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Did Katsuyori Shibata have his brain removed after his headbutt injury?

Katsuyori Shibata nearly died after suffering a haematoma in his brain from a headbutt, but was his brain really removed from his head? The Japanese star had a match with Kazuchika Okada at NJPW’s Sakura Genisis 2017 show has gone down as a historic bout for many reasons. Dave Meltzer awarded the match a 6-star … Read more

Did Katsuyori Shibata kill Masakazu Fukuda during a wrestling match?

Katsuyori Shibata is one of Japan’s greatest wrestlers of the last 25 years, but did an accident at the start of his career end in the death of another wrestler? Professional wrestling has always carried risk. Beneath the spectacle and theatrics lies a dangerous reality: men and women put their bodies on the line every … Read more