Kenta Kobayashi
Born: 1981-03-12
• 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.
Filmography
NOAH: The New Year 2026
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
MLW SuperFight 6
MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
NOAH: The New Year 2025
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
MLW Blood & Thunder
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
NJPW Resurgence 2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
NJPW Resurgence 2023
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
NOAH: The New Year 2023
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
No Image
NOAH: The New Year 2022
NJPW Power Struggle 2021