Kenta Kobayashi
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: March 12, 1981
Place of Birth: Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Known For
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
The nineteenth and final night of the tournament took place on August 12, 2019 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, and featured the match to crown the winner of G1 Climax 29.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
The seventeenth night of the 29th edition of the G1 Climax featuring the final A Block matches. Taking place at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, the show is headlined by Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi.
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
A record setting Pure Champion and a record holding World Champion; through two dominant title reigns, Nigel McGuinness etched out his position in the Ring of Honor history books through pain and sacrifice.
ROH: Year Four
2005 may have been the most memorable year in Ring of Honor history. In year 4 of it's existence, ROH reached new heights, and was home to the best wrestling on the planet. Spanning this compilation are some of ROH's biggest matches, moments, and the crowning of three new ROH World Champions.
ROH: Year 5
The best matches from Ring of Honor in 2006.
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
Jay & Mark Briscoe have defined tag team wrestling in Ring of Honor since day one. As part of ROH from the very first event in 2002, the brothers from Sandy Fork, DE have captured the ROH World Tag Titles multiple times with a fast-paced, hard-hitting, risk-taking style that has certainly cemented them as ROH legends. As a duo, they have faced every team that has ever set foot into the ROH ring and dominated them with their tag team excellence and with their willingness to brawl it out if the situation calls for it. With their title bouts against teams such as Austin Aries & Roderick Strong, their brutal Ladder War, or their state of the art contests against Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin, Jay & Mark Briscoe have demonstrated why they are the most respected team in ROH history. Fearless, confident and driven, the Briscoe Brothers are indeed The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet!
Bryan Danielson: World Champion
Thirty-eight is a number that may stand forever in the Ring of Honor history books. It is a number that represents a class of excellence seldom seen in professional wrestling, it is a number that set the bar for all ROH World Champions to come. What is thirty-eight? It is the number of successful World Title defenses accomplished by Bryan Danielson in his reign as champion and it is a number only one other man has matched. The list of the competitors who attempted to wrestling the belt from the possession of Danielson read's like a who's who of the top talent in the wrestling world: Roderick Strong, Lance Storm, Austin Aries, Samoa Joe, and KENTA, just to name a handful. For 462 days one wrestler after another made it their mission to dethrone Danielson and for 462 days each of them failed.
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
From an unwanted outsider to an athletic marvel to a King of Wrestling, Chris Hero has come so far during his tenure in Ring of Honor and this is where it all started. This compilation includes over 20 of Hero's best matches & moments starting from his debut against Bryan Danielson that kicked off a 7 month war with CZW, his first tag title reign with Claudio Castagnoli, Chris' days with Sweet 'N' Sour Inc, and through the early days of "That Young Knockout Kid". Whether it be singles competition or in tag team matches, Hero has stepped into the ring with everyone from Samoa Joe to Nigel McGuinness, Roderick Strong to Lance Storm, and Austin Aries to The Briscoes just to name a few. He concusses with his kicks, he KO's with his elbows, and with all his successes in Ring of Honor, Chris can certainly claim that ROH actually stands for Ring of Hero...
Danielson vs McGuinness
Their rivalry is one of epic proportions in the history books of Ring of Honor. From their first meeting in the spring of 2006 until their final ROH match in the fall of 2009, Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness engaged in one of the most legendary series of matches ROH had ever seen, or will likely ever see again.
Danielson vs The World
Bryan Danielson has been referred to as the best wrestler in the world throughout his career and never was that more demonstrated than during his tenure in Ring of Honor. From his debut on ROH's very first event in 2002 until he parted ways in 2009, Danielson demonstrated his unique and varied abilities against every man in the ROH locker room and competitors from around the world.
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