Kenta Kobayashi

Kenta Kobayashi

3/12/1981 (45 years old)Sōka, Saitama, Japan

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.

Filmography (251 titles)

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 11Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 11

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1Movie

NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026Movie

NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Legacy Rise 2026Movie

NOAH Legacy Rise 2026

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Legacy Rise 2026Movie

NOAH Legacy Rise 2026

KENTA · 2026

NOAH After Mayhem 2026Movie

NOAH After Mayhem 2026

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026Movie

NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Legacy Rise 2026Movie

NOAH Legacy Rise 2026

KENTA · 2026

JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 20266.0Movie

JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026

Kenta · 2026

Mystery Wrestling #247.0Movie

Mystery Wrestling #24

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026Movie

NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026Movie

NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in YokohamaMovie

NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama

KENTA · 2026

NOAH: The New Year 20265.0Movie

NOAH: The New Year 2026

KENTA · 2026

NOAH Thanksgiving 2025Movie

NOAH Thanksgiving 2025

KENTA · 2025

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5Movie

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5

KENTA · 2025

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4Movie

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4

KENTA · 2025

NOAH Wrestle OdysseyMovie

NOAH Wrestle Odyssey

KENTA · 2025

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)Movie

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

KENTA · 2025

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8Movie

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8

KENTA · 2025