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Hideo Itami

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Kenta Kobayashi (小林 健太, Kobayashi Kenta; born March 12, 1981), known mononymously as Kenta (stylised in all caps), is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the former two-time GHC Heavyweight Champion. A former amateur kickboxer, Kobayashi's wrestling style is based upon strong kicks and strikes. Kobayashi pioneered both the Go 2 Sleep and Busaiku Knee kick finishing manoeuvres, later popularized by CM Punk and Bryan Danielson, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Hideo Itami is the 781st most popular wrestler (down from 677th in 2024), the 3,457th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,773rd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Hideo Itami ranks 781 out of 1,027. Before him are Jordan Burroughs, Iyo Sky, Oleg Kutscherenko, Frank Chamizo, Zaurbek Sidakov, and Julia Matijass. After him are Hornswoggle, Makoto Takimoto, Yvonne Bönisch, Ihar Makarau, Kerrith Brown, and Kyoko Hamaguchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Hideo Itami ranks 902. Before him are Ainārs Kovals, Rika Fujiwara, Etto, Rafał Brzozowski, Kaori Iida, and Narsha. After him are Inés Arrimadas, Snorri Guðjónsson, Daisuke Nasu, Jerry Palacios, Corona, and Orel Grinfeld.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hideo Itami ranks 3,464 out of 6,245. Before him are Masumi Asano (1977), Ayaka (1987), Chie Nakamura (1978), Takehisa Sakamoto (1971), Daisuke Takahashi (1986), and Kaori Iida (1981). After him are Taku Watanabe (1971), Yuika Sugasawa (1990), Mika Kikuchi (1983), Mari Miyamoto (1950), Makoto Takimoto (1974), and Masahiro Kano (1977).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Hideo Itami ranks 53. Before him are Kazuchika Okada (1987), Masato Uchishiba (1978), Akira Tozawa (1985), Keiji Suzuki (1980), Hana Kimura (1997), and Iyo Sky (1990). After him are Makoto Takimoto (1974), Kyoko Hamaguchi (1978), Kenji Inoue (1976), Masae Ueno (1979), Hitomi Obara (1981), and Hiroaki Hiraoka (1985).

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