NJPW wrestler misses third consecutive event
On Thursday, Yota Tsuji missed his third consecutive NJPW event.
Tsuji was supposed to compete on NJPW’s Road to Destruction tour this week, but he missed shows on both Monday and Wednesday due to illness. He was then pulled from his scheduled six-man tag match on Thursday with NJPW apologizing for the change.
“Due to poor health, Yota Tsuji will be unable to participate in the NJPW Battle Line Hokkaido ~Road to Destruction~ event scheduled for September 18th (Thursday) at the Hokkaido Prefectural Kitami Sports Center,” NJPW announced.
“We sincerely apologize to everyone who was looking forward to Tsuji’s match.”
Tsuji was scheduled to team with Shingo Takagi & Daiki Nagai against David Finlay, Gabe Kidd & Gedo. It was changed to a tag match where Finlay & Kidd defeated Takagi & Nagai.
NJPW’s Destruction in Kobe event on September 28 is scheduled to feature a Tsuji vs. Finlay singles match. In a promo earlier this week, Finlay mocked Tsuji for missing a show because of a “tummy ache” and warned him not to show up in Kobe.
The most recent match Tsuji competed in took place on September 13 during the Road to Destruction tour. He’s a former IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion for NJPW.
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