The ROH Pure championship modified arms in the primary occasion of tonight’s (Nov. 25) episode of Rampage when Wheeler Yuta cheated to defeat Katsuyori Shibata.
Earlier within the evening, Wheeler minimize a promo explaining that he’s slightly prick who will exploit Shibata’s 2017 mind harm so as win again the Pure title. The commentators later reminded viewers that Shibata practically died in 2017 from a mind harm after wrestling Kazuchika Okada. Shibata collapsed after that match and was taken to the hospital the place he was identified with a subdural hematoma.
Shibata was by no means presupposed to wrestle once more, however he’s turn into a fixture for ROH this 12 months as its Pure champion. Nonetheless, his reign got here to an finish tonight when Wheeler blasted him a low blow and planted his head on the mat:
Shibata was understandably incredulous about Yuta’s handshake provide after the match, so Wheeler hit him with one other low blow and dropped his head on the mat once more. That’s when FTW Champion HOOK got here out for the save.
Shibata appeared to be strolling off okay because the present was coming to an in depth, however then he dropped all the way down to his knees and was holding his head in ache. The commentators instantly famous that Shibata was not okay and “that is precisely what occurred in 2017.”
What are your ideas on the end of this match, Cagesiders?
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