NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling) released a press release announcing that top company star and former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA will miss the remainder of their Road to Dontaku tour shows due to medical issues.
It was also announced that SANADA will be missing the All Together event promoted by United Japan Pro Wrestling and is set to feature the biggest promotions in Japan like NJPW, AJPW and NOAH.
You can check out the full press release below, including who will be replacing SANADA:
Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
After missing two events on the Road to Dontaku, it has been determined that SANADA be absent from the remainder of the Dontaku tour, as well as All Together as he returns to Tokyo for a medical appraisal.
We apologise to fans looking forward to seeing SANADA wrestle and appreciate your understanding.
The following changes have been made to upcoming cards:
April 30 Road to Dontaku
1st Match: Shoma Kato vs Katsuya Murashima–> Boltin Oleg vs Shoma Kato
6th Match: Boltin Oleg, Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs TAKA Michinoku, Taichi & SANADA–> Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
May 1 Road to Dontaku
1st Match Shoma Kato vs Katsuya Murashima–> El Phantasmo & Hikuleo vs Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima
6th Match El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs TAKA MIchinoku, SANADA & Taichi–> Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomoaki Honma vs Taichi & TAKA Michinoku
May 3 Wrestling Dontaku night 1
Yuya Uemura, SANADA & Taichi vs Callum Newman, Francesco Akira & Great-O-Khan–>
Yuya Uemura & Taichi vs Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan
May 4 Wrestling Dontaku night 2
Nic Nemeth & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs SANADA & Taichi –>
Nic Nemeth & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Taichi & TAKA Michinoku
May 6 All Together
SANADA & KAI vs Zack Sabre Jr. & Chris Brookes –>
Taichi & KAI vs Zack Sabre Jr. & Chris Brookes
