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Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/852682444860006402

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MassRafTer
May 26, 2001

BAEST MODE!!!
gently caress :(

Venomous
Nov 7, 2011





Jesus Christ. I really hope he gets better soon and absolutely stays out of the ring forever because holy gently caress that doesn't sound good at all.

...what a way to retire though.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Oh God no, if this is true it's loving awful :smith:

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012




If he ever comes back, that's the #1 thing he needs to never loving do again

Charles Gnarwin
Jul 31, 2014

I joined the #RXT REVOLUTION.
:boom:
he knows...


Now I feel bad for owning a shirt tribute to his G1 finals multiman headbutt.

ICR
Dec 31, 2008

Awful awful awful news. So sad to hear this.

yea ok
Jul 27, 2006

I love him

sleepwalkers
Dec 7, 2008


gently caress, man. I sincerely hope F4W are the most wrong they will ever be about anything re: Shibata. As someone not especially familiar with NJPW before basically WK10, Shibata was probably my favorite Japanese wrestler... Legitimately depressing news. I was holding out hope that they went to insane lengths to work this whole thing, but maaaaan this sucks!!

sleepwalkers fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Apr 14, 2017

MassRafTer
May 26, 2001

BAEST MODE!!!
Bring back Sakuraba and let him get revenge for Shibata.

handsome only face
Apr 22, 2010

Cockroach went out of the room in anger. And roach's go to empty room...

Cockroache's Anarchist


make sakuraba fight gabi garcia

sigmachiev
Dec 31, 2007

Fighting blood excels
Unbelievably bummed if this turns out to be the end.

Pinche Rudo
Feb 8, 2005

This would be a pretty insane work. Rewatched the match on Daryl Surat's channel and Shibata was clearly dragging his right leg and his right arm was limp and dangling after the match

Chinston Wurchill
Jun 27, 2010

It's not that kind of test.

Venomous posted:

...what a way to retire though.

Even sadder he didn't win the title now. And he was finally moving up the card. :smith:

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
Jerusalem please change the thread title to NJPW 2017 - chappin in peace

rare Magic card l00k
Jan 3, 2011


KungFu Grip posted:

Jerusalem please change the thread title to NJPW 2017 - chapp in peace

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008

fuuuck that's so much better

rip shibata, got to chappin and had a 5 star match

Midnightghoul
Oct 1, 2003

COME ON DON'T BE SCURRED

KungFu Grip posted:

fuuuck that's so much better

rip shibata, got to chappin and had a 5 star match

Guess Dave wasn't the only one seeing many stars

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012


Hydration is important, people

Sanguinia
Jan 1, 2012

~Everybody wants to be a cat~
~Because a cat's the only cat~
~Who knows where its at~

loving tragic if true. Seeing Shibata win his first ever singles championship at WK10 was an amazing thing, even from the nosebleed section I could tell he was something really special. There aren't a lot of guys who could make plain black trunks and "The Wrestler," their gimmick, but the way he carried himself made him seem like a loving John Wick-esque hero assassin come to life. I'll keep hoping this is a work, and if its not I'll hope that he's retiring young, healthy, wealthy and satisfied that his last match is the best match of his career and he ended it on a note that will probably end up borderline mythical in years to come.

Bard Maddox
Feb 15, 2012

I'm just a sick guy, I'm really just a dirty guy.
how many wrestlers would kill or die to have their last match be five stars

this is basically the plot of the wrestler, isn't it

Bard Maddox fucked around with this message at 14:29 on Apr 14, 2017

Pinche Rudo
Feb 8, 2005

It'd be the most Puro thing ever for Shibata to retire after that match, so if this is real I hope he does.

Thrifting Day!
Nov 25, 2006



Is it possible to get this delivered to the uk from the NJ site? It's not on PWTees or the NJPW Europe store and I need it in my life.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Thrifting Day! posted:



Is it possible to get this delivered to the uk from the NJ site? It's not on PWTees or the NJPW Europe store and I need it in my life.

http://www.tenso.com/en/static/lp_shop_index

Never used them but they're linked to on the NJPW store

Thrifting Day!
Nov 25, 2006

Baron Corbyn posted:

http://www.tenso.com/en/static/lp_shop_index

Never used them but they're linked to on the NJPW store

Thanks man.

Bigass Moth
Mar 6, 2004

I joined the #RXT REVOLUTION.
:boom:
he knows...
Shoot headbutts are the best headbutts.

MassRafTer
May 26, 2001

BAEST MODE!!!

Jenkem Delivery posted:

It'd be the most Puro thing ever for Shibata to retire after that match, so if this is real I hope he does.

The most puro thing ever is for him to split from New Japan and form a vanity promotion.

The_Rob
Feb 1, 2007

Blah blah blah blah!!

MassRafTer posted:

The most puro thing ever is for him to split from New Japan and form a vanity promotion.

If this ends in Shibata restarting Hustle I'm on board.

SLUM KING
Nov 16, 2011

Bring back Big Mouth LOUD

Roman Reigns
Aug 23, 2007

RIP shibata, you beautiful stupid man

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost
Headbutts are bad.

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

MassRafTer posted:

The most puro thing ever is for him to split from New Japan and form a vanity promotion.

Actually yeah it's this right here.

Glass Punkbull 141
Jan 9, 2008

This is the face of a winner. This is what winning looks like.
Shibata... :(

:cry:

MassRafTer
May 26, 2001

BAEST MODE!!!

harperdc posted:

Actually yeah it's this right here.

Quote it again in a year when it is true.

Spermgod
Jan 8, 2012

pink wasn't even a thing why is t#RXT REVOLUTION~!
and i'm so fucking excited for #SCOOPS#SCOOPS#SCOOPS #SCOOPS#SCOOPS #SCOOPS#SCOOPS
:sludgepal:
he knows..
I mean he already kinda did that once

Bumpy Johnson
Oct 9, 2012


PK on, my wrestlin' son
There'll be five stars when you are done
Lay your bleeding brain to rest
Don't you chapp no more

Cardboard Box
Jul 14, 2009

can new japan stop letting their talent do clunking headbutts now

ThePariah
Feb 10, 2014
It's a shame that one of my favorite wrestlers was also a self-destructive idiot. The headbutt got him some buzz, but he was already over and putting on great matches before it. If you take the headbutt away, nothing about Shibata's career changes, except that he doesn't break his own brain for the sake of one spot.

Goodnight my sweet, handsome prince.

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MassRafTer
May 26, 2001

BAEST MODE!!!

ThePariah posted:

It's a shame that one of my favorite wrestlers was also a self-destructive idiot. The headbutt got him some buzz, but he was already over and putting on great matches before it. If you take the headbutt away, nothing about Shibata's career changes, except that he doesn't break his own brain for the sake of one spot.

Goodnight my sweet, handsome prince.

It's not exactly one spot.

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