Eita Kobayashi | |
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Born | [1] Nagano, Japan[1] | October 27, 1991
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Eita Eita Kobayashi |
Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 80 kg (180 lb)[1] |
Trained by | Dragon Gate Nex Dragon Kid |
Debut | January 26, 2011 |
Eita Kobayashi (小林 瑛太, Kobayashi Eita, born October 27, 1991),[1] known mononymously as Eita, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate, where he is best known as the former leader of the villainous Real Extreme Diffusion (R・E・D) stable, in which he led the stable for nearly its entire run. As part of his current persona as a narcissist, he is known as Numero Uno (number one in Spanish).
In Dragon Gate, he has been a one-time Open the Dream Gate Champion, a two-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, five-time Open the Twin Gate Champion, two-time Open the Triangle Gate Champion, as well as the 2020 King of Gate winner. Outside of Dragon Gate, Kobayashi has worked matches for their United States–based sister company Dragon Gate USA, and as part of his wrestling training, for Mexican promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG).