Will Ospreay has vacated the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship due to a neck injury sustained on the second night of Wrestling Dontaku on May 4.
Ospreay has returned to England for treatment and rehabilitation and there is no timetable for his return. New Japan’s official statement can be read here.
https://www.njpw1972.com/96992
Ospreay defeated Kota Ibushi to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Sakura Genesis on April 4, becoming the second person ever to hold the title. He made one successful defense in his reign against Shingo Takagi on May 4 (when the neck injury happened) and was set to attempt his second defense against Kazuchika Okada at the second night of Wrestle Grand Slam on May 29 in the Tokyo Dome until the show was postponed.
New Japan has announced the full card for its show on May 22 in Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall. It will be New Japan’s first show since May 4 due to the extended state of emergency in Japan. There was also an outbreak of COVID-19 on the roster, with nine positive tests publicly announced.
The full card for the show is:
• YOSHI-HASHI vs. Yota Tsuji
• Chase Owens and Gedo vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Master Wato
• Hirooki Goto and Tomohiro Ishii vs. SANADA and Tetsuya Naito
• Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb vs. Kota Ibushi and Tomoaki Honma
• BUSHI and Shingo Takagi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Ryusuke Taguchi
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