Who is Kenta Kobayashi?
Q: Who is Kenta Kobayashi?
A: Kenta Kobayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler.
Q: What is his ring name?
A: He wrestles under the ring name KENTA, but he currently competes in WWE's NXT under the name Hideo Itami.
Q: What is Kobayashi best known for?
A: Kobayashi is best known for his 14-year tenure with Pro Wrestling Noah, where he won multiple championships and tournaments.
Q: What championships did Kobayashi win during his time in Pro Wrestling Noah?
A: He won the GHC Heavyweight Championship once, the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship three times, and the GHC Tag Team Championship once. He was also one half of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions twice.
Q: Who were Kobayashi's tag team partners?
A: Kobayashi's longtime tag partner and rival was Naomichi Marufuji, with whom he held the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for almost two years. He also won the championship with his protégé, Taiji Ishimori.
Q: Why did Kobayashi drop his surname?
A: Kobayashi dropped his surname because of potential confusion with his mentor, Kenta Kobashi, in both English and Japanese.
Q: How does Kobayashi spell his ring name?
A: Kobayashi spells his ring name with Roman letters in all capitals.
