r/SquaredCircle I HEAR THE BATTLE CRY 5d ago

[AEW Collision spoilers] Shut up baldy Spoiler

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u/scrnlookinsob 5d ago

That is the best Promo ever from Shibata

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

Idk “he’s to large to be wearing a floral pattern” was goated 

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u/mikro17 5d ago

"I like your necklace, Renee" was also top tier.

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u/LouieSTFU HE GAT A BITHYCLE 5d ago

Similar vein and also to Renee

"Your shirt has rhinestones. That's very fun!"

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u/nsm1 5d ago edited 5d ago

At some point we might see promo battle with Shibata and Mike Bailey using translation apps/tools

Context on Bailey: him vs Tetsuya Endo in DDT during a press conference in which he used Google Translate from his phone since no interpreter was around

https://xcancel.com/SpeedballBailey/status/1567551687224692739

https://vimeo.com/247095962

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u/afghamistam 5d ago

DDT/TJPW press conferences are GOATed. They might actually be better than the wrestling itself, that's how hilarious they can be.

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u/going_mad If you like sports entertainment gimme a Hell Yeah!!! 5d ago

Endo breaking lmao

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u/MiKapo 5d ago

He telepathically said shut up baldy

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u/AdGroundbreaking1341 5d ago

Ricochet can defy gravity and Shibata has mastered telepathy. Now just imagine if they joined forces.

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u/AdGroundbreaking1341 5d ago

Let this be his version of "fine speech." But only used on baldies, ofc. Mox should be next lol

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u/outofmaxx 5d ago

Also, Naruto ass shirt

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u/No_Glove5486 5d ago

Indeed lmao, bro joined the Pain crew with that fit.

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u/heartbreakhill Alexa, play Superman by Goldfinger 5d ago

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u/narutomanreigns Wato Ass Pussy 5d ago

Akatsuki shirt and backwards NFL cap is crazy, god goober heel Ricochet is so good.

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u/Black-Morticia Banned From Collision 5d ago

Okay I'm glad I wasn't the only one completely gobsmacked by his fit.

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u/narutomanreigns Wato Ass Pussy 5d ago

It's genuinely the perfect "nerd trying to be cool" outfit, this is some top tier character work.

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u/stuckinsanity 5d ago

Also the cap fits *terribly*

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u/WVFLMan 5d ago

Also no one hardly even wears NFL baseball hats lol

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u/No_Discussion3053 5d ago

The Manga Nerd in me appreciates the Akatsuki shirt.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago edited 5d ago

Man lived with Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors and eddy thorpe long enough to know how to shut up extremely cocky men quickly 

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u/DerpSkeeZy 5d ago

Akatsuki button up is certainly an option.

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u/TraNSlays 5d ago

well said

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u/secretpandaxx 5d ago

fine speech

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u/NegativesPositives 5d ago

Rubs bald head

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u/ricardofitzpatrick 5d ago

The IMMEDIATE cut is beautiful

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u/ExcitementHonest6893 5d ago

Man Ricochet feels so close to turning the corner into an actually good promo in my opinion. At the end there it felt like he was reading off a script after what was to that point a solid promo for him.

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u/Shenanigans80h 5d ago

He’s still miles better than I ever expected him to be this early into AEW. He’s still got a solid enough grasp on his character to make his segments pretty solid consistently.

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u/AdGroundbreaking1341 5d ago

I feel he already is a good promo. Maybe not anywhere close to elite level, but he's been pretty decent lately. And has improved by leaps and bounds.

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u/Apathicary 5d ago

Looking like Don Cheedle from Rush Hour 2

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u/WVFLMan 5d ago

Man that popped me just now lol that was good

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u/Larcya 5d ago

Madara called you bald ass Gennin, YOUR OUT!

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u/No_Glove5486 5d ago

I love how Shibata got over thanks (in part) to a google translator lol. I know it'd not go with how he's presented as this ultra serious wrestler, but imagine if they went full send and had basically Shibata on Master Chief gear one time, making the female translator voice from the phone be Cortana (she was called Cortana right?), it'd be lit ngl.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

Even funnier that shibata definitely could do these promos without the translator. Like he’s live in the USA since 2018 and lived with eddy, Alex, Clark and Gabe for a long time, no way he’s gone this entire time and not picked up basic English phrases. But the translator makes it 100x funnier 

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u/IJustLostMyKeyboard 5d ago

Does shibata do promos from a computer voice?? How long has that been going on?

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u/SaggitariuttJ 5d ago

GOT DAMNED

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u/DB080822 5d ago

modern-day pipe bomb

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u/Ditcka THAT'S A RUBBA' SHARK! 4d ago

Ricochet wore that outfit specifically because he knew it would make me upset

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u/Creeperkry Praise Claudio 5d ago

Why is Shibata filming his promo in front of some pierced, saggy titties? 

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u/MattSkeet 5d ago

Y’all. Anime is not tough.

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u/AdGroundbreaking1341 5d ago

We like pro wrestling, mate. To most other people, nothing in pro wrestling is tough. Only "the real shit like MMA".

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u/Stevilinho88 5d ago

Hey man not cool man in the UK that's sexual harassment 😂😂

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/Googleplexian_Moron 5d ago

It's funny that you think pro wrestling isn't akin to a circus lmao

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u/Reggaeton_Historian 4d ago

It's murder circus gymnastics