Arguably the most important wrestler in the promotion, New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi suffered a dislocated shoulder at the Fantastica Mania show in Tokyo, Japan while working a six-man tag match.
This is obviously horrible timing for NJPW, as AJ Styles has jumped to WWE, along with Shinsuke Nakamura, who expected at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL in February.
Tanahashi is expected to see a doctor about this injury this week and has confirmed that he is indeed injured. If we have more information on the matter, we’ll be sure to let you all know. In the meantime, follow us on Twitter @PWPNation for more news, rumors, videos, podcasts and more!
