Various: YOH Pulled from NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Tournament, Full Card for Bloodsport Bushido, Dark Side of the Ring Ratings

NJPW Pulls YOH from Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Tournament Over Shoulder Injury

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that they have pulled YOH from their upcoming Best of the Super Juniors 2024 tournament due to YOH suffering a shoulder injury at their Sakura Genesis 2024 event earlier this month.

It was also announced that a replacement for YOH for the tournament will be announced at a later date.

Official press release:

YOH injured; to miss Best of Super Jr.

Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

During a match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship at Sakura Genesis, YOH sustained an injury that necessitated the match being stopped. YOH went on to have a full medical assessment, and it has been determined that YOH sustained a dislocated left shoulder as well as damage to the shoulder labrum.

As a result of  his injury, YOH will not compete in Best of the Super Jr. 31, beginning May 11 in Chiba. We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing YOH wrestle, and appreciate your understanding. A replacement for YOH in the tournament will be announced at a later date.

NJPW joins fans in wishing YOH a full and fast recovery. 

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Full Card for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport Bushido

Josh Barnett and Minoru Suzuki announced the full card for their Bloodsport Bushido event, which takes place on June 22nd at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.

Josh Barnett and Jon Moxley were announced to be headlining this upcoming event.

Full card for Bloodsport Bushido:

• Josh Barnett vs. Jon Moxley
• Minoru Suzuki vs. Timothy Thatcher
• Masakatsu Funaki vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
• Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Santino Marella
• Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Hideki “Shrek” Sekine
• Konami vs. Maya Fukuda
• Hikaru Sato vs. Hideki Suzuki
• Takuya Nomura vs. Todd Duffee
• Erik Hammer vs. Mike O’Hearn
• Yu Iizuka vs. Fuminori Abe

☆速報☆
6.22両国大会「Bloodsport Bushido」対戦カード発表

【オープニングマッチ】
飯塚優 vs 阿部史典
Yu Iizuka vs. Fuminori Abe

【トーナメント 一回戦・第1試合】
佐藤光留vs. 鈴木秀樹
Hikaru Sato vs. Hideki Suzuki

【トーナメント 一回戦・第2試合】
野村卓矢 vs. トッド・ダフィー… pic.twitter.com/JIDRmQ0lh5

— Bloodsport Bushido【公式】 (@JBBloodsport_JP) April 18, 2024

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Dark Side of the Ring Ratings – April 16, 2024

Tuesday’s episode of Dark Side of the Ring drew 108,000 viewers on VICE TV, down from last week’s 184,000 viewers.

It drew a 0.03 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down from last week’s 0.05 rating.

This episode focused on Chris Adams.

Source: Spoiler TV