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NEW JAPAN YOUNG LION INJURED, TOP MATCHES SET FOR LOS ANGELES RETURN AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2022-01-19 16:18:00

New Japan announced the following matches for their 2/17 return to Los Angeles, CA at the Vermont Hollywood:

*Christopher Daniels vs. Gabriel Kidd,

*Jay White open challenge.

*Buddy Matthews vs. Ren Narita.

*Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. JONAH & Bad Dude Tito.

This week's edition of New Japan Strong will feature:

*Taylor Rust, Rocky Romero & Fred Rosser vs Team Filthy (Tom Lawlor, Black Tiger & Jorel Nelson)

*Juice Robinson vs Bad Dude Tito.

*Lucas Riley vs Royce Isaacs.

NJPW released the following preview for this week's edition of New Japan on Roku:

New Japan announced the following:

Kosei Fujita has sustained a shoulder injury in training, and will be unable to participate in events through the end of January. 

We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Fujita wrestle, and appreciate your understanding. 

Changes have been made to upcoming cards, with January 20 in Korakuen Hall as follows: 

2nd Match

Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa vs Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI ->

Ryohei Oiwa vs Hiromu Takahashi

The full amended schedule is available here. 

Fujita is expected to return to action in February. We join fans in wishing him the best in his recovery. 

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