Will Ospreay will miss tonight’s G1 Climax event due to injury. His status will be re-evaluated before the next event on July 18; New Japan Pro-Wrestling made the announcement moments ago, posting the following statement:
Will Ospreay has suffered a neck injury and will miss action on Monday July 15 in Hokkaido.
Ospreay is not suffering from any skeletal or nervous issues. His status for the next G1 Climax event on Thursday July 18 will be determined after Ospreay undergoes thorough medical evaluation.
We sincerely apologize to fans who were looking forward to seeing Ospreay wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.
The following change has been made to tonight’s card:
In place of Match 1: Kota Ibushi, Shota Umino & Jyushin Thunder Liger vs Will Ospreay, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura will be: Kota Ibushi & Jyushin Thunder Liger vs Shota Umino & Yota Tsuji
Ospreay is scheduled to face Kota Ibushi in A Block action at Thursday’s event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. He currently has two points, earning them in a win over Seiya Sanada in his second match of the tournament. Ospreay lost to Lance Archer in their opening match of this year’s G1 in Dallas last weekend.
Ospreay posted the following comments on Twitter about missing tonight’s match:
Sorry I couldn’t make it out there guys. I’m in a huge amount of pain right now but New Japan is giving me all the best treatment and taking great care of my health. I’ll do my best to continue the G1.
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Will Ospreay will miss tonight's #g129 event due to injury.
Ospreay is not suffering from any skeletal or nervous issues.
His status for July 18 will be determined after thorough medical evaluation.https://t.co/FPspcxp8Ky#njpw pic.twitter.com/Nll1Ve2GiN
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) July 15, 2019
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