Kenta Kobayashi
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
2014
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
as Hideo Itami
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
as Hideo Itami (Preshow)
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
as Hideo Itami
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed
2015
as Hideo Itami (archive footage)
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
as Hideo Itami
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
2025
as KENTA
NXT TakeOver: Rival
2015
as Hideo Itami
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
as KENTA
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012
as KENTA
ROH: Best In The World
2008
as KENTA
MLW SuperFight 6
2025
as KENTA
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
2020
as KENTA
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
2024
as KENTA
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
as KENTA
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
as Hideo Itami
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
2021
as KENTA
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
2014
as Hideo Itami
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
2019
as KENTA
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
2020
as KENTA