>he only had 5 watchable matches
No wonder no one has ever heard of this guy.
He had that one match with Jun Akiyama in the early 2000s which was really good but that's it. Honestly though Shibata was always a shitter dude lost to an ancient skauraba in an MMA fight dude was always a fake tough guy. This spot at least gives some joy to the fans and helps them forget his full moron moment that led to his retirement.
>the Ishii matches >the Honma match >the Tana matches
NAH HE'S A SHITTER LOL FAKE TOUGH GUY INOKISM 4 LYFE YASUDA THE GOAT
It's like purogays are constantly competing with each other over who's the most obnoxious contrarian hipster. It's a dick measuring contest except instead of who's the biggest it's who's the smallest
>NOOOOO YOU CAN'T HAVE A SINGLE COMEDY MOMENT IN YOUR ENTIRE CAREER EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE A RETIRED DAD NOW BASICALLY
I sure hope nobody shows you some of the promotional material Stan Hansen did back in the day in Japan
Old japanese wrestlers going the comedy route isn't new that's true but Orange Cassidy doesn't make anyone look good other than himself, not because he doesn't bump a lot for others but because his gimmick is completely unrealistic, the guy he has to wrestle with has to sell his moronic shenanigans.
The reason is that Shibata despises Ospreay and his faction after all the times that they disrespected LA Dojo. He didn't do it for Cassidy, he only did it to get back at Will.
It was even worse live. >Shibata invites Cassidy to come back in the ring >Cassidy is confused because of language barrier >comes back in anyway >Shibata invites him to sit in the ring with him >Cassidy doesnt know what it means and just walks out >Shibata does a "wtf man" gesture looking stupid
So you hate AEW for the good but like AEW for the bad? AEW actually improved and looked somewhat professional in the last months because they avoided showcasing clowns like him, he is pushed above the spot in the roster for comedy guys like him.
Yeah because that's accidental comedy, Cassidy does his shtick over and over and its not accidental, its predictable.
>forcing his opponent to sell inane offense
literally YTR
Low blows, eye pokes, surprise rollups are what he usually does, not jumping around with his hands in his pockets. He is also a jobber while Cassidy is at the very least a midcarder
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He had that one match with Jun Akiyama in the early 2000s which was really good but that's it. Honestly though Shibata was always a shitter dude lost to an ancient skauraba in an MMA fight dude was always a fake tough guy. This spot at least gives some joy to the fans and helps them forget his full moron moment that led to his retirement.
His wrestling match with Sakuraba was also excellent
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Anonymous
>He is also a jobber
He beat Okada
2 years ago
Anonymous
In the G1, a tournament where anyone could beat anyone, what really matters is how much they win and Yano never had a positive record in any year.
2 years ago
Anonymous
Yano beat Okada to win the first KOPW.
2 years ago
Anonymous
>the Ishii matches >the Honma match >the Tana matches
NAH HE'S A SHITTER LOL FAKE TOUGH GUY INOKISM 4 LYFE YASUDA THE GOAT
It's like purogays are constantly competing with each other over who's the most obnoxious contrarian hipster. It's a dick measuring contest except instead of who's the biggest it's who's the smallest
It's always funny how they're outed as surface-level posers too jajaja
2 years ago
Anonymous
In the G1, a tournament where anyone could beat anyone, what really matters is how much they win and Yano never had a positive record in any year.
>jobber >Yano
2 years ago
Anonymous
Lower midcarder? Everytime he has to win an important match he fails, he also often takes the pin in tag matches.
thought so too, should have just left after knocking peoples heads in. i have a feeling this is their attempt at softening him up for american audiences, but shibata doesnt need that. he is THE WRESTLER.
no it didnt
How short is shibata ?
He is 6 feet tall
5' 8
~5'8"
5 bucks say you never heard of Shibata before last night
This homie named after bread lmao
worked and seething b***h
Agreed. This man's entire career flushed down the toilet for one stupid spot. All of these matches, gone, like tears in the rain:
vs Okada (Sakura Genesis 2017)
vs Ishii (G1 23),
vs Goto (Dominion 2013)
vs Tanahashi (G1 25)
vs AJ Styles (G1 25)
>he only had 5 watchable matches
No wonder no one has ever heard of this guy.
He had that one match with Jun Akiyama in the early 2000s which was really good but that's it. Honestly though Shibata was always a shitter dude lost to an ancient skauraba in an MMA fight dude was always a fake tough guy. This spot at least gives some joy to the fans and helps them forget his full moron moment that led to his retirement.
He had decent G1 Climaxes in 03 and 04. Good run in NOAH too. He tends to be overrated by the reddit crowd but he's not a complete shitter.
>the Ishii matches
>the Honma match
>the Tana matches
NAH HE'S A SHITTER LOL FAKE TOUGH GUY INOKISM 4 LYFE YASUDA THE GOAT
It's like purogays are constantly competing with each other over who's the most obnoxious contrarian hipster. It's a dick measuring contest except instead of who's the biggest it's who's the smallest
Who is Toru Yano???
Kek don't you get tired of this false flagging divide and conquer israeliteery, E-dronetroony
>supposed NJPW straight shooter isn't even taken seriously by a comedy jobber
Kek shitbatagays eternally BTFO
>NOOOOO YOU CAN'T HAVE A SINGLE COMEDY MOMENT IN YOUR ENTIRE CAREER EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE A RETIRED DAD NOW BASICALLY
I sure hope nobody shows you some of the promotional material Stan Hansen did back in the day in Japan
That would require the 15 year olds who make up most of this board to know who Stan Hansen is
Old japanese wrestlers going the comedy route isn't new that's true but Orange Cassidy doesn't make anyone look good other than himself, not because he doesn't bump a lot for others but because his gimmick is completely unrealistic, the guy he has to wrestle with has to sell his moronic shenanigans.
>his gimmick is completely unrealistic
In what way?
Agreed OP. He was one of my favorites and I'm heartbroken to see him humiliate himself doing bingo hall comedy.
was there even a good reason for his appearance other than to fulfill TK's booking fantasies?
No. There's no character/storyline reason in NJPW or AEW that Shibata would make the save. It's just Tony jerking off.
The reason is that Shibata despises Ospreay and his faction after all the times that they disrespected LA Dojo. He didn't do it for Cassidy, he only did it to get back at Will.
It was even worse live.
>Shibata invites Cassidy to come back in the ring
>Cassidy is confused because of language barrier
>comes back in anyway
>Shibata invites him to sit in the ring with him
>Cassidy doesnt know what it means and just walks out
>Shibata does a "wtf man" gesture looking stupid
Shibata was trying to hijack the show and extend his moment of glory but OC knew that it was strictly timed and not to overrun
Shibata has been in the US for a while but still he hasn't had a basic English communication, that he could say "Sit with me.", yet?
I think Cassidy knew how tight the schedule was and Shibata didn't. They seemed to rush in between matches.
Reminder that YTR beat Shibata in 65 seconds
Yano is legit and actually tries to win instead of forcing his opponent to sell inane offense, also all his matches are short.
>forcing his opponent to sell inane offense
literally YTR
OP doesn’t know what a straight man is and is also coincidentally not straight
I hate AEW but Orange Cassidy is based.
So you hate AEW for the good but like AEW for the bad? AEW actually improved and looked somewhat professional in the last months because they avoided showcasing clowns like him, he is pushed above the spot in the roster for comedy guys like him.
>comedy guys
I get more laughs out of watching Phil, Aleister Black, and the Wangman than I do Cassidy.
Yeah because that's accidental comedy, Cassidy does his shtick over and over and its not accidental, its predictable.
Low blows, eye pokes, surprise rollups are what he usually does, not jumping around with his hands in his pockets. He is also a jobber while Cassidy is at the very least a midcarder
His wrestling match with Sakuraba was also excellent
>He is also a jobber
He beat Okada
In the G1, a tournament where anyone could beat anyone, what really matters is how much they win and Yano never had a positive record in any year.
Yano beat Okada to win the first KOPW.
It's always funny how they're outed as surface-level posers too jajaja
>jobber
>Yano
Lower midcarder? Everytime he has to win an important match he fails, he also often takes the pin in tag matches.
A joke title?
Stop embarrassing yourself NuJapanlet
Shitaba lost his soul time ago.
It left when they took out his brain during surgery
exactly
thought so too, should have just left after knocking peoples heads in. i have a feeling this is their attempt at softening him up for american audiences, but shibata doesnt need that. he is THE WRESTLER.
Yeah he should have a scooter race with Riddle!
Shibata got a bigger pop than Stone Cold at Mania