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    1981-03-1245 years, 7 months, and 26 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Sōka, Saitama, Japan

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    Biography

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 274

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    ROH: The Tokyo Summit
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    2008-09-14
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    NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
    Kenta
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    2023-01-21
    0.6302
    NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
    KENTA
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    2021-09-18
    0.4341
    NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
    KENTA
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    2021-09-23
    0.4226
    NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
    KENTA
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    2021-09-26
    0.4032
    NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
    KENTA
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    2021-09-30
    0.6817
    NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
    KENTA
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    2021-10-03
    0.4021
    NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
    KENTA
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    2021-10-07
    0.4317
    NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
    KENTA
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    2021-10-09
    0.478
    NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
    KENTA
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    2021-10-18
    0.5357
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