Katsuyori Shibata

Quick Facts

Full Name	Katsuyori Shibata
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Nov 17, 1979(1979-11-17)
Age	45
Birthplace	Kuwana
Country	Japan
Birth City	Mie Prefecture
Horoscope	Scorpio

Katsuyori Shibata Biography

Katsuyori Shibata is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on November 17, 1979 in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. He made his debut as professional wrestler in the year 1999 and then as an MMA fighter in 2004.

In 2001, he took on In 2001 he fought Kendo Kashin for the Junior Heavyweight Championship. to win an opportunity to win the Junior Heavyweight Championship.

Shibata attended Kuwana Kogyo High School in Kuwana, Mie, where he was classmates with Hirooki Goto. The son of former Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance and New Japan Pro-Wrestling competitor Katsuhisa Shibata, Katsuyori was an amateur wrestler during his school days and was competing at national level in 1997.

Shibata made his professional wrestling debut on October 10, 1999, facing close friend Wataru Inoue at a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event. Alongside fellow rookies Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura, Shibata became known as one of the “new Three Musketeers”. In 2000, Shibata took part in the 2000 Young Lion Cup, eventually finishing 3rd place with 6 points. During the tournament he was involved in a serious incident when he hit Masakazu Fukuda with an elbow drop during a match. Fukuda was in a coma and died 4 days later in hospital. Shibata and Wataru worked their way up the junior ranks together, though Shibata was a slight step ahead of Inoue throughout their joint rise, and subsequently challenged for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship first against Kendo Kashin on October 28, 2001 but lost. Shibata and Inoue also challenged for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on two occasions both against Jado & Gedo, but lost both times. By 2003, Shibata graduated to the heavyweight division and joined the Makai Club wrestling as himself and as Makai #4. From there, he continued to rise in the ranks. In July 2003, Shibata challenged for both the IWGP Tag Team Championship and the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship but failed to win either title. Shibata then entered the 2003 G1 Climax, where he placed 3rd in his block with 5 points. Shibata continued to grow in 2004. On July 19, 2004, he received his first shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Kazuyuki Fujita but lost by knockout. One month later, he entered the 2004 G1 Climax and won his block scoring eight points and defeated several former IWGP Champions including Masahiro Chono, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Genichiro Tenryu but would lose in the semi-finals to eventual winner: Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Following the G1, Shibata joined Masahiro Chono’s new stable: Black New Japan, where he remained until eventually leaving New Japan in January 2005.

He was raised and born within Kuwana Mie, Japan.

Katsuyori Shibata Net Worth

Katsuyori Shibata is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Katsuyori Shibata 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an extremely talented young athlete, who competed in numerous youth championships.

His MMA debut on 15th in 2004, securing an MMA victory via submission.

Katsuyori Shibata (柴田勝頼 , Shibata Katsuyori, born November 17, 1979) is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and professional wrestling trainer. In professional wrestling, he is known for his hard hitting offense. He is currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), though on indefinite hiatus due to injury. In New Japan he is a former three-time NEVER Openweight Champion, one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2017 New Japan Cup. He is also a former holder of Revolution Pro Wrestling’s British Heavyweight Championship. Since March 2018, Shibata has served as the head coach of NJPW’s dojo in Los Angeles.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Katsuyori Shibata Dating?

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Shibata returned to Deep for two appearances in 2010. On June 6, 2010 he lost to Young Choi by unanimous decision. On October 24, he then faced Deep Light Heavyweight Champion Yoshiyuki Nakanishi at Deep: 50th Impact which he lost by TKO.

Facts & Trivia

Katsuyori Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Katsuyori Shibata celebrates birthday on November 17 of every year.

On December 31, 2011, Shibata returned to professional wrestling to compete on the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF)’s Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 year end event. At the event, Shibata teamed with fellow pro wrestler- turned-mixed martial artist Kazushi Sakuraba to defeat the team of Shinichi Suzukawa and Atsushi Sawada.

Is Shibata cleared?

As expected, Katsuyori Shibata’s appearance at New Japan’s Best of the Super Juniors and World Tag League finals show at Ryōgoku Kokugikan today (Dec. 15) was to announce he’s been cleared to return.

Why did Shibata retire?

After an 18-year career inside the squared circle, Shibata was forced to retire in 2017 after suffering a subdural hematoma following his match with Kazuchika Okada at Sakura Genesis.

Will Shibata ever return?

As Kurt Angle would say “it’s real, it’s damn real” as Shibata announced during the BOSJ/WTL final that he will be returning to the ring after a four and a half year absence on day one of Wrestle Kingdom 2022.

How did Shibata get injured?

With each headbutt damaging his brain , Shibata collapsed four years ago. He had just wrestled the match of the night at New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Sakura Genesis in April 2017 against Kazuchika Okada, a 38-minute clinic that emphatically signaled his arrival in the main event. Yet it was destined to be short-lived.

What does Shibata mean in Japanese?

Meaning and Origin of: Shibata Japanese : there are two names with this pronunciation, written with different characters. The one written with characters meaning ‘turf’ and ‘rice paddy’ is found mainly in eastern Japan and is from the Tachibana family.