Originally published at https://www.postwrestling.com/2022/09/20/njpw-pulls-kushida-from-9-21-show-due-to-suspected-skin-disease/
KUSHIDA off NJPW’s next event.
As a result of Typhoon Nanmadol, which made landfall in southern Japan over the weekend, New Japan Pro-Wrestling canceled several of their shows. They are resuming their ‘Burning Spirit’ tour on 9/21 but KUSHIDA has been pulled from the event due to a suspected skin disease.
KUSHIDA was scheduled to be part of a ten-man tag in the semi-main event.
【お知らせ】
KUSHIDA選手が皮膚病の疑いがあるため、大事をとって、9月21日(水) 熊本・グランメッセ熊本大会を欠場へ。一部対戦カードが変更となります。https://t.co/VliJQC4HtA#njburning #njpw pic.twitter.com/LbR3x1iE7p
— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) September 20, 2022
On the 17th, KUSHIDA missed that day’s show due to a fever. His COVID-19 antigen test came back negative.
Over the summer, he made his IMPACT Wrestling debut and established a trio with the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin). KUSHIDA was most recently in action on 9/15.