, better known by his

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SB KENTo, is a Japanese

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currently working as a freelancer and best known for working in

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. He was a former Open the Brave Gate Champion and Open the Twin Gate Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Dragongate (2019–2023)

Kobune made his

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debut at ''Dragongate 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

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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 (

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, La Estrella and

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) in an

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

Championships and accomplishments

(

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) **

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( 1 time) – with H.Y.O **

( 1 time) – with

and

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( 1 time) – with Takuma *

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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 Professional wrestlers from Aichi Prefecture 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Open the Brave Gate Champions Open the Twin Gate Champions Open the Triangle Gate Champions G-Infinity Champions