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Did you know: Katsuyori Shibata is a second generation wrestler, his father Katsuhisa Shibata was a wrestler for 11 years and Referee for 33 years up until 2009, a year before his passing. Katsuhisa Shibata worked the first ever New Japan show in 1972, going to the first ever Draw in NJPW.


Did you know: Katsuyori Shibata is a second generation wrestler, his father Katsuhisa Shibata was a wrestler for 11 years and Referee for 33 years up until 2009, a year before his passing. Katsuhisa Shibata worked the first ever New Japan show in 1972, going to the first ever Draw in NJPW.

2 comments

  1. I love seeing post explaing njpw history. Its so fascinating. Thank you for showing people who are new to njpw. Ilike me

  2. That’s a cool bit of history. Shibata is the spitting image of his Pops too.

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