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Hulk Hogan announces
KENTA signing in
Osaka,
JAPAN
WWE announced it has signed
Kenta, one of
Japan's biggest stars, to it's
NXT division. The announcement took place during a signing ceremony at a WWE
Live Event in
Osaka, Japan with WWE icon and
Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan presiding.
Bio
Info From
Wikipedia:
Kenta Kobayashi (小林健太 Kobayashi Kenta, born
March 12,
1981), also known by his ring name stylized as KENTA, is a
Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working in its developmental territory NXT
. He is best known for working for
Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former one-time
Global Honored
Crown (
GHC) 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 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 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.
Links
WWE signs Japanese star Kenta Kobayashi to it's NXT division; Hulk Hogan announces signing in Osaka, Japan - http://kocosports.net/2014/07/12/wrestling/wwe-signs-japanese-star-kenta-kobayashi-to-its-nxt-division-hulk-hogan-announces-signing-in-osaka-japan/
Kenta Kobayashi Wikipedia
Page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenta_Kobayashi
From WWE: Japanese star Kenta officially signs with WWE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTmPG9RSCKs
KENTA Says
Farewell to
NOAH - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuWmuk3U1xY
Top 60
Moves of KENTA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IInozXKs-eE
NOAH 13.10.2008 - KENTA vs
Bryan Danielson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOXflTy9weQ
ROH THROWBACK THURSDAY -
LOW KI VS KENTA (FINAL BATTLE 05) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGhQ2XqjVog
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- published: 13 Jul 2014
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