AEW CEO, President and General Manager Tony Khan announced on social media on Saturday, December 23 that he has signed Katsuyori Shibata.
Shibata noted in a response that he signed the contract with AEW under permission from New Japan Pro Wrestling. Shibata said the following on social media regarding his AEW signing.
Dear Tony Khan
Today, I have signed the contract with AEW under a permission from New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
In the past year, I worked for AEW/ROH and I learned how wonderful the AEW is.
This is the best environment where wrestlers can focus only on fighting in the ring
And the love for professional wrestling is overflowing from Tony and all the people who work for him.
I want to make AEW’s ring the last end point of The Wrestler’s life to Tony Khan, and AEW.
Thank you
Katsuyori Shibata