New tag champions to be crowned on the 16th.
Pro Wrestling NOAH is hosting their ‘Destination’ event on July 16th from Nippon Budokan. A new set of GHC Tag Team Champions are going to be determined at the show as a result of the titles being vacated.
Michael Elgin and Masa Kitamiya had been reigning as tag champions since May of this year. Elgin is unable to make the 7/16 show, so Kitamiya is going to team with Yoshiki Inamura to take on Hideki Suzuki and Timothy Thatcher for the vacant belts.
NOAH issued the following note on the matter:
Michael Elgin, who was scheduled to participate on the July 16th Nippon Budokan show, will be absent from the event. As a result, a part of the match card will be changed.
The GHC Tag Team Titles will be vacated and either Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura or Hideki Suzuki and Timothy Thatcher will be the new champions.
In accordance with this change in the match card, Kazushi Sakuraba will still participate on the show.
We apologize for any inconvenience and concern this may cause to our fans and other concerned parties, and ask for your understanding.
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🕊7.16日本武道館【GHCタッグ王座決定戦】開催‼️‼️
＼📅7月16日(土) 16:00開始
🏢日本武道館👑第8試合・GHCタッグ王座決定戦
マサ北宮 稲村愛輝
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鈴木秀樹 ティモシー・サッチャー※勝者組が第61代王者となる
※マイケル・エルガン選手欠場のため、カード変更#noah_ghc pic.twitter.com/LBR1qBJtzI— プロレスリング・ノア ｜PROWRESTLING NOAH (@noah_ghc) July 13, 2022
なお、予定されておりましたGHC タッグ選手権試合につきまして、第60 代選手権者組は王座を返上、マサ北宮＆稲村愛輝組と鈴木秀樹＆ティモシー・サッチャー組による【GHC タッグ王座決定戦を行う】ものといたします。
この対戦カード変更に伴い、桜庭和志選手の緊急参戦が決定しました。
— プロレスリング・ノア ｜PROWRESTLING NOAH (@noah_ghc) July 13, 2022
As of this writing, no specific reason has been cited as to why Elgin is not appearing at ‘Destination’.
