is a Japanese

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better known by his

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SB Kento (often stylized in capital letters as SB KENTo) currently working for the Japanese

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Dragon Gate where he is the former

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in his second reign and the former Open the Twin Gate Champion in his first reign.

Professional wrestling career

Dragon Gate (2019–present)

Kobune made his

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debut at ''Dragon Gate PRIME ZONE Vol. 76'' on April 16, 2019, where he went into a time-limit draw against Taketo Kamei in an

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. He made his first appearance in an official match hosted by the

at ''Fantastic Gate 2019'' on December 22 where he teamed up with

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to defeat Taketo Kamei and

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. At the ''DG Truth Gate 2021'' on February 26, Kobune participated in a 12-man Royal Sambo battle royal also involving the winner

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and others. 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

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and HipHop Kikuta to defeat Masquerade (Jason Lee, Kota Minoura, La Estrella and Shun Skywalker) in an

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. At ''The Gate Of Adventure 2021'' on August 8, Kobune defeated

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to win the

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. Kobune is known for his work towards various signature events of the promotion. One of them is the

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, 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 (

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and

) in a

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. Kobune won the

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by teaming up with

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and

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the same night as they defeated

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and Ryotsu Shimizu to win the vacant titles. It was later revealed that Kobune, Sakamoto and

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have joined the R.E.D. stable and went as a sub-group ever since. 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

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, Jason Lee,

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and

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. He then fell short to

in the semi-finals after the latter won a second chance battle royal.

Championships and accomplishments

* Dragon Gate **

(

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) **

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( 1 time) – with H.Y.O **

( 1 time) – with

and

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**Ranked No. 145 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2022

Luchas de Apuestas record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kento, S. B. 2000 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers People from Aichi Prefecture 21st-century professional wrestlers Open the Brave Gate Champions Open the Twin Gate Champions Open the Triangle Gate Champions