Kenta Kobayashi

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.

Cast

ROH: The Tokyo Summit

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)

IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023

NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023

IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive

Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1

NJPW Capital Collision 2023

ROH: End of An Age

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1

NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1

NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4

NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3

NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10

NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5

IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls

NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)

WWE WrestleMania 31

NJPW Collision in Philadelphia

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023

NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way

NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution

NXT TakeOver: Rival

NOAH: The New Year 2022

ROH Final Battle 2005

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable

NOAH: The New Year 2023

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2

ROH: Best In The World

NJPW Resurgence 2024

NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020

NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome

NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~

NJPW Power Struggle 2021

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7

NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II

NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1

NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2

MLW Blood & Thunder

WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III

ROH: 7th Anniversary

NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show

WWE Royal Rumble 2019

Hideo Itami (Preshow)

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17

NJPW: Royal Quest

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2

ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020

Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It

ROH: Best In The World

The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet

Chris Hero: Ring of Hero

Bryan Danielson: World Champion

Danielson vs McGuinness

Danielson vs The World

ROH: Japan's Finest

KENTA: Go 2 Sleep

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18

NOAH: Departure 2004

NOAH: Destiny 2005

NOAH: European Navigation 2008

NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1

NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9

ROH: In Your Face

ROH: Chi-Town Struggle

ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston

ROH: Fight of The Century

ROH: Time To Man Up

ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021

NOAH: Great Voyage

NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7

WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015

Finn Bálor The Demon Revealed

Hideo Itami (archive footage)

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3

NJPW 49th Anniversary Show

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3

AEW Beach Break

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8

NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)

NOAH Wrestle Odyssey

NJPW Resurgence 2023

MLW Kings of Colosseum 2025

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023

MLW SuperFight 6

NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~

NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3

NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4

NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5

NOAH: The New Year 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