HAYATA Out Of NOAH’s Jr. Grand Prix 2 With ACL Injury
Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Jr division has suffered a major injury blow.
HAYATA will be sidelined for an extended period after suffering an ACL injury to his left knee during his GHC200 Championship match against Shuji Kondo at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Wrestle Odyssey II on Sunday.
As a result, NOAH has replaced HAYATA in the upcoming NOAH Jr. Grand Prix 2 tournament, which is set to begin on November 15. Black Mensore (Menso-re) will take his place, facing Dragon Bane in the first round.
Black Mensore also competed in last year’s Jr. Grand Prix, where he suffered a quick defeat to Shuji Kondo in just 57 seconds.
With the Jr. Grand Prix approaching, here is the full card for the opening night of the tournament on November 9:
- Hi69, Manabu Soya, & Yuki Iino vs. Masa Kitamiya, Tadasuke, & Takashi Sugiura
- NOAH Jr. Grand Prix 2 First Round Match: Shuji Kondo vs. YO-HEY
- NOAH Jr. Grand Prix 2 First Round Match: Kid Lykos II vs. Tsunagu Sato
- Alejandro, Dragon Bane, Luis Mante, & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Atsushi Kotoge, Hiroto Tsuruya, Hiroya Namiki, & Tetsuya Endo
- Daiki Odashima, Kaito Kiyomiya, & Yoshiki Inamura vs. Alpha Wolf, Jun Masaoka, & OZAWA
- NOAH Jr. Grand Prix 2 First Round Match: Sydney Akeem vs. Kid Lykos
- NOAH Jr. Grand Prix 2 First Round Match: Kai Fujimura vs. BUSHI
- GHC Heavyweight Championship: Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kenoh
You can find more updates on Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Jr. Grand Prix as the tournament progresses, as well as the latest news from across the Japanese professional wrestling scene, here.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on HAYATA’s injury status as soon as we hear more, and we wish him all the best in his recovery.
