 This marked the first time Shibata had engaged in physical wrestling since his injury.At Power Struggle, Shibata was once again ambushed by Kenta during the main event of Jay White and Hirooki Goto as he was attempting to aid his former tag partner.Shibata began competing outside of Japan in 2016, debuting at ROH's Death Before Dishonor XIV PPV on August 19, defeating Silas Young.