Kenta Kobayashi, best known by his ring name Kenta, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, where he works in its developmental territory NXT under the ring name Hideo Itami. He is best known for working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former one-time Global Honored Crown Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight and one-time GHC Tag Team Champion. He was also the winner of the 2012 Global League and the 2013 Global Tag League tournaments. A former amateur kickboxer, Kobayashi's wrestling style is based upon strong kicks and strikes. In professional wrestling, Kobayashi has won several championships in his career: the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, which he held on three occasions, as well as being one half of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions twice; once was the inaugural reign with longtime partner and rival, Naomichi Marufuji, which saw the two hold the title for almost two years, as well as a reign with prot�g�, Taiji Ishimori. [More at Wikipedia]

March 12th, 1981 in S?ka City (Age 43)