🎭 Actor
Kenta Kobayashi
🎂 Born 12 March 1981 (age 45)📍 Sōka, Saitama, Japan
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Popularity Score
234
Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Full Filmography(234 films)
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2026NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026—2026NOAH: The New Year 2026★ 5.02026NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026—2015WWE WrestleMania 31★ 8.02026NOAH After Mayhem 2026—2026NOAH Legacy Rise 2026—2025NOAH Thanksgiving 2025—2026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3—2026NOAH Legacy Rise 2026—2026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4—2026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10—2026NOAH Legacy Rise 2026—2026NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama—2026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7—2022NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14—2026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5—2007ROH: Driven—2026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2—2026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12—2021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8—2015ROH: Year 5★ 10.02026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8—2026NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026—2026NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026—2021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3—2026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6—2021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7—2021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6—2021AEW Beach Break★ 8.02026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9—2016NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II★ 7.22019WWE Royal Rumble 2019★ 7.52021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2—2014ROH: Year Four★ 10.02022NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16—2026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1—2021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5—2021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4—2015NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable★ 8.42006ROH: In Your Face—2021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9—2020NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5★ 3.52021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)—2026NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 11—2025NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19★ 8.02008ROH: Best In The World—2020NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020—2006ROH: Throwdown—2014NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way★ 7.92021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11—2015Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed★ 7.02020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12—2012KENTA: Go 2 Sleep★ 10.02023IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023★ 7.02021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12—2020NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020—2009ROH: 7th Anniversary—2006ROH: Chi-Town Struggle—2023IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023★ 6.22023Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023★ 6.52016NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1★ 6.02023NJPW Collision in Philadelphia—2015NXT TakeOver: Rival★ 7.42021NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10—2017NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III★ 8.72008ROH: The Tokyo Summit—2014NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution★ 7.52024NJPW Resurgence 2024—2026Mystery Wrestling #24★ 7.02012ROH: Japan's Finest★ 10.02006ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston—2025NOAH: The New Year 2025—2025NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025—2006ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two—2021NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7★ 9.72017WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago★ 7.62024NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~—2006ROH: Fight of The Century—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1★ 9.02020NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1★ 9.72023IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls★ 5.02021NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1★ 8.72026JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026★ 6.02019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18★ 9.02012Chris Hero: Ring of Hero★ 10.02020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14—2021NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13—2023NOAH: The New Year 2023—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9★ 8.02024NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024★ 7.02009ROH: End of An Age—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4★ 8.02019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2★ 8.02023NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1—2015WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015—2023NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023★ 6.52019NJPW Royal Quest★ 9.02024NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024—2005ROH Final Battle 2005—2025MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025—2023NJPW Resurgence 2023★ 5.52022NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3—2024NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024—2006ROH: Best In The World—2023NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023—2021NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9—2025MLW SuperFight 6—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12★ 8.02020NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1—2020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)—2019NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)★ 10.02020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7—2024NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1—2021NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7—2011The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet★ 10.02024NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1—2023NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023—2020NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2★ 9.02004NOAH: Departure 2004—2006ROH: Time To Man Up—2023IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive★ 5.82020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6—2021NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021—2021NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome—2023NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023—2023NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3★ 9.32023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14★ 8.02008NOAH: European Navigation 2008—2021NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15★ 8.02019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17★ 10.02012Danielson vs McGuinness★ 10.02023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16★ 8.02022NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1—2024NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya—2025NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2—2022NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2—2023NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023—2021NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3—2021NJPW Power Struggle 2021—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8★ 8.02021NJPW 49th Anniversary Show—2025NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka—2023NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena—2024MLW Blood & Thunder★ 4.02019NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019—2005NOAH: Destiny 2005★ 10.02020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6—2020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11★ 8.52013Danielson vs The World★ 10.02023NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2—2023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2—2018NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show★ 8.02023NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4—2025NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1—2020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2—2020NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6—2020NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2—2013Bryan Danielson: World Champion★ 10.02019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10★ 8.02023NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3—2023NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5—2019NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019★ 9.02024NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3—2025NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4—2023NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2—2020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10—2025NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3—2025NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4—2025NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)—2019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13★ 9.52019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5★ 9.32020NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7—2024NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10—2025NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6—2023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18—2023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1★ 9.02021NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11—2006ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One—2023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14—2025NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan—2025NOAH Wrestle Odyssey—2023NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1—2013Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It★ 10.02022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17—2023NJPW Capital Collision 2023★ 6.52023NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show—2020NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16—2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6—2023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5—2025NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11—2021NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5—2023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9—2025NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1—2005NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005★ 9.02023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13★ 8.52019NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6★ 8.72023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11★ 8.52025NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~—2023NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17★ 7.32025NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1—2025NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15—2021NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)—2024NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7—2025NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2—2025NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3—2025NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12—2000NOAH: Great Voyage—2021NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)—2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16—2025NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7—2025NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3—