KENTA and Shibata clash.
Tama Tonga promised a new member of Bullet Club, and he delivered at the G1 Climax 29 Finals, revealing that KENTA has joined the group. Tonga teamed with Bad Luck Fale and Tanga Loa to take on Tomohiro Ishii, YOSH-HASHI, and KENTA in six-man tag team action at the event. In the middle of the match, KENTA dropped off the apron, turning his back on his teammates before attacking them. KENTA would hit the Go 2 Sleep on Ishii, allowing Bullet Club to pick up the victory.
GO 2 SLEEP!!! @KENTAG2S #g129 #NJPW https://t.co/d63mH2znnl pic.twitter.com/qj5Fu4o0Kq
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) August 12, 2019
That wasn't even the biggest story coming out of the match as following the turn, Katsuyori Shibata hit the ring and decimated KENTA, blowing the roof off Nippon Budokan.
WHAT THE FUCK SHIBATA IS HERE!!!!! #g129 #NJPW https://t.co/d63mH2znnl pic.twitter.com/t0z8MHKwzX
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) August 12, 2019
KATSUYORI SHIBATA WITH THE DROPKICK!!!! #g129 #NJPW https://t.co/d63mH2znnl pic.twitter.com/WlCf2tm14p
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) August 12, 2019
Unfortunately, the numbers game caught up to Shibata, and he was left laying, with KENTA posing on top of his prone body as Bullet Club surrounded him.
OH MY GOD, PK TO SHIBATA!! @KENTAG2S #g129 #NJPW https://t.co/d63mH2znnl pic.twitter.com/54cgDeg6PZ
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) August 12, 2019
.@KENTAG2S HAS JOINED THE BULLET CLUB!!! #g129 #NJPW https://t.co/d63mH2znnl pic.twitter.com/XbDcaIPi5H
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) August 12, 2019
Shibata hasn't wrestled since April 2017 due to a subdural hematoma. It was widely reported that his in-ring career was over and he has since transitioned into a full-time coach at the NJPW LA Dojo. It remains to be seen if he will return to the ring following this angle.
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