Kenta Kobayashi
Sōka, Saitama, Japan
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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.
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
