For the first time since 6/12, Tetsuya Endo is going to compete.
At DDT Pro-Wrestling’s July 3rd event, former KO-D Openweight Champion Tetsuya Endo appeared and shared that he’ll be returning to in-ring competition on July 24th.
Endo had been sidelined as he was recovering from a concussion. At the CyberFight Festival show on June 12, Endo got into a striking exchange with former GHC Heavyweight Champion Katsuhiko Nakajima. As a result of him suffering the concussion, he had to relinquish the KO-D Openweight Title.
When he spoke to the press after his appearance on 7/3, he said the following:
I couldn’t withstand Nakajima’s attack at the June 12th CyberFight Festival. Everything that happens in the ring is reality, so I will accept it and start a new journey on July 24th.
7.3 後楽園大会 コメント📢
遠藤「6.12サイバーファイトフェスで中嶋選手の張り手に耐えられなかった。リング上で起こることは全て現実なので受け入れて、7.24(後楽園大会)から新たな遠藤哲哉のプロレス人生を歩みたい」#KINGofDDT #ddtpro pic.twitter.com/vvU6cCzAVo
— DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) July 3, 2022
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発表速報📢
\脳震とうで欠場の遠藤が復帰宣言、7・24後楽園で42日ぶり待望の復帰戦!
「Summer Vacation 2022」
📅7/24(日)開始11:30
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※対戦カード未定#ddtpro pic.twitter.com/b4y84Rvj3c— DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) July 3, 2022
Endo had been champion for 86 days before he had to relinquish the belt.