By Richard Gray on April 21, 2004 at 4:56 PM EST

The following story is from MMANews.com:

An urgent interview was held today by "HUSTLE-3" director Masanobu Fuchi concerning the return of Toshiaki Kawada, and the big match at "HUSTLE-3" on May 8th.

Kawada had to cancel his appearance at this year's Champion Carnival due to a broken pinky on his right-hand, and it has been announced that upon his return he will defend the Triple Crown against Goldberg in the main event of "HUSTLE-3" at the Yokohama Arena in Japan.

Originally rumored to be Steve Austin vs. Goldberg if Austin had come to terms with his Japanese relations, Goldberg's first match since Wrestlemania XX will be against Triple Crown champion Toshiaki Kawada.

Rumors are still spreading that Austin and Goldberg will eventually work out some way to get a singles match with each other as it would indeed be a huge draw. Right now the leading rumored candidates are NWA-TNA and New Japan (if Austin signs, he will lobby for a match with Goldberg). Both of which don't seem extremely plausible at the moment until more information is available.

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