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Ribera Steakhouse

Coordinates : 35°37′48″N 139°43′43″E  /  35.63000°N 139.72861°E  / 35.63000; 139.72861
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Ribera Steakhouse
A shot of one side of the exterior of the Meguro location
Map
Restaurant information
Food type Steak house
City Gotanda
Country Japan
Other locations Shimomeguro

Ribera Steakhouse ( ステ?キハウス リベラ , St?kihausu Ribera ) is a Japanese professional wrestling , boxing and mixed martial arts -themed steak house restaurant with two locations. The original location is in Gotanda , and there is a second, larger location in Shimomeguro . Professional wrestlers frequent the restaurant when touring in Tokyo, a rite of passage in the wrestling community. [1] [2] In addition, some wrestlers receive a complimentary satin Ribera Steakhouse Jacket from the owners.

History [ edit ]

Wrestler Kaitlin Diemond wearing a black satin Ribera Steakhouse jacket

Chris Jericho credits wrestler Stan Hansen with "discovering" the restaurant in the 1970s. [3] Hansen, however, credits Bruiser Brody with being the first American wrestler to discover the restaurant. [1] In the late 1970s and early 1980s, American professional wrestlers began to frequent the restaurant when they were wrestling in Tokyo. [2] Over time, the owner began to cover the walls with hundreds of pictures of the wrestlers who ate at his restaurant. [2] [4] The owner rotates the pictures to correlate with the wrestlers currently touring the country. [3] The restaurant is also decorated with other sorts of memorabilia such as title belts and trophies. [5]

The owners of Ribera Steakhouse give out the Ribera Steakhouse Jacket to selected patrons. [2] The jacket is satin and has a bull logo on the breast. [2] Road Warrior Animal popularized wearing the jacket with Zubaz pants. [2] [6] Later, it became a rite of passage for American wrestlers to go to the steakhouse and receive their own jacket. [1] [2] Ricky Fuji has said that in English Ribera means, "I'm a wrestler, and I've been to Japan." [3]

The restaurant features New York-style steaks in three sizes?1/2 pound, 1 pound, and 1 1/2 pounds?and sides such as corn, rice, salad, and soup. [5] There is also a Ribera Akebono eating challenge. [5] The challenger must eat 1.35 kilograms of steak and several side dishes in under 30 minutes to win 10,000 yen (approximately US$73 as of June 2022). [5]

A second and bigger location was built in Shimomeguro , and it is run by the original location's owner's son. [2]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c Sonny, Julian (2014-07-04). "The Legend Of Ribera: Visiting This Steakhouse In Japan Is A Rite Of Passage For Pro Wrestlers" . Elite Daily . Retrieved 2015-04-18 .
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Linder, Zach (2013-08-07). "Wrestling's favorite restaurant: The oral history of Ribera Steakhouse" . WWE . Retrieved 2015-04-18 .
  3. ^ a b c Jericho, Chris (2007). A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex . Grand Central Publishing.
  4. ^ Roberts, Jeremy (2009). Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask . Simon and Schuster. p. 104.
  5. ^ a b c d Liew, Frank (2011-06-27). "Tokyo: Wrestle-mania" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 2015-04-19 .
  6. ^ Melok, Bobby (2011-12-06). "Superstars recall Ribera Steakhouse, bring back Zubaz" . WWE . Retrieved 2015-04-18 .

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