YMMV / Katsuyori Shibata

• Harsher in Hindsight: Hiroshi Tanahashi's question "Is there a 'next' to Shibata's pro-wrestling?", which originated as him being incensed at Shibata's overly stiff wrestling style, would become a creepy warning when in 2017, when he was found with a subdural hematoma (caused by Shibata's repeated use of a headbutt as a signature move) that required emergency surgery and almost costed him his life. While he eventually recovered, he wouldn't wrestle again for almost five years.
• Memetic Mutation: Shibata's brain surgery. ^ExplanationAn infamously bizarre piece written by Dave Meltzer regarding the details of Shibata's surgery and recovery. Meltzer claims that Shibata's brain was removed and placed back into it like an old science fiction film. This eventually reached Shibata himself who was not amused at such at question.