Tomoaki Honma & Yota Tsuji Pulled From Sengoku Lord as Precautionary Measure After Exposure to Someone With COVID-19

– New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) announced today that Tomoaki Honma and Yota Tsuji did not take part in today’s Sengoku Lord event as a precautionary measure. Honma and Tsuji both recorded a TV show with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday (July 24). You can view the full announcement on below:

Yota Tsuji, Tomoaki Honma off Sengoku Lord as precautionary measure

On July 17, Tomoaki Honma and Yota Tsuji recorded a television show with another cast member who tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, July 24.

Both are in good health and were not in close contact with the infected party. They will not be appearing on Sengoku Lord out of an abundance of caution.

We apologize to fans who were looking forward to seeing Tsuji and Honma wrestle, and appreciate your understanding. The following change has been made to tonight’s card:

2nd Match: Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Satoshi Kojima, & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Yota Tsuji, & Gabriel Kidd

Togi Makabe, Satoshi Kojima, & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, & Gabriel Kidd

Sengoku Lord took place earlier today at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan. The event was streamed live on NJPW World.