Katsuyori Shibata Would Like To Challenge For IWGP World Heavyweight Title At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

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Katsuyori Shibata Wants To Challenge For IWGP World Title At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

Photo Credit: All Elite Wrestling Katsuyori Shibata wants to challenge for the gold at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. Hirooki Goto will defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW’s 53rd Anniversary show on March 6. The winner of the match will head into the spring as the reigning champion, and AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door looms large beyond that. Speaking with Tokyo Sports, Katsuyori Shibata stated that he wanted t…

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Hirooki Goto’s conquest of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship last month is one of the great wrestling stories of 2025, and it also seems like a gift to NJPW fans of the last two decades. In three days, at the promotion’s anniversary show, Goto will fight Hiroshi Tanahashi, his greatest contemporary, forming a duel with the tables turned, when traditionally the “Ace” was always the one to beat. And perhaps in a few months, Goto will meet an…

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Katsuyori Shibata Would Like To Challenge For IWGP World Heavyweight Title At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

Hirooki Goto is set to defend his IWGP World Heavyweight Title against Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW Anniversary Event on March 6th. No matter who wins, Katsuyori Shibata would like to face the champion at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in August. “It's probably only possible at this point in time that Goto has. If there is a possibility, it would be 'Fоrbidden Dооr (FD),' and if he holds it to that level, the possibilities would be all over the place. I…