Katsuyori Shibata

[Necro]

Championships and accomplishments

• New Japan Pro-Wrestling
  • IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hirooki Goto[52]
  • NEVER Openweight Championship (3 times)[62][70][79]
  • New Japan Cup (2017)[81]
  • World Tag League (2014) – with Hirooki Goto[51]
  • Fighting Spirit Award (2004)[97]
  • Tag Team Best Bout (2004) with Masahiro Chono vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Shinsuke Nakamura on October 24[97]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 23 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017[98]
• Revolution Pro Wrestling
  • British Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[92]
• Tokyo Sports
  • Fighting Spirit Award (2017)[99]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Brawler (2013)[100]

Theme:



Kyle O'Reilly vs Katsuyori Shibata! (ROH Field of Honor 2016)




NOAH - Katsuyori Shibata vs Maybach Taniguchi




Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bobby Fish - NJPW Destruction in Tokyo 2016




Katsuyori Shibata vs. Shelton X Benjamin (NJPW)



Katsuyori Shibata vs Kenny Omega



Katsuyori Shibata Collection

Match lisitings: 1. Katsuyori Shibata vs Kazunari Murakami - "Illusion" 2005.9.11 2. Katsuyori Shibata vs Satoshi Kojima - "Illusion 2" 2005.12.29 3. Katsuyori Shibata vs Alan Karaev - "Reallusion" 2006.2.26 4. Katsuyori Shibata vs Hidetaka Monma - "Illusion 3" 2006.3.22 5. Katsuyori Shibata vs Katsuhiko Nakajima - "Illusion 4" 2006.4.19 6. Katsuyori Shibata & Kota Ibushi vs Naomichi Marufuji & Takeshi Morishima - "Illusion 5" 2006.6.18 7. Katsuyori Shibata vs Kensuke Sasaki - "Illusion 6" 2006.7.2 8. Katsuyori Shibata vs TARU - "Illusion 7" 2006.6.18

 

[Alexa]

Video essay explaining Shibata and his story, and his win of the 2017 New Japan Cup and the meaning of it.

 

[Alexa]

Shibata's Bitchmaker

 

[Chris]

That 2014 G1 was something special

 

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[Chris]

 

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[Wiseman]

Holy fuck. I like to think I have a decent pain tolerance but I can't see myself wanting to headbutt someone so damn hard I open up my own head to bleed.

 

[Loochblade]

Holy fuck. I like to think I have a decent pain tolerance but I can't see myself wanting to headbutt someone so damn hard I open up my own head to bleed.

That thump is horrifying...