Atsushi Onita Sidelined With Cervical Spine Injury

Onita commented on the injury.

68-year-old Atsushi Onita was in action at an independent show in Japan on January 18th. He participated in a six-man tag Scramble Bunkhouse Deathmatch.

He came out of the match with a neck injury, and after a visit to the hospital, it was determined that Onita suffered a cervical spine injury and will be out of action for two weeks.

The injury occurred when Onita went for a piledriver on a table, but the table legs bent and Onita fell on his neck. After it happened, it appeared as if he could not move.

#ご心配をおかけしています
まいったまいった
乗ってみたら机がツルツル
足を滑らせてしまったのだ

広島でブロック注射
応急処置的に痛みを止めてもらった
戻ったらかかりつけ医に精密検査してもらいます pic.twitter.com/u0mjcGT0mS

— 大仁田厚 Atsushi Onita (@onitafire123) January 19, 2026

Onita is in the midst of his 51st year as a pro wrestler.