Jake Lee suffers foot injury, pulled from NJPW show
Jake Lee is being evaluated after suffering an injury at NJPW’s Road to Destruction event on Wednesday.
Lee was injured while teaming with David Finlay & Gabe Kidd against Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI in a six-man tag match. NJPW has confirmed that the injury is to Lee’s right foot. He’s been pulled from this Saturday’s Road to Destruction show. Past that, there is no date for Lee’s return.
“We apologize to fans looking forward to seeing Jake wrestle, and appreciate your understanding,” NJPW wrote. “Jake Lee is currently undergoing [evaluation] and his return date is to be determined. NJPW joins fans in wishing Jake a speedy, full recovery.”
Lee, Finlay, Kidd & Gedo vs. Goto, Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Tomoaki Honma was originally scheduled for Saturday’s event. It will now be Finlay, Kidd & Gedo vs. Ishii, Goto & YOSHI-HASHI.
The 35-year-old Lee — who is a former champion for NOAH and AJPW — became a full-time member of the NJPW roster when it was announced earlier this month that he had signed a contract with the promotion. He’s a member of Bullet Club War Dogs.
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