Gabe Kidd to miss NJPW Wrestling Dontaku due to injury
Gabe Kidd is no longer fit to compete at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku.
Last week on the April 12 edition of AEW Dynasty, Gabe Kidd of The Dogs suffered a shoulder injury while competing in the Trios World title match. Later confirmed to be out indefinitely by Tony Khan, Kidd now won’t be competing at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced that due to the injury, Kidd will be unable to challenge Yota Tsuji for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Title at Wrestling Dontaku on May 3, 2026.
“Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling. On April 12 in Vancouver Canada at AEW’s Dynasty event, Gabe Kidd, who was scheduled to challenge Yota Tsuji for the IWGP Global heavyweight Championship May 3 at Dontaku, sustained an injury to his right arm and will not be able to compete.We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Kidd wrestle and appreciate your understanding. Yota Tsuji will still defend the IWGP Global title May 3 in the main event of Dontaku night one. An announcement will follow when a new challenger has been determined,” NJPW’s official statement read.
At Dynasty, Kidd teamed up with Clark Connors and David Finlay to unsuccessfully defend their AEW Trios World titles against Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, & Roderick Strong.
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