Acting
Kenta Kobayashi
JA, EN cinema · 260 credits
Born
12 March 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Also known as Hideo Itami · KENTA · Halimao · 小林健太
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
Filmography
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 ~Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery Charity Event~
as KENTA
NOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
as KENTA
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
as KENTA
MLW Blood & Thunder
as KENTA
NJPW Resurgence 2023
as KENTA
AEW Beach Break
as Kenta
NJPW Royal Quest
as KENTA
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
as Hideo Itami
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
as Hideo Itami
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
as Hideo Itami
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Rival
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
as Hideo Itami
ROH: Year 5
as KENTA
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
as Hideo Itami
Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed
as Hideo Itami (archive footage)
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
as Hideo Itami
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
as Hideo Itami
ROH: Year Four
as KENTA
ROH: Japan's Finest
as KENTA
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
as KENTA
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
2009
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
as KENTA
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
2007
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
as KENTA
ROH: Driven
as KENTA
ROH: Throwdown
as KENTA
NOAH: Destiny 2005
as KENTA
