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Major WWE SmackDown Superstar namedropped on AEW Rampage

Rampage and SmackDown air on Friday. AEW Rampage featured a dream clash between and for the All-Atlantic Championship this week. While discussing the latter, it would have been hard to ignore WWE Superstar Shinsuke Nakamura. Nakamura may sit on the rival promotion, but AEW mentioned him as one of Shibata's legendary opponents as the latter made his in-ring debut in All Elite Wrestling. AEW just namedropped Shinsuke Nakamura. 2022 is The Forbidden Door!!! AEW just namedropped Shinsuke Nakamura. 2022 is The Forbidden Door!!! Shinsuke faced Shibata in several singles clashes during their shared time in NJPW. The first came in 2003, with the pair fighting during the G1 Climax. They met again in the 2004 and 2014 editions of the tournament. With Shibata leading their saga 2-1, he challenged for Nakamura's IWGP Intercontinental Title in 2014, albeit unsuccessfully. They have also faced each other in several tag bouts, notably during the World Tag League in 2014 and 2015. was their first encounter, and TONIGHT, the All-Atlantic City Dream Match will go down! Katsuyori Shibata will challenge Champion for the title at Rampage LIVE from in Atlantic City, NJ at 10/9c on ! was their first encounter, and TONIGHT, the All-Atlantic City Dream Match will go down! Katsuyori Shibata will challenge Champion for the title at Rampage LIVE from in Atlantic City, NJ at 10/9c on ! Shibata faced Cassidy in his AEW debut tonight and his third match since making a fairytale return to the ring. He had during his Heavyweight Title bout against Kazuchika Okada in 2017. Did you catch the mention of Shinsuke Nakamura on Rampage? Let us know in the comments section below. Did you know Scott Steiner slapped a pro wrestling legend? Don't believe us? . Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found