Katsuyori Shibata will wrestle at ROH Supercard of Honor 2023.
Tony Khan announced that Shibata will challenge Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Championship at the pay-per-view on March 31. Yuta recently challenged Shibata to a match, as he called the legend out o the March 16 episode of ROH TV. In recent weeks, Yuta has retained the title against Timothy Thatcher and Clark Connors.
This Friday, 3/31#ROH Supercard of Honor PPV
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 27, 2023
Los Angeles, CA
ROH Pure Championship Match@WheelerYuta vs @K_Shibata2022
The challenge has been answered!
Legendary Katsuyori Shibata will come to #ROH in LA to challenge the BCC's Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Title, THIS Friday! pic.twitter.com/fJpiUwX7Cd
Due to a subdural hematoma, Shibata retired in 2017, and he became the head trainer of NJPW's LA Dojo. He returned to the ring at NJPW G1 Climax 31 Finals, where he faced Zack Sabre Jr. in an exhibition bout. Shibata subsequently faced Ren Narita at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 in 2021. He then challenged Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship on the November 11 episode of AEW Rampage and faced Tom Lawlor at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye x Ganryujima event on December 28.
Check out the updated card for ROH Supercard of Honor 2023 here. Fightful will have live coverage of the show as it airs at 7 p.m. ET on March 31.
