With New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Road To Power Struggle and Super Jr. Tag League kicking off today in Tokyo, many fans wondered the whereabouts of Will Ospreay, who was scheduled to take part in the tour, but was nowhere to be seen.

Following the conclusion of today’s show, NJPW announced the following, revealing that Ospreay has suffered from a rib injury and will be taking some time off to recouperate:

Will Ospreay suffered injury to his rib in Britain and will miss Road to POWER STRUGGLE ～SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2018～ tour to focus on the Never openweight championship match in Osaka on November 3rd, from October 19th in Hiroshima to November 1st in Shizuoka, it was decided today.

As a result of Ospreay’s absence, Never openweight champion Taichi will be also out of action, from October 19th to November 1st.

We apologize to fans who were looking forward to seeing both competitors wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.

Details on the changes to affected cards can be found here: https://www.njpw1972.com/schedule/

Ospreay’s last appearance for NJPW came on October 8th at King Of Pro Wrestling, picking up the win over Taichi, Takashi Iizuka and Minoru Suzuki while he teamed with Tomohiro Ishii and Hirooki Goto.

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