Acting · Sōka, Saitama, Japan · Born March 12, 1981
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.
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
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MovieNOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 ~Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery Charity Event~
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 11
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2
2026
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MovieNOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1
2026
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MovieNOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
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MovieNOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
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MovieNOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
as KENTA
MovieNOAH After Mayhem 2026
2026
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MovieNOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026
2026
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MovieNOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026
as KENTA
MovieJCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
2026
as Kenta
MovieMystery Wrestling #24
2026
as KENTA
MovieNOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
as KENTA
MovieNOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026
as KENTA
MovieNOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Yokohama
2026
as KENTA
MovieNOAH: The New Year 2026
2026
as KENTA
MovieNOAH Thanksgiving 2025
2025
as KENTA
MovieNOAH Star Navigation 2025 #5
2025
as KENTA
MovieNOAH Star Navigation 2025 #4
2025
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MovieNOAH Wrestle Odyssey
2025
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MovieNOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025
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MovieNOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 8
2025
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MovieNOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 7
2025
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MovieNOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 6
2025
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MovieNOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 4
2025
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MovieNOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 3
2025
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MovieNOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 2
2025
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MovieNOAH N-1 Victory 2025 - Day 1
2025
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MovieNOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #4
2025
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MovieNOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 In Osaka
2025
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MovieNOAH Star Navigation 2025 #3
2025
as KENTA
MovieNOAH Star Navigation 2025 #2
2025
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MovieNOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Kokugikan
2025
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MovieNOAH Star Navigation 2025 #1
2025
as KENTA
MovieNOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #3
2025
as KENTA
MovieNOAH 25th Anniversary Memorial Voyage 2025 in Yokohama ～NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025～
2025
as KENTA
MovieNOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025 #2 ~ NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025 ~
2025
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MovieMLW SuperFight 6
2025
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MovieMLW Kings of Colosseum 2025
2025
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MovieNJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025
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MovieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025
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MovieNOAH: The New Year 2025
2025
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
2024
as KENTA
MovieMLW Blood & Thunder
2024
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MovieNJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
2024
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Resurgence 2024
2024
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MovieNJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024
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MovieNJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024
as Kenta
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024
as KENTA
MovieNJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
2024
as KENTA
MovieNJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024
as KENTA
MovieNJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024
as KENTA
MovieIMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
2023
as Kenta
MovieIMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
2023
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
2023
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
2023
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
2023
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
2023
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
2023
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 1
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Resurgence 2023
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Collision in Philadelphia
2023
as Kenta
MovieNJPW Capital Collision 2023
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023
as KENTA
MovieIMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
2023
as KENTA
MovieMark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
2023
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MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023
as KENTA
MovieIMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
2023
as Kenta
MovieNJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
2023
as Kenta
MovieNJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
2023
as Kenta
MovieNJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023
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MovieNJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
2023
as Kenta
MovieNJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
2023
as KENTA
MovieNOAH: The New Year 2023
2023
as Kenta
MovieNJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
2022
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
2022
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022
as KENTA
MovieNJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
2022
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MovieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
2022
as KENTA
NOAH: The New Year 2022
2022
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Power Struggle 2021
2021
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
2021
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
2021
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
2021
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
2021
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
2021
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
2021
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
2021
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
2021
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
2021
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MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9
2021
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MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
2021
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MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW 49th Anniversary Show
2021
as KENTA
MovieAEW Beach Break
2021
as Kenta
MovieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
2021
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
2020
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
2020
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
2020
as KENTA
TVNJPW STRONG
2020
as Kenta
MovieNJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
2019
as KENTA
TVAll Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW Royal Quest
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
2019
as Kenta
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
2019
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MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
2019
as KENTA
MovieNJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
2019
as KENTA
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
as Hideo Itami (Preshow)
MovieNOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
2018
as Hideo Itami
MovieNXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
as Hideo Itami
MovieWWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
2017
as Hideo Itami
TVWWE 205 Live
2016
as Hideo Itami
MovieNXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
2016
as Hideo Itami
MovieNXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
as Hideo Itami
MovieFinn Bálor The Demon Revealed
2015
as Hideo Itami (archive footage)
MovieNXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
as Hideo Itami
MovieWWE WrestleMania 31
2015
as Hideo Itami
MovieWWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
2015
as Hideo Itami
MovieNXT TakeOver: Rival
2015
as Hideo Itami
MovieROH: Year 5
2015
as KENTA
MovieNXT TakeOver: R-Evolution
2014
as Hideo Itami
MovieNXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
2014
as Hideo Itami
MovieROH: Year Four
2014
as KENTA
MovieBryan Danielson: World Champion
2013
as KENTA
MovieNigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
2013
as KENTA
MovieDanielson vs The World
2013
as KENTA
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
as KENTA
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
as KENTA
MovieDanielson vs McGuinness
2012
as KENTA
MovieChris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
as KENTA
MovieROH: Japan's Finest
2012
as KENTA
MovieKENTA: Go 2 Sleep
2012
as KENTA
MovieThe Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011
as KENTA
TVWWE NXT
2010
as Hideo Itami
MovieROH: End of An Age
2009
MovieROH: 7th Anniversary
2009
as KENTA
TVRing of Honor Wrestling
2009
as Kenta
NOAH The Second Navigation 2009: Day 7
2009
as KENTA
MovieROH: The Tokyo Summit
2008
MovieROH: Best In The World
2008
as KENTA
MovieNOAH: European Navigation 2008
2008
as KENTA
NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12
2007
as KENTA
MovieROH: Driven
2007
as KENTA
MovieROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
2006
as KENTA
MovieROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
2006
as KENTA
MovieROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
2006
as KENTA
MovieROH: Fight of The Century
2006
as KENTA
MovieROH: Time To Man Up
2006
as KENTA
MovieROH: Chi-Town Struggle
2006
as KENTA
MovieROH: Throwdown
2006
as KENTA
MovieROH: In Your Face
2006
as KENTA
MovieROH: Best In The World
2006
as KENTA
MovieROH Final Battle 2005
2005
as KENTA
MovieNOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
2005
as KENTA
MovieNOAH: Destiny 2005
2005
as KENTA
MovieNOAH: Departure 2004
2004
as KENTA
NOAH Navigation Over The Date Line 2003 - Day 13
2003
as KENTA
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
2002
as KENTA
NOAH: Accomplish Our First Navigation 2001 - Day 9
2001
as KENTA
MovieNOAH: Great Voyage
2000
TVPro Wrestling NOAH
2000
as Kenta
TVRaw
1993
TVWWE Pay Per View
1985
TVNew Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
as KENTA
MovieNOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
as KENTA
