NJPW’s Shota Umino dealing with back injury, misses New Japan Soul
Shota Umino is dealing with an injury.
Umino was scheduled to take part in NJPW’s New Japan Soul show on Sunday in Sapporo. However, it was revealed shortly before the show began that he is out of action with a back injury.
“Shota Umino, who was scheduled to participate in the “NEW JAPAN SOUL” Sapporo tournament held today, will also be absent due to a back injury. Due to this, there will be some changes to the fight card. We apologize for the sudden announcement and thank you for your understanding,” reads a translation of NJPW’s post.
Umino was to team with Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI against House of Torture’s EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo on the show. Instead, Goto and YOSHI-HASHI defeated Dick Togo & EVIL in a two-on-two tag match.
Umino’s last match was against Rocky Romero on Wednesday during AEW’s Rampage taping at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
Full results from today’s New Japan Soul show in Sapporo are available here.
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.