NJPW - Katsuyori Shibata (Last Theme)

[@djfluffy123]

“The Wrestler” has to be the simplest yet COLDEST name given to anyone in wrestling.

[@mikays7059]

100% the fact he's called "The Wrestler" and his gear is literally what a wrestler looks like

[@dumblucky8182]

“There’s a guy with a sign near me that says ‘If I hear Shibata’s music, I’ll cry.” YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I CRIED

[@GGMK2002]

Get that man some Kleenex

[@bunaldiaries6418]

I think we all did...

[@hunterblacc4336]

Forbidden door was a moment I will never forget.

[@benjiman7454]

Same. Being there in person at this very moment was LEGENDARY!

[@victorgomez4030]

I was there live. Unreal moment

[@TheIndustrialRevolution.]

I dropped to my knees when he came out No words Just a euphoric wave coming over me

[@I_Aizen_Sosuke]

I heard his name before like 2 or 3 times because I don't watch njpw, but as soon as his music hit, I knew he was THE Anime MC.

[@Terryfrost219]

Man I was in the nose bleeds the way the crowd went crazy when that theme song came on was INSANE

[@bigjavo36]

To all the new aew fans. This man is the reason cm punk and Malakai sit cross legged. And who they got their strikes from.

[@betterthanMJF]

Not Malakai bro

[@javiand9372]

@@betterthanMJFyeah def not malakai. Man has a phd in dutch kickboxing

[@ivanpaladino6987]

fucking legend shibata

[@MrWweytnafan]

And the uncrowned IWGP Heavyweight Champion but still THE WRESTLER 🇯🇵

[@cesarcanete3402]

I thought CM Punk got his strikes from Kenta? I mean the man stole pretty much every move of his that you can think of.

[@Kagekatsu1]

CM Punk: “I had the best return to wrestling in 2021” Katsuyori Shibata: “Hold my Sapporo beer”

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

True dat

[@Bardockthesupersaiyn]

Started tonight

[@thetruth6214]

THIS!!!!!!!

[@mikemoffat102]

The first 30 seconds of this theme is so relaxing and nostalgic for some reason lol

[@smokeybones1977]

It's why I always come back to it tbh

[@pa1ad1ndanse]

sobbing uncontrollably i can't believe he's back

[@pa1ad1ndanse]

shibata san i'm so stoned and crying

[@TheIndustrialRevolution.]

Beautiful

[@someidiotchild]

He's back again!

[@pa1ad1ndanse]

@@someidiotchild YESSS I SOBBED AGAIN

[@Allen_Rowe]

Hearing the first 28 seconds of his theme while he was entering the arena was one of the best parts of the show.

[@blondedblvd]

I jumped when his music hit at forbidden door last night. This is like his 4th or 5th return but it’s still amazing every time

[@aaidenWhite]

it was an amazing experience to be there

[@Lee333Ino]

An absolute warrior, no-sold a near-death/life-threatening injury to finish the match

[@Riphagen1902]

i regret beeing happy for that when i see him now :/

[@eljuniorcen2675]

Riphagen I get it but that’s what happens you are an absolute fucking warrior.

[@ryanhindley174]

That match was so amazing

[@MiseTheSpinebuster]

I'm just happy it worked out. In an alternate universe, we'd just have another grave instead of a legend. He gambled then, it paid off. And honestly, these guys shouldn't have to gamble - not for us, and not for them.

[@Lee333Ino]

@@MiseTheSpinebuster Well said bro

[@joongi_]

The new ROH Pure Champion... What a moment for pro wrestling

[@MrWweytnafan]

He might have the longest reigning in history of ROH

[@davi0121]

It's been years, but boys... *IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!*

[@TheIndustrialRevolution.]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@ericdelbrugge2005]

NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME IN MY RING GEAR ITS GONNA BE FOR A FIGHT

[@FaizalKuntz]

Top 10 Anime Character We Wish To Comeback

[@BigWillieisms]

You got your wish!

[@wanderlustwarrior]

He may not be back yet, but you got a Top 10 Anime Betrayal out of it...

[@TheIndustrialRevolution.]

Top 10 anime characters who could destroy the world with ease

[@Ilikewrestling201]

True

[@skitzoweirdo5313]

He would be great for a playable Mortal Kombat character 😏🤘🐼🤘

[@m.y1152]

That pop at Forbidden door was wonderful. Shibata man, warra legend.

[@shadowwilson7282]

Shibata and Orange Cassidy in the same ring was just crazy!

[@athleticgeek8997]

Even before retirement his song felt like it had a hint of tragedy to it.

[@wert7773]

His was truly the story of the unprodigal son

[@BobbiHiru]

No it didnt.

[@StormzMagic]

@@BobbiHiru that’s his opinion buddy your opinion doesn’t matter to his

[@joekuvorkian]

​@@BobbiHiru the opening chords do have a hint of melancholy

[@dashtoroya2838]

Yeah considering his career didnt fly like nakamura's ir tanahashi's despite all three being considered as the three musketeer of new era. He simply faded in black and when he had the chance, he nearly killed himself and now despite returning and wrestling well and people recognizing his style and persona couldn't go above his limit, its a very sad story.

[@neropalma6622]

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door brought me here

[@DRAGONBLOODX]

EVERYBODY CRIED

[@switchbladeshinobi650]

THE WRESTLER NEVER DIES

[@asifdiamond2180]

I AM ALIVE THAT'S ALL man despite the fact I started watching NJPW during G1 23 the second I saw Shibata I fell in love with his style,his intimidating entrance and his never give up persona just inspired me I remember watching shibata face off against Ishii in the G1 23 and his match against Okada at sakura genesis 2017 which people look at that match because of Shibata's headbutt which caused him to bleed profusely but to finish off the match I'm glad it worked out or alternatively we would've just had another grave for a great wrestler and plus that match we saw shibata San's best performance by beating the hell out of the rainmaker and almost winning the Iwgp heavyweight championship but now that he returned at wrestle kingdom 16 and faced off against Ren Narita I hope he comes back full time with a proper match which does not last for three minutes without any headbutts with his first opponent as that bastard Kenta as Shibata said Pain is temporary Pride is forever long live the wrestler

[@jakekoehler1]

Glad we got to see this on AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door last night. Instant Classic.

[@Mr.PlatanoMAN970]

This theme reminds me so much of Air Gear anime so cool.

[@thewvuwon2851]

HE'S ALIVE

[@quankruger]

AND THATS ALL!

[@lilhomiemouse1997]

Yes and he runs the dojo in Long Beach so you want to train as young boy you better get over there

[@TheOriginalStix]

HE'S ALIVE! THAT'S ALL!

[@nakga2player27]

TheOriginalStix was he close to deat

[@nakga2player27]

Death?

[@Panda-vc7ku]

Nak GA2 player no that's something he said when he return after he got the injury he still out recovering but the headbutt he gives almost ended his career

[@edwindahking]

And he's wrestling again

[@hootsoot1036]

I'm crying, he actually fucking did it

[@apexpredator_jku]

Shibata just walked through the Forbidden Door!

[@thehardesttry]

Forbidden Door? Literally cried when this hit.

[@theelusiveman9706]

Just sensational, this is the best opening ever. Like the first 30 seconds are just so damn tranquil.

[@abelcervantes1107]

And ...NEW Ring Of Honor Pure Champion

[@iaminsanity2238]

If you told me that out of all the 2000s musketeers, Shibata would be the one to become a huge star in the US, i'd have called you a liar

[@vantung7404]

Shibata is back to the ring Man I almost cry !!!

[@mathewstock7546]

The theme starts off so low and quiet, yet I somehow instantly knew who it was. Welcome back Shibata.

[@KristianNikolla8]

Who’s here after he saved Orange Cassidy at Forbidden Door from Will Ospreay & Aussie Open (United Empire)?

[@BlockFamDex]

If your here after forbidden door you have so much to catch up on about this man...

[@KristianNikolla8]

I don’t know much about him except he is a hard hitter, they call him “The Wrestler”, he had to retire due to a headbutt to Okada and he managed Kenta and they had a feud ongoing and he had returned in 2021, had an exhibition with Zack Sabre Jr, and his last appearance was Wrestlekingdom in a match? Is that about right?

[@Sati2Hotty]

Forbidden Door was my first exposure to him and a lot of NJPW, but for some reason, Shibata’s appearance has stuck with me, he just looked so cool right off the bat, I’ll be sure to check out more of his stuff

[@652MoeJo]

Hella facts 🤌

[@TheOnirayju]

THE WRESTLER IS BACK HONOR IS REAL

[@djtheshow24]

theme made me cry tn in chicago, it’s jus so amazing😭😭

[@midori4789]

Wtf this song is so good! That intro man.. thanks Forbidden Door

[@phillipmorris6805]

God damn its really good to see him back.

[@Ahmoddholland]

While a Shibata return would make me happy, I'm completely fine with him retiring and becoming a trainer. I don't want him to risk his life by trying to come back and keep doing what he does.

[@tacothebreator]

But he wants to risk his life, he rather die in the ring than any other way.

[@pedrostacos4451]

Ahmodd Holland i would like to see him get a run as iwgp heavyweight champion

[@tpruss97]

I wouldn't mind if he comes back and gets a title run, just if he does, for the love of god, no more headbutts!

[@GMoneyXL1969]

Tanahashi didn't see eye to eye about the style of wrestling that he employed. His MMA Strong Style wrestling was old school and many people enjoyed it, but we all see it came at a cost. In the ring you are supposed to protect each other but the moves have to be believable so the audience can get see the impact. Tana liked the style of pro-wrestling because he idolized Shawn Michaels and give the fans more show than brutalism. If your style can effect a match in a negative way then it's not worth getting injured for and having a star being sidelined. The match between NOAH vs NJPW kinda had me uneasy. Shibata headbutted up NOAH's star Katsuhiko Nakajima that led to a brawl. On one hand the crowd cheered Shibata because they love the realism, but Team NOAH was infuriated because of the damage it could have caused to one of it's stars. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHq4enZop5umiJo headbutt kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2a3n4KXeMyJZ9U brawl Shibata is a old school strong style wrestler that gives great intense matches that everyone enjoys, including myself, but did the risk outweighs the reward. Hope he comes back but learns the lesson that you must protect others as well as yourself in the ring.

[@SadikiStGeorgeangemon44]

Ayyyyyyyy

[@Underratedmen]

What a warrior man.

[@YuckTradingCo]

Someone's about to get their ass kicked and when I say "someone" I actually mean all of Bullet Club and Kenta.

[@Ilikewrestling201]

He’s back

[@Stellerman7]

This video is about to get some fresh traffic ;-)

[@Ozeki_Negima]

Y'ALL CAME HERE FROM FORBIDDEN DOOR AND YOU'RE CRYING TOO! :')

[@cozykar9196]

welcome back my boyyyy

[@sosabravo]

it's never done, the legacy will live on. He was one of the few who embodied strong style. life's crazy you never know what might happen, if I ever get into wrestling I'd follow his style honest

[@mhd1442]

David Khalifa ❤️

[@pedrostacos4451]

David Khalifa the good part is as long as he doesn't join wwe we are good

[@pdpyoshi]

And now he's back and putting on amazing matches

[@tranquiloclub50]

There’s only one Takeover in wrestling, and Shibata is it.

[@dankburrito4219]

If only he didn't try that headbutt spot. The things they do for people's entertainment is taken for granted. Damn.

[@jbasti227]

@jay dizzle Seriously. Shinsuke introduced me to strong style, but Shibata made me fall in love with it. I just wish that headbutt didn't screw him over as bad as it did

[@Y2JWannabe93]

While the headbutt spot didn’t help his cause, it was due to him going almost another 10 minutes after that spot which lead to dehydration and all the other serious stuff to happen from what I’ve read

[@Harakengard]

@@Y2JWannabe93 That and also some other injuries prior that match.

[@evolveddeity3398]

This is shoot wrestling

[@TheNerdySportsGuy]

What an incredible theme for an incredible wrestler. WELCOME BACK!!!

[@HACHIAttack]

Man, despite that I've first watched NJPW back in 2017, seeing Shibata fight against Goto was a spectacle for me to watch. His never-give-up mentality, his entrance, his one intimidating aura during his entrance walk to the ring, and even his freaking stiff kicks and brutal forearms and his headbutt that could easily heard around the arena, suddenly found him as one of my favorite wrestlers to see in NJPW. But it's sad to see him retired after I saw his last match with Okada on Sakura Genesis also in 2017. Man... I really wished I see him more but I think health is very important for him. God bless this guy.

[@Kagekatsu1]

Looks like he’s healthy enough now for you to get your wish.

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros9266]

He is a special breed of wrestler. He, along with Suzuki and Nakamura back then, epithomize the japanese strong style.

[@erichammer8434]

SHIBATA VS CASSIDY....NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS!!!

[@TJ_CrXss]

Nothing but respect for MY ROH Pure Champion

[@tang484]

I like how the most replayed part is the beginning. That's just how good of a hook this song has.

[@tomatostyle6052]

This is such a yakuza boss fight ost, i love it!!!

[@OzInglorious]

FORBIDDEN DOOR 🔥🔥🔥

[@OzzyOscy]

_"What do you want your theme to be?"_ *"...Have you ever played **_Super Hang On?"_*

[@natasjaaitchison4409]

Does anyone else, who watches NJPW regularly, cry every time they see him or is that just me? It just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to see hoe healthy, well and ALIVE he looks 😍😍🥰🥰

[@creatorcriss1492]

Let's just hope that if he does come back, No More Headbutts

[@Potatosenpai0]

And the neewwwww Ring of Honor Pure Champion Katsuyori Shibata 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@CraigNixon]

Here after today's G1 final! 😭🙏

[@princealbertz]

HE RETURNED AT AEW FORBIDDEN DOOR TONIGHT!!!!

[@zacherymartin2126]

And our new ROH pure champion

[@tremiller8017]

He just returned !!

[@oliverlewis9080]

goosebumps, absolute goosebumps

[@CRedd9830]

His match with Narita at WK 16 was amazing.

[@Kagekatsu1]

Gedo: It’s your first match back Shibata, try to take it easy. No striking. Shibata: Lolnope. I’m gonna kick Narita’s fucking head in.

[@CRedd9830]

@@Kagekatsu1 Lmao Shibata was definitely not leaving that ring without whooping some ass.

[@lucaslonchampt613]

It was fine. I enjoyed it for the moment and symbolism of it all. But I probably won't watch it again

[@PeterAKer]

He's back!

[@ThatsJustAaron]

KENTA has a death wish amigos. He betrayed the wrong man. EDIT: HE’S COMING BACK FOR A MATCH!!! THE WRESTLER IS BACK!!!

[@wwefan11222]

And joined the wrong team too!

[@TFUAHStrikes]

KENTA v. Shibata will steal a show if he gets cleared

[@anarrivingwingedhussar9692]

There’s probably a 50/50 chance of it happening I’d say. Really hope it does.

[@a.g.styles3500]

I wanna see Goto vs Kenta at WK 14

[@Nfoster1916]

Yup, payback is coming.

[@Jay-rw6gy]

THE FORBIDDEN DOOR RAYBANS

[@anotheratheist]

There are many wrestlers, but there‘s only one Wrestler.

[@edwardfyodorov8268]

listening this music after Pure Championship match at Supercard of Honor

[@jerichocage3825]

*Shibata:* ''I'll have a match on January 4th..'' *KENTA:* ''... fuck...''

[@lucaslonchampt613]

I wish, but KENTA sadly already has his match

[@tiagobras]

Here before he kicks Yuta's fucking head in at Supercard of Honor :)

[@cmurphy0707]

HE LIVES!!!!!!!

[@Alex-2-5-1]

This deserves his flowers top 5 technical wrestler on the planet

[@yheltv4562]

forbidden door leads me here

[@CarlMarxPunk]

Why am I crying in the club rn.

[@coachp651]

That first 30 seconds goes too hard

[@kevinfrank8164]

Just saw him wrestle Christopher Daniels tonight for the Pure title in ROH. Loved the match, so glad I got to see both wrestle live. This theme has like 3 different themes in it and they all rule

[@lloyddias9278]

This man live live on forever! *Respect Katsuyori Shibata* LEGEND

[@johnangelle5975]

I can’t explain the emotion this evokes

[@TheBigKrillo]

I leaped from my seat and screamed in the arena when he came to save OC

[@AXEL-hd1kz]

GOAT of this generation

[@huntervela9291]

His theme song goes hard and this match with orange Cassidy is gonna be good

[@soccer0989]

It makes me cry listening to this and knowing what happened ;(

[@EzraDair]

Oh God knows how much I missed this theme. Here after his return to the ring at G-1 climax finale!!

[@Jimjam-gi2pr]

HES BACK, LETS FUCKING GO!!!!

[@Spider8Crak]

This man.

[@JohnWillsJr]

Not gonna lie I was hyped when Shibata's music played and he came out last night

[@hersehill3888]

I saw him in ROH super card . What a gem 🇯🇵

[@KriegWaters]

This theme would fit in perfectly with the Sonic Adventure series!

[@L9_LOGHAN-GHZT_2]

I Want a 720 days reign as roh pure champion he deserves it.

[@sykotiksonik]

I can't believe I'm fortunate enough to say I heard this theme and watched this man walk out last night live in person. TAKE THE TITLE, SHIBATA

[@elbrodie7817]

HE'S BACK

[@NorrisCFuhReal]

I listen to this song every morning

[@andreijohann1014]

HE'S BACK PEOPLE !!!!

[@CarlMarxPunk]

*THE WRESTLER IS BACK* *THAT IS ALL*

[@retrogamer41_sepiamta]

IJO!!

[@FitPatton]

He's like Ryu of Wrestling. And look the same too 😍

[@grcfrn]

WELL HE DID THE DROPKICK

[@user-eq2sy1qi3n]

Holy shit!!

[@crubs5196]

The Wrestler himself is back

[@lucaslonchampt613]

January 4th ladies and gentlemen. Don't miss it

[@thedeadmanfan09]

Gives me King of The Hill vibes