El Phantasmo To Miss This Weekend’s NJPW Shows Due To Injury

NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling) announced that El Phantasmo suffered an injury to his right knee and will not be able to compete at the shows on June 21st and 22nd in Yamagata and Fukushima.

You can check out the full announcement below:

El Phantasmo injured; to miss weekend events

Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

El Phantasmo, who was scheduled to compete at events Saturday in Yamagata and Sunday in Fukushima, has sustained an injury to his right knee and will not be appearing.

We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeign Phantasmo wrestle, and appreciate your understanding. The following changes have been made to the weekend cards.

June 21, Yamagata Big Wing

Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI, Jado, Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima vs EVIL, Chase Owens, Don Fale, SANADA & Dick Togo–>

YOSHI-HASHI, Jado, Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima vs EVIL, Chase Owens, Don Fale & SANADA

7th Match

Hirooki Goto, Shota Umino & El Phantasmo vs Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson

Hirooki Goto, Shota Umino & Boltin Oleg vs Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson

June 22, Toyota Crown Arena

4th Match

Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI, Jado, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs EVIL, Chase Owens, Don Fale, SANADA & Dick Togo–>

Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI, Jado & Togi Makabe vs EVIL, Chase Owens, Don Fale & SANADA

7th Match

Hirooki Goto, Shota Umino & El Phantasmo vs Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson

Hirooki Goto, Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma vs Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson

On behalf of 411, our best wishes to Phantasmo for a quick and full recovery.