Kenta Now Known as Hideo Itami

[CFCrusader]

Could they have not used his real name (which I assume is Kenta Kobayashi)? I mean, Cena and Lesnar use theirs.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Could they have not used his real name (which I assume is Kenta Kobayashi)? I mean, Cena and Lesnar use theirs.

They probably COULD have used it but since Kenta was used by the Japanese promotion and Koboyashi is the name of the hot dog eating champion that Joey Chestnut dethroned they probably just wanted to see if there was something else they could use that sounded decent.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Good News: Hideo Itami isn't as bad as JIMMY WANG YANG (even though that is pretty cool).

But I'm afraid I've got some BAD NEWS: WWE's greed means we can't chant "KEN-TA! KEN-TA!" now it's "Hi... deo? fuck this shit"

Kenta's new name is... Hi-deous

 

[Stopspot]

Why the WWE gave him a different name is easy: They wanted to own the rights to the merchandise.

Why he was named Hideo Itami: Kenta has a past in Baseball, Hideo Nomo was the first Japanese baseball player to make it big in America. Itami is the name of a city near where Kenta was born.

 

[Leo C]

It's a fine name. They can chant "i-ta-mi", three syllabes. Nothing wrong there, and no surprise at all, they change every name. Why should KENTA get a pass?

 

[Roadster]

The other two guys might keep the names since it's their real name.

 

[Prince Bálor]

The other two guys might keep the names since it's their real name.

I fuckin' hope so

 

[Snowman1]

Hi-de-o! Hi-de-o!

Seems chantable enough to me

 

[Roadster]

I marked when they announced him as Kenta before...it happened.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Hi-de-o! Hi-de-o!

Seems chantable enough to me

Kenta's new name is... Hi-de-ous haha

 

[Roadster]

Kenta's new name is... Hi-de-ous haha

why so butthurt?

 

[Prince Bálor]

why so butthurt?

I'm not. lol

I just prefer Kenta over Hideo Itami, that's all. I guess I'll get used to it...

 

[Roadster]

I'm not. lol

I just prefer Kenta over Hideo Itami, that's all. I guess I'll get used to it...

What else would you expect from WWE?

They wanted to turn the world famous, former 2 time world champion, Japanese mainstay, Vader into...Mastodon. Soulfully for merchandising purposes.

 

[Snowman1]

WWE was with the times enough to promote him as "International Superstar KENTA" and treat him like a big deal on Raw before they (including Mr. Kobashi himself) changed the name. So happy that they did that that I can't bitch about the name change... not that I could since the new name ain't bad.

 

[Prince Bálor]

What else would you expect from WWE?

They wanted to turn the world famous, former 2 time world champion, Japanese mainstay, Vader into...Mastodon. Soulfully for merchandising purposes.

Well, they've been known for their logic, so... I'm not really shocked by their decisions nowadays.

However, I do hope Devitt and Steen get to keep their names, tbh.