Tanahashi pulled from some Road to Dontaku dates.
At NJPW’s Capital Collision event in Washington D.C., Hiroshi Tanahashi tagged with Kazuchika Okada in the main event in a three-way tag. During the bout, Tanahashi suffered a broken rib.
As a result, he was pulled from the Collision in Philadelphia show and in an update from New Japan, Tanahashi is going to miss some of the Road to Dontaku tour which kicks off April 20th.
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At Capital Collision on April 15, Hiroshi Tanahashi sustained a rib injury, and was absent from the following night’s Collision in Philadelphia. After examination it has been determined that Tanahashi will be absent from forthcoming events on the Road to Dontaku Series starting today, April 20 in Nara, with a return date to be determined.
We apologize to fans who were looking forward to seeing Tanahashi wrestle, and appreciate your understanding. Changes have been made to forthcoming cards: for full updated match listings, check our schedule page.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling joins fans in wishing Tanahashi a fast and full recovery.
【お知らせ】
棚橋弘至選手が肋骨を損傷したため、今シリーズを欠場となります。復帰時期は未定。シリーズの一部対戦カードが変更へhttps://t.co/2mG05zbUgO#njDONTAKU #njpw pic.twitter.com/Rz8XKUzqHZ
— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) April 20, 2023
On May 21st, Tanahashi is scheduled to go one-on-one with Will Ospreay to determine who moves on to Dominion to face Lance Archer. The winner will be next in line to challenge Kenny Omega for the IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Championship.
