Top NJPW star and Bullet Club leader David Finlay was pulled from a recent New Japan Cup event due to illness. He had to be admitted to the hospital, and as a result, his match with Hirooki Goto was pulled. Goto won via forfeit.
NJPW announced that Finlay will miss another New Japan Cup event, which will take place later tonight from the Twin Messe Shizuoka South Hall in Shizuoka, Japan and he will be replaced by KENTA in their scheduled 10-Man Tag Team Match.
You can check out the full announcement below:
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Yesterday, New Japan Cup entrant David Finlay was forced to withdraw from his tournament matchup with Hirooki Goto due to a health complaint before matches took place.
Finlay has additionally not been cleared to compete in today’s event in Shizuoka. We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Finlay wrestle and appreciate your understanding.
The following change has been made to today’s card:
5th Match
Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs David Finlay, KENTA, Chase Owens, Gabe Kidd & Taiji Ishimori –>
Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs Gedo, KENTA, Chase Owens, Gabe Kidd & Taiji Ishimori
New Japan Pro-Wrestling joins fans in wishing Finlay a full, speedy recovery.
