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6 2025

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4 2025

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★ NR
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3 2025

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★ NR
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2 2025

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1 2025

KENTA

★ NR
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025 2025

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 2025

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 2025

KENTA

★ 8
NJPW: Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024 2024

KENTA

★ NR
MLW Blood & Thunder 2024

KENTA

★ 4
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 2024

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 2024

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best Of The Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Resurgence 2024 2024

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 2024

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 2024

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024 2024

Kenta

★ 7
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2 2024

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1 2024

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 2024

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya 2024

KENTA

★ NR
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 2023

Kenta

★ 7
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls 2023

KENTA

★ 5
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 2023

KENTA

★ 7.3
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13 2023

KENTA

★ 8.5
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11 2023

KENTA

★ 8.5
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7 2023

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5 2023

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3 2023

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1 2023

KENTA

★ 9
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Resurgence 2023

KENTA

★ 5.5
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia 2023

Kenta

★ NR
NJPW Capital Collision 2023 2023

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★ 6.5
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 2023

KENTA

★ NR
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive 2023

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★ 5.8
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023 2023

KENTA

★ 6.5
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2 2023

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★ NR
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 2023

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★ NR
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023 2023

Kenta

★ 6.2
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023

Kenta

★ 6.5
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023 2023

Kenta

★ NR
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena 2023

Kenta

★ NR
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show 2023

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH: The New Year 2023 2023

Kenta

★ NR
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final) 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 2022

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 2022

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★ NR
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 2022

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★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 2022

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★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1 2022

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★ NR
NOAH: The New Year 2022 2022

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Power Struggle 2021 2021

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final) 2021

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17 2021

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15 2021

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13 2021

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11 2021

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9 2021

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7 2021

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5 2021

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3 2021

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1 2021

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome 2021

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021 2021

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show 2021

KENTA

★ NR
AEW Beach Break 2021

Kenta

★ 8
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1 2021

KENTA

★ 8.7
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final) 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14 2020

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12 2020

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★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW STRONG 2020

Kenta

★ 5.5
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5 2020

KENTA

★ 3.5
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 1 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020 2020

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2 2020

KENTA

★ 9
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 2020

KENTA

★ 9.5
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019 2019

KENTA

★ NR
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019 2019

KENTA

★ NR
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 2019

KENTA

★ 7.9
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019 2019

KENTA

★ 9
NJPW: Royal Quest 2019

KENTA

★ 9
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final) 2019

KENTA

★ 10
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18 2019

KENTA

★ 9
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17 2019

KENTA

★ 10
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16 2019

Kenta

★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15 2019

KENTA

★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14 2019

KENTA

★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13 2019

KENTA

★ 9.5
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12 2019

KENTA

★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11 2019

KENTA

★ 8.5
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10 2019

KENTA

★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9 2019

KENTA

★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8 2019

KENTA

★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7 2019

KENTA

★ 9.7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6 2019

KENTA

★ 8.7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5 2019

KENTA

★ 9.3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4 2019

KENTA

★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3 2019

KENTA

★ 9.3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2 2019

KENTA

★ 8
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1 2019

KENTA

★ 9
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 2019

Hideo Itami (Preshow)

★ 7.4
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show 2018

Hideo Itami

★ 8
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III 2017

Hideo Itami

★ 8.7
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago 2017

Hideo Itami

★ 7.6
WWE 205 Live 2016

Hideo Itami

★ 5.8
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II 2016

Hideo Itami

★ 7.2
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 2016

Hideo Itami

★ 6
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed 2015

Hideo Itami (archive footage)

★ 7
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable 2015

Hideo Itami

★ 8.4
WWE WrestleMania 31 2015

Hideo Itami

★ 8
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015 2015

Hideo Itami

★ NR
NXT TakeOver: Rival 2015

Hideo Itami

★ 7.4
ROH: Year 5 2015

KENTA

★ 10
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution 2014

Hideo Itami

★ 7.5
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way 2014

Hideo Itami

★ 7.9
ROH: Year Four 2014

KENTA

★ 10
Bryan Danielson: World Champion 2013

KENTA

★ 10
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It 2013

KENTA

★ 10
Danielson vs The World 2013

KENTA

★ 10
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 2013

KENTA

★ 10
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 2013

KENTA

★ 10
Danielson vs McGuinness 2012

KENTA

★ 10
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero 2012

KENTA

★ 10
ROH: Japan's Finest 2012

KENTA

★ 10
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep 2012

KENTA

★ 10
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet 2011

KENTA

★ 10
WWE NXT 2010

Hideo Itami

★ 6.7
ROH: End of An Age 2009

★ NR
ROH: 7th Anniversary 2009

KENTA

★ NR
Ring of Honor Wrestling 2009

Kenta

★ 6.4
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7 2009

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: The Tokyo Summit 2008

★ NR
NOAH: European Navigation 2008 2008

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12 2007

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: Driven 2007

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston 2006

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two 2006

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One 2006

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: Fight of The Century 2006

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: Time To Man Up 2006

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle 2006

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: Throwdown 2006

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: In Your Face 2006

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: Best In The World 2006

KENTA

★ NR
ROH: Final Battle 2005 2005

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005 2005

KENTA

★ 9
NOAH: Destiny 2005 2005

KENTA

★ 10
NOAH: Departure 2004 2004

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13 2003

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10 2002

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9 2001

KENTA

★ NR
NOAH: Great Voyage 2000

★ NR
Pro Wrestling NOAH 2000

Kenta

★ 8
New Japan Pro Wrestling 1972

KENTA

★ 8

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