New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Don Fale, former Bad Luck Fale, has withdrawn from the rest of their on-going New Japan Soul 2025 tour in Japan due to a recent loss in his family.
It was announced that they have pulled Fale from their G1 Climax 2025 Play-in tournament and Satoshi Kojima will be replacing Fale for his A Block Play-in Qualifying match against Ryohei Oiwa at their New Japan Soul 2025 event on July 4th in Tokyo, Japan.
Don Fale to miss remainder of New Japan Soul
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Don Fale, who was scheduled to compete on events through the New Japan Soul series, will miss the remainder of the tour due to a loss in the family.
The following change has been made to the July 4 New Japan Soul card in Tokyo Budokan:
G1 Climax 35 A Block Play-In:
Don Fale vs Ryohei Oiwa–>
Satoshi Kojima vs Ryohei Oiwa
Additional changes have been made to cards on non televised live events, as shown on our schedule page.
We apologise to fans looking forward to seeing Fale wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.
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