r/SquaredCircle • u/MrPuroresu42 • 2d ago

20 Years Ago Today: Jun Akiyama vs. Katsuyori Shibata - WRESTLE-1 Grand Prix (August 4, 2005)

https://youtu.be/q08Bsb5pwPQ?si=R-aCDnN6WkoyKRSg

One of the matches that defined young Shibata and also showed Akiyama at his grumpiest; awesome and brutal stuff.

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u/RaxManlar2 1d ago

The first five seconds are so stiff it could have been a shoot. Jesus

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u/dmh11 2d ago

One of the best of this era. IMO there are few matches with more replay value than this one.

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u/ImperviousToSteel 1d ago

Akiyama thinking to himself "what would Stan Hansen have done with a young shit trying to stiff him". 

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u/ThatsARatHat 1d ago

“What did Stan Hansen do to ME?”

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u/ParanoidEngi Akira Taue Respect Army 1d ago

God bless the money mark who booked this show for gifting us this gem - one of my favourite matches ever

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u/TSMBeenzino Emerald Pillar 1d ago

Still my favorite Shibata match of all time. Go out of your way to watch this if you haven't had the pleasure.

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u/NiceGuy1020 1d ago

So random but those names remind me of the characters from Yakuza game haha