Taka Michinoku to Miss Best of Super Juniors Match With Leg Injury

– Taka Michinoku has suffered an injury to his leg and will miss his scheduled Sunday match in Best of Super Juniors. NJPW announced the news on Saturday, with the full announcement below:

Due to an injury to his right leg, TAKA Michinoku has been ruled to be unable to compete in Sunday’s match in Chiba’s Makuhari tournament.

As a result, he will forfeit his match with Dragon Lee. The eighth match of the event will be cancelled and Dragon Lee will earn two points instead.

Night 10 of the Best of the Super Juniors will now only consist of 9 matches. Dragon Lee will also not participate.

*Dragon Lee’s pre-match autograph session will take place as planned

We apologize to the fans who were looking forward to seeing their match and we wish TAKA a speedy recovery.

Thank you for your understanding

New Japan Pro-Wrestling