Kenta Kobayashi — Toflix

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Raw

6.8 1993 TV Show

WWE NXT

6.7 2010 TV Show

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

7.9 2019 TV Show

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling

8.0 1972 TV Show

WWE Main Event

7.9 2012 TV Show

WWE 205 Live

5.8 2016 TV Show

WWE WrestleMania 31

WWE WrestleMania 31

Ring of Honor Wrestling

Ring of Honor Wrestling

6.4 2009 TV Show

Pro Wrestling NOAH

Pro Wrestling NOAH

8.0 2000 TV Show

NJPW STRONG

5.5 2020 TV Show

NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution

NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution

NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024

NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

2026
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 9
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 8
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 7
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 5
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 4
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 3
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 2
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 1
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 ~Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery Charity Event~
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 11
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8
Movie KENTA

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2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH After Mayhem 2026
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Movie KENTA
2026
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
Movie Kenta
2026
Mystery Wrestling #24
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama
Movie KENTA
2026
NOAH: The New Year 2026
Movie KENTA
2025
NOAH Thanksgiving 2025
Movie KENTA
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
Movie KENTA
2025
NOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
Movie KENTA
2025
NOAH Wrestle Odyssey
Movie KENTA
2025
NOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
Movie KENTA