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| | »Nombres artísticos: KENTA, Kenta Kobayashi. »Altura: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)»Peso: 82 kg (180 lb)»Lugar de nacimiento: Soka, Saitama, Japan»Entrenadores : AJPW Dojo, Kenta Kobashi, Yoshihiro Takayama.Kenta Kobayashi <i>(小林健太 Kobayashi Kenta?, born March 12, 1981), also known by his ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current Global Honored Crown (GHC) Heavyweight Champion, while also being a former three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight and one-time GHC Tag Team Champion. He was also the winner of the 2012 Global League Tournament. 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 protégé, Taiji Ishimori.
After starting his career in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Kobayashi's home promotion is considered to be NOAH, his destination following the departure of wrestlers from AJPW[6] but due to NOAH's involvement in the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance, a global organization of cooperative promotions that allow their competitors to travel abroad to other companies, he has wrestled extensively in previous years in American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).
He initially wrestled under his real name, but due to potential confusion with his mentor, Kenta Kobashi (in both English and Japanese), he dropped his surname, only to use his given name, which he spells with Roman letters in all capitals.
Prior to wrestling professionally, Kobayashi had a variety of athletic backgrounds, practicing baseball and kickboxing; the latter came to be a strong foundation in his wrestling style often referred to as shoot style. Kobayashi made his professional wrestling debut on May 24, 2000 against future ally and rival, Naomichi Marufuji, in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) to compete in their junior heavyweight division. He did not remain in the company long as Mitsuharu Misawa, acting president of AJPW, decided to secede from the company following a dispute with other forces, thus leading to Misawa forming his own company, Pro Wrestling NOAH.[8] One of Misawa's focuses in his new promotion was the junior heavyweight division, which never was treated with high regard in AJPW despite the successes in other promotions. Being sidelined with injuries for the majority of NOAH's first year of operation, Kobayashi made his return in July 2001, simply named KENTA.
KENTA's first involvement in a championship situation came when Naomichi Marufuji was forced to vacate the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship after suffering a knee injury; KENTA entered into the tournament held to determine a new champion. He advanced to the finals by defeating Kotaro Suzuki and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi before losing to Yoshinobu Kanemaru on the Navigation with Breeze Tour. Following his relative success in the tournament, KENTA had an increase in his popularity, and he joined his mentor, Kenta Kobashi, in his faction, Burning.
March 1, 2003 saw KENTA team with Naomichi Marufuji for the first time against Makoto Hashi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru in a winning effort. They began teaming regularly as the two entered into a tournament to christen the first GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions during the company's Accomplish Our Third Navigation tour; they went to win the tournament by defeating junior heavyweight veterans Jushin Liger and Takehiro Murahama in the finals on July 16. While defending the tag titles, KENTA continued his venture in hopes of winning the GHC Junior Heavyweight title once again on November 30, 2003, in an unsuccessful bid against Takashi Sugiura.--------------------------------------------------- http://i.minus.com/iejR6PAm71kKH.gif
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