>>7947288>Shibata was a career midcarder that had a couple of big chancesNah. the story they were telling from his return until his injury was a gradual winning back of the fans, the locker room, and the respect of his peers. he completely outclassed Okada (the ace) in every way during their 2017 match and only lost due to arrogance, believing Okada was all spectacle and zero grit. I have no doubt in my mind he was being set up for a WK win the following January, had he not been grievously injured.
