Kenta Kobayashi
An image from NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6, one of the productions that also features Kenta Kobayashi.
Kenta Kobayashi

Kenta Kobayashi

March 12, 1981 — Sōka, Saitama, Japan

Kenta Kobayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known by his ring name KENTA. A former amateur kickboxer, Kobayashi's wrestling style is based upon strong kicks and strikes. He was signed to the American professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he worked in its developmental territory NXT, as well as 205 Live, under the ring name Hideo Itami. He currently works for the Japanese wrestling promotion, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).

WWE NXT

WWE NXT

2010

NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution

NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution

2014

NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way

NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way

2014

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III

2017

WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago

WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago

2017

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5

2019

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3

2019

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6

2019