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Kenta Kobayashi
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.
Top Filmography
6.8
Raw
1993 // TV
6.8
WWE NXT
2010 // TV
6.8
WWE NXT
2010 // TV
6.8
WWE NXT
2010 // TV
8.0
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015 // MOVIE
8.0
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019 // TV
5.8
WWE 205 Live
2016 // TV
5.8
WWE 205 Live
2016 // TV
7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019 // MOVIE
7.5
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
2014 // MOVIE
8.4
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015 // MOVIE
7.4
NXT TakeOver: Rival
2015 // MOVIE
7.9
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
2014 // MOVIE
7.3
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023 // MOVIE
8.7
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017 // MOVIE