Kenta Kobayashi

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-03-12 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Sōka, Saitama, Japan

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.

Acting

2015

WWE WrestleMania 31

as Hideo Itami

2014

2014

2015

NXT TakeOver: Rival

as Hideo Itami

2015

2016

2017

2017

2019

WWE Royal Rumble 2019

as Hideo Itami (Preshow)

2019

2007

ROH: Driven

as KENTA

2014

2015

ROH: Year 5

as KENTA

2012

2005

2006

2006

2015

Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed

as Hideo Itami (archive footage)

2021

2023

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