Katsuyori Shibata vs Hirooki Goto - NEVER OPENWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 11 in Tokyo Dome (1/4/2017) - video Dailymotion

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00:00I

00:30Steve, when we called the action of G1 Climax, saw the finals unfold, and Hiroki Goto walked

00:43into the finals of A Block competition, and was it odds on Longshot to advance the finals?

00:51He needed a lot of help, including a very unlikely draw between Tanahashi and Okada.

00:58That's exactly what he got.

01:00Okada went to the finals of G1, and walked in, I think a lot of people said, was again

01:07the underdog.

01:09But Goto didn't fight like an underdog, he pushed Omega to the limit, but at the end Omega

01:15was successful, but the questions still linger about Hiroki Goto and his ability to win the

01:23big one.

01:24Absolutely, I joke about it all the time, but the reality is that Goto is one of my

01:28favorites to watch.

01:29I always want to believe that he can win the big one, but each time that you put that faith

01:35in him somehow, he lets you down.

01:37Dao is a member of Chaos, he walks in here against a man that he has quite a history with.

01:43We'll go over Kevin, you have such a great background in these two warriors.

01:50I want Goto to be the guy, I believe in Goto, but my patience is wearing thin and I believe

01:58a lot of the fans are, and we can't see it on camera here, but to the left, the legend

02:05Masahiro Chaudo has joined Jushin Thunder Liger for guest commentary.

02:09You know, Goto was talking about retirement perhaps after losing to Okada last February,

02:16said that in a recent interview.

02:18And our pal Chris Charlton, recent JP on Twitter, providing some translation help for that.

02:24The turning point was in February, Okada said.

02:26Losing to Okada, such a beatdown, I never felt so low in my career.

02:31But I settled down, calmed myself, joined Chaos, pulled myself together, and here I am.

02:36And here he is, fighting a long time adversary.

02:56And this is a man that has battled so many injuries in 2016.

03:21And to overcome them.

03:28Just when you think that this guy needs to take time off.

03:33Shibata keeps busting through.

03:36He's a machine.

03:38I believe he's got no emotion.

03:41The second that music comes on, there is a look, there is a glaze almost that comes through his eyes.

03:49I remember years ago, I seconded Tiger Jin Sing to the ring.

03:54And the music came on.

03:56And he went from this grandfather into this maniac that didn't care about the destruction that he was about to unfold.

04:06Shibata's got those eyes too.

04:08It's all about winning the fight.

04:12And there he is.

04:19Shibata said he'd been connected with Gotoh more than anybody else in his career.

04:24But he's done with the constant talk that they were classmates, best friends, comrades in arms.

04:32He asked everybody to cut that out.

04:34We're in completely different dimensions now.

04:36He said that Gotoh's matches make him angry.

04:39We'll talk more about that.

04:40But Shibata walks down here not just holding the Never Openweight Championship.

04:45That is the title that is at stake.

04:47But he also holds the Rev Pro British Heavyweight Championship as well.

04:51Defeating Zack Sabre Jr. on November 10th.

04:54And then defeating Chris Hero to retain that title the following night as well.

04:57Right.

04:58And how about that?

04:59Two amazing wrestlers.

05:00Chris Hero, Zack Sabre Jr.

05:02It just shows the ability of not just here in Japan but worldwide that Shibata has.

05:09We saw the success he had in Ring of Honor.

05:11And there's the man Tono.

05:13And that of course those victories in Rev Pro were sandwiched in between losing and then regaining the Never Openweight Championship.

05:24Losing to Evil and then conquering Evil and regaining the title in Singapore.

05:30So, Shibata has wrestled all over the world.

05:34We saw him in Ring of Honor in America.

05:37And Gotoh, hammerlock applied, standing switch, waistlock and Shibata.

05:48Shibata.

05:49Oh!

05:51Wake up call right there.

05:53And part of the reason why he says, uh, I think it's Gotoh's, I don't know, sometimes it's his flightiness.

06:06Uh, Shibata was quoted as saying that his matches, Gotoh's matches make him angry.

06:11Thinking, are you alright?

06:12It's just hard to tell sometimes whether he cares whether he's all there in the ring or not.

06:16Perhaps that overhand chop.

06:17Just to make him...

06:18Let's get in the moment here.

06:19Right.

06:20Like a wake up call.

06:21And, you know, as a former professional wrestler myself, I kind of look at Gotoh the same way as, you know,

06:27as a guy with unlimited potential.

06:29So much ability.

06:30I've seen matches that he's had with Masato Tanaka.

06:34I've seen matches that he's had with Okada.

06:36Different styles.

06:37And sometimes he is there and he's 100% in.

06:42I don't know if it's disappointment of not being able to win that big one or it is something that needs to click in his mind.

06:52He was so close at the finals of the G1 Climax with Kenny Omega.

06:58The crowd, who did not believe in him for the first seven minutes of the match, turned and believed in him.

07:05And then, once again, went down.

07:08Can tonight be the night that Gotoh, on this big stage, this huge stage, can he be that guy?

07:17And at some point, while Shibata does take control of the left arm, you know, there is not enough tape that I think could safely wrap Shibata.

07:33Beat his knee, shoulders, neck off.

07:36Now, very smart there to roll out of the rig.

07:40You know, and that's not to say that Gotoh hasn't had success.

07:43I believe that he just hasn't had the success that a lot of us have, whether it be from the inside or wrestling fans in general.

07:51The success that we thought that he would have.

07:55Rear naked choke, he can't win here, he's going to have a break before five.

08:01But again, it's what's the definition of success?

08:04What makes you happy?

08:06Oh!

08:10Shibata carrying the fight.

08:11And Kevin, you brought up a great point.

08:13What defines success?

08:14Is it being the top star in the biggest company in the entire world?

08:18Is it just being content with the output that you put in a certain match, a certain feud?

08:28Is it an insecurity inside that you don't believe that you're the best?

08:33It's hard to say.

08:36And I think, again, the reason why Shibata says he gets so frustrated with Gotoh is because Gotoh is not like Shibata.

08:44And he doesn't understand that.

08:46It's that machine mentality that Shibata has.

08:48He's like, Gotoh, why don't you think like me?

08:50Why don't you fight like me?

08:52Right, exactly.

08:53You know, these guys have held the IWGP Tag Team Championship together.

08:58And losses mean so much to Shibata.

09:02You know, he has that face that looks like nothing bothers him.

09:07But I was around once in Brooklyn, New York, when he lost to Kyle O'Reilly.

09:13And it bothered him.

09:15And he just, you could tell that it really affected him mentally and that he did not want that to happen again.

09:22And when they had time for a rematch, it was Shibata that capitalized on his mistakes.

09:28Gotoh kind of goes about it in a nonchalant way of like, ah, maybe tomorrow I'll get him.

09:34Right.

09:35And so that's why we have such an interesting clash of personalities in really a physical encounter that may have very little emotion to it.

09:48Cool, cool, cool.

09:49But again, Shibata has carried the fight so far to Gotoh, has focused on the left arm.

09:54And Shibata, as we've highlighted of course, is not 100%.

09:58No.

09:59Is he 90%, 80%, is he 20%?

10:02Oh no, he's never going to tell anybody.

10:04And you know he's in pain by the fact that he is all taped up.

10:12He's got that target on his neck, his shoulders, triceps, his left knee.

10:18These are things, oh, Kiwata style kicks to the face.

10:23He is owning Kiroki Gotoh right now.

10:35Five titles have changed already.

10:38Nice lariat there by Gotoh.

10:41And you hear the crowd boos a lot.

10:46They don't want to hate this guy.

10:51Disappointment boos, if you will.

10:55And now, Shibata catches Gotoh on the way in.

10:59And you can see how quick he is.

11:03I hear the impact of them.

11:06And Gotoh there with the answer.

11:08Oh!

11:09But Shibata fights through and connects.

11:12Nice Aido suplex there.

11:14Now on the back of the head of Shibata.

11:19Gotoh has to get up and capitalize quick.

11:24Shibata is not a guy that's going to let you beat him down and try and,

11:28you know, some guys will let you beat down.

11:30I was the type of wrestler that I would try and conserve my energy,

11:34take punishment, and try and make a flurry near the end.

11:38Shibata's not that.

11:39He's explosive.

11:40He wants to be on the offense 100% of the time.

11:43And now Gotoh up, down, all the way to the center of the chest from the top rope.

11:47Riches in position to count.

11:50Now Gotoh can't get frustrated.

11:52He's got to capitalize every moment.

11:59Do not waste any seconds.

12:00See what I mean?

12:01Don't waste one second.

12:07And now Shibata's starting to get into that zone.

12:12Blocking out all the pain.

12:18Kevin, this is where I would walk away.

12:20Just hang the boots up and say, that's enough.

12:24Yep, done.

12:27I know that if he gets up, he's going to whip my ass.

12:35Catches.

12:39Now these men, told you, have faced each other six times in their professional career.

12:43And their record is two, two, and two.

12:48Now it's interesting that you know those two aren't draws.

12:53No, they're not.

12:54They are double knockouts.

12:56So we are statistically just as likely to have both men knock each other out,

13:00and red shoes call for a double stoppage,

13:02than we are for one man to defeat the other.

13:04Oh, wow!

13:07High money's on Shibata knocking Goto out right now.

13:11Those kicks are lethal.

13:12Nice suplex there.

13:24Center of the ring.

13:26Two count.

13:30Trying to get a look into Goto's eyes right now.

13:33There's many times is he thinking about the next move,

13:38or is he completely defensive right now?

13:41Great abdominal stretch there.

13:42Now what you want to do is you see the left leg of Shibata behind the cap,

13:49the left cap of Goto.

13:52Stretching the oblique muscles.

13:55The right shoulder.

13:56Oh!

13:59Oh!

14:00Video back suplex.

14:01Oh, but Goto springs a life!

14:03Connects with hilarion,

14:05and Shibata says no.

14:19Oh.

14:21Whiplash going on there.

14:23Ah!

14:25Almost defiant, stubborn, refusing to give in.

14:34Stubborn is right.

14:35What a great way to describe it.

14:38Oh, another whiplash-like effect on the injured neck and shoulder of Shibata.

14:48We go into the replay here.

14:50Bam.

14:52Using that quad muscle, that strong quad muscle, you don't really get to see the amount of squats that Godot does.

15:00You don't get to see the development in his quad muscles because of the gear that he wears.

15:09And strong.

15:11Definitely one strong ombre.

15:16Shibata came down and his head went back again as his forehead met the knee.

15:21Oh.

15:22Turns him in.

15:24Oh!

15:25Goto's back up!

15:27Goto's got a fine fighting spirit.

15:31STO!

15:32Both men are down!

15:37Oh, both men are down.

15:47Red Shoes making sure both men are alert enough before he starts his 10 count.

15:57There is what is at stake, fans.

15:58The never-open weight championship.

16:01A championship that when it was first incepted upon first inception

16:07was to indicate the youth and the younger stars.

16:10But what it has morphed into because of the men that have held it

16:13is a rough and rugged style of fighting in this open weight division.

16:19Absolutely a throwback to the old strong style.

16:23We're in the ear of the new strong style of FUJPAN Pro Wrestling.

16:27The never-open weight championship is a throwback to the old style.

16:30They got to explain that to us a few months ago.

16:33And it really made sense.

16:37Caught him.

16:47Rear naked.

16:48Rear naked choke applied.

16:56Is he getting close?

16:57He's got...

16:59Great follow-up.

17:01Back to the rear naked choke.

17:03If Goto gets two, his rear gets set up with a PK kick.

17:12The lights are dimming in the house of Goto right now.

17:16He is using every last bit of energy and breath.

17:19Oh, no, now he's in trouble.

17:31And...

17:32There is no way out of this.

17:35No, there is no escape right now.

17:38There is nothing that Goto could do at this present time.

17:41The way he has it wrapped up.

17:44Yes, yes, yes, yes.

17:46He is literally choking himself out.

17:49The vice-like grip that Shibata has on Goto.

17:54And it is just by some inner strength.

17:58Can he get there?

18:00Is it strength?

18:01Is it instinct?

18:05He did it.

18:07Great job there.

18:09The one final thought in Goto's mind is he was starting to be losing consciousness.

18:16Was to get his foot over the bottom rope.

18:17And he was able to do it.

18:19Pure instinct.

18:20Rich, who's giving?

18:28Oh, no.

18:34Well, that's unfortunate right there.

18:37But the headbutt just cracked.

18:40Caught him again.

18:42Oh.

18:44PK and now both are down.

18:50Great decision.

18:52Part of Red Shoes not to disqualify Shibata.

18:55I don't know.

18:56I'm questioning it right now.

19:03Certainly would have been within his rights.

19:08I'm a big believer.

19:09You cannot put your hands on the referee.

19:12He's the arbitrator.

19:14Here we go.

19:14PK now.

19:15Goto's back on his feet.

19:20Right to the back of the head again.

19:25Can Goto follow up?

19:28The offensive moves that Goto's hit.

19:32Have been effective.

19:33To the back of the neck.

19:35Here we go.

19:35The GTR.

19:36No.

19:36Can't cover.

19:49Is it enough to?

19:51No.

19:58A shot to tag.

19:59It's a near fall.

20:00Less than half a count away from Hirookigaru claiming the never-open-weight title.

20:08Now can Goto find enough fight to get up or will disappointment cloud his judgment?

20:15He needs to get up.

20:17He needs to execute.

20:19This fierce warrior needs to push Shibata away and put him away quick.

20:25Oh.

20:26Oh.

20:27Oh.

20:28Oh.

20:29Oh.

20:30Oh.

20:32Oh.

20:33Headbox.

20:34Elbows.

20:34Mia Thoreau.

20:36Here it is.

20:37Come on.

20:44Finish him.

20:55One more time.

20:57He's got to do it and do it quick.

20:58Here we go.

20:59GTR!

21:01GTR!

21:03GTR!

21:05GTR!

21:07Blackhook!

21:09Two!

21:11He did it!

21:13He did it!

21:21What a physical war we have just seen

21:23here at Wrestle Kingdom 11!

21:25And the 15th

21:27Never Open Weight Champion

21:29is Hiroki Goto!

21:35This

21:37was the win

21:39that he needed.

21:41Hiroki Goto

21:43becomes the 15th

21:45Never Open Weight Champion

21:47but he may have done

21:49something even more important.

21:51He may have found

21:53that little bit of fighting spirit

21:55that he was missing

21:57to get him over that hump.

21:59This could be

22:01the crossroads win

22:03that he needed.

22:05Again, it was 12 months ago

22:07Wrestle Kingdom 10

22:09that Hiroki Goto

22:11bested Tetsuya Naito.

22:13And a lot of people said that

22:15this is the win that Goto needed.

22:17This was the springboard.

22:19He challenged Okada

22:21and he's the new

22:23never wonderful win class champion

22:25Hiroki Goto!

22:27But then, from there,

22:29came tumbling all down

22:31after coming up short

22:33against Okada in February.

22:35But now, 12 months later

22:37with that title in his hand

22:39You're exactly right, Steve.

22:41This is exactly

22:43what Hiroki Goto needed.

22:45This is the win

22:47that could define his future.

22:51Wow!

22:53What an event we've seen!

22:556

22:57for 6

22:59I gotta ask you this

23:01for Tanahashi

23:03and Omega

23:05are they in their locker rooms

23:07already seeing

23:09that 6 titles

23:10have been on the line

23:11and 6 titles

23:12have changed hands.

23:13But on the flip side

23:15are Naito

23:16and Okada

23:17concerned?

23:19Because tonight

23:20seems the night

23:21that the challengers

23:23have all the momentum.

23:27Tanahashi is such

23:29a major player.

23:31He has main evented

23:32Wrestle Kingdom

23:33so many times.

23:35He knows what it's like

23:36to be in this spot.

23:37Naito

23:38still angry.

23:40Still angry

23:41that he wasn't

23:42in that main event spot

23:43a few years ago.

23:46This

23:47is gonna be something.

Katsuyori Shibata vs Hirooki Goto - NEVER OPENWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 11 in Tokyo Dome (1/4/2017)

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