Hirooki Goto To Miss July 4th NJPW Event With Elbow Injury

Hirooki Goto is sidelined.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that Hirooki Goto will miss the July 4th event with an elbow injury.

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From NJPW:

Hirooki Goto, who competed with Zack Sabre Jr. over the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in Nagoya June 29, sustained an injury to his right elbow during the match, and as a result will be absent from competition on July 4 in the Tokyo Budokan.

We apologise to fans looking forward to seeing Goto wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.

Goto lost the IWGP World Heavyweight Title to Zack Sabre Jr at NJPW Tanahashi Jam.

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