Hiromu Takahashi’s final NJPW singles opponent revealed
The final singles match for NJPW star Hiromu Takahashi has been revealed by the promotion as he prepares to enter his final week in the company.
Announced by NJPW on Wednesday, Takahashi will take on Masatora Yasuda this Sunday at Road to New Beginning in a match made “at both competitors’ request.” Yasuda comes in on a four-match losing streak while it will be Takahashi’s first singles match anywhere since January 1. This will be their first-ever singles match against each other.
Takahashi will be wrestling twice in Osaka as he will team with Drilla Moloney, Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori against United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Henare, Jakob Austin Young & Zane Jay) on the same show.
He will then wrap up on February 11 as part of New Beginning in Osaka, teaming with Ishimori against Young & Francesco Akira.
It was officially announced on Monday that Takahashi would be departing NJPW with some speculation that could end up in WWE like EVIL who departed last month.
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