Japanese professional wrestler
SB KENTo Born (2000-02-06 ) February 6, 2000 (age 24)
[1]
Nagoya ,
Japan
Ring name(s) Kento KobuneSB KENTo Billed height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
[2] Billed weight 81 kg (179 lb) Debut 2019
Kento Kobune (小船健人 , Kobune Kento ) , better known by his
ring name SB KENTo , is a Japanese
professional wrestler best known for working in
Dragongate . He was a former
Open the Brave Gate Champion and
Open the Twin Gate Champion .
[3]
Professional wrestling career
Dragongate (2019–present)
Kobune made his
professional wrestling debut at Dragongate PRIME ZONE Vol. 76 on April 16, 2019, where he went into a
time-limit draw against Taketo Kamei in an
exhibition match .
[4] He made his first appearance in an official match hosted by the
promotion at Fantastic Gate 2019 on December 22 where he teamed up with
Naruki Doi to defeat Taketo Kamei and
Yamato .
[5]
At the DG Truth Gate 2021 on February 26, Kobune participated in a
12-man Royal Sambo battle royal also involving the winner
Stalker Ichikawa ,
Super Shisa ,
Yasushi Kanda ,
Yosuke Santa Maria and others.
[6] On the evening show of the eleventh night of the 2021 Open The New Year Gate on January 31, he teamed up with fellow
R.E.D. stablemates
BxB Hulk ,
Kaito Ishida and HipHop Kikuta to defeat Masquerade (
Jason Lee ,
Kota Minoura , La Estrella and
Shun Skywalker ) in an
eight-man tag team match .
[7] At The Gate Of Adventure 2021 on August 8, Kobune defeated
Kagetora to win the
Open the Brave Gate Championship .
[8]
Kobune is known for his work towards various signature events of the promotion. One of them is the
Gate of Destiny , making his first appearance at the
2020 edition on November 3, where he teamed up with
Madoka Kikuta and
Taketo Kamei to defeat Team Toryumon (
Masato Yoshino ,
Último Dragón and
Yasushi Kanda ) in a
six-man tag team match . Kobune won the
Open the Triangle Gate Championship by teaming up with
Kazma Sakamoto and
Takashi Yoshida the same night as they defeated
Naruki Doi ,
Punch Tominaga and
Ryotsu Shimizu to win the vacant titles. It was later revealed that Kobune,
Sakamoto and
Yoshida have joined the
R.E.D. stable and went as a sub-group ever since.
[9]
Another event in which he participated was the
King of Gate 2021 where he placed himself in the Block B which he won by scoring a total of six points after competing against
Dragon Kid ,
Eita , Jason Lee,
Susumu Yokosuka and
Kzy . He then fell short to
Kzy in the semi-finals after the latter won a second chance battle royal.
[10]
Following a suspected breach of contract, Kobune and fellow rookie Takuma Fujiwara were terminated from their Dragongate contracts "with their consent". There were, according to the statement as written by Dragongate management, unsuccessful efforts to "find a mutually satisfactory path" towards resolving the conflict.
[11]
Championships and accomplishments
Luchas de Apuestas record
Winner (wager)
Loser (wager)
Location
Event
Date
Notes
Dragon Kid (mask)
S. B. Kento (hair)
Aichi, Japan
Dead or Alive 2021
May 5, 2021
[Note 1]
^
Parejas Suicidas steel cage match, where Kento teamed with
Dragon Kid and lost to
Yamato and
Kai ; as the losing team, they faced off in a singles match with mask and hair on the line.
References
^ Saalbach, Axel.
"SB KENTo • General Information" . wrestlingdata.com . Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip.
"SB KENTo/Career Data" . cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD).
"SB KENTo Profile & Match Listing" . profightdb.com . Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
^
Dragon Gate (April 16, 2019).
"Dragon Gate Studio vol.76" . dragongate.live . Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
^
Dragon Gate (December 22, 2019).
FANTASTIC GATE 2019 2019.12.22 愛知・名古屋国際会議場 観衆:1,890人(超満員札止め) . gaora.co.jp . Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
^
Dragongate (February 26, 2021).
TRUTH GATE 2021 2021.2.26 兵庫・神戸常盤アリーナ 観衆:265人 . gaora.co.jp . Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
^
Dragongate (January 31, 2021).
OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2021(夜の部) 2021.1.31 アクロス福岡 観衆:291人 . gaora.co.jp . Retrieved August 10, 2021 .
^ Daly, Wayne (August 8, 2021).
"Dragon Gate Results: The Gate Of Adventure 2021 Day 2 – Nagoya, Japan (8/8)" . wrestling-news.net . Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
^ Lowe, Case (November 3, 2020).
"DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY (NOVEMBER 3) REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved April 30, 2021 .
^ Williams, Xavier (May 13, 2021).
"Preview: Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling – King of Gate 2021" . lastwordonsports.com . Retrieved May 21, 2021 .
^ Thompson, Andrew (17 June 2023).
"Dragongate releases Kento Kobune & Takuma Fujiwara following contract violation" . Post Wrestling . Retrieved 29 June 2023 .
^ Wrestling Titles (August 1, 2021).
"Open the Brave Gate Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
^ Wrestling Titles (August 1, 2021).
"Open the Triangle Gate Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved August 9, 2021 .
^ Dilta, Abhishek (September 16, 2022).
"PWI 500 2022 List Rankings Full List Male And Female Wrestlers" . thesportsgrail.com . Retrieved October 1, 2022 .
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