NJPW Confirms Will Ospreay Injury, Off Wednesday’s Show

NJPW has confirmed reports of a shoulder injury to Will Ospreay and pulled him from Wednesday morning’s show. As previously reported, Ospreay was believed to have suffered a shoulder injury during his match against Mark Davis in the second round of the New Japan Cup. NJPW has confirmed the news and pulled Ospreay from Wednesday’s show in Okayama.

The full announcement reads:

Will Ospreay sustains shoulder injury; absent from Okayama event
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During his match on March 13 in Ehime, Will Ospreay sustained an injury to his right shoulder, and does not have a timetable for recovery at this time.

As a result, Will is not cleared to compete tonight in Okayama.

We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Ospreay wrestle, and appreciate your understanding. The following changes have been made to tonight’s card:

First match:

Yuto Nakashima & Oskar Leube vs Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare -> Yuto Nakashima vs Aaron Henare

2nd Match:

Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Ryohei Oiwa vs Will Ospreay, Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher -> Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Ryohei Oiwa vs Jeff Cobb, Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher

Further updates will be provided when available. We join fans in wishing Will a full and fast recovery.