 During the tournament final event on August 10, Shibata and Goto faced off in another singles match, where Shibata was victorious.After entering a rivalry with Shinsuke Nakamura and becoming the number one contender to his IWGP Intercontinental Championship, it was announced that Shibata would be working the full October to November "Road to Power Struggle" tour, his first full tour with New Japan since his return.Shibata received his title shot on November 8 at Power Struggle, but was defeated by Nakamura.