Eddie Kingston has been pulled from another event.
Eddie Kingston was originally scheduled to compete at the upcoming NJPW Collision In Philadelphia card, but has been pulled from the card due to injury. NJPW recently announced that Kingston would not be able to compete in his scheduled match with Gabriel Kidd due to the injury. Instead, Kidd will now be facing AEW International Champion, Orange Cassidy.
You can read the full statement below.
Eddie Kingston injured; Kidd gets potential title shot
Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling.Eddie Kingston, who was scheduled to face Gabriel Kidd on Sunday April 16 in Philadelphia has sustained an undisclosed injury and will be unable to compete.
We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Kingston wrestle and appreciate your understanding.
In place of the originally scheduled match, Gabriel Kidd will now face AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy. Cassidy has a defence scheduled against Buddy Matthews this Wednesday in Milwaukee for AEW, and should that defence prove successful, he will put the title on the line against Kidd.
Originally conceived as the All Atlantic Championship, the title was born at Forbidden Door last June. Cassidy is the title’s second champion, and this is the first defence in an NJPW ring.
NJPW joins fans in wishing Eddie Kingston a full and fast recovery.
NJPW
This is not the first event that Kingston has been pulled from recently, as he was pulled from Over The Top Wrestling’s ScrapperMania event last month due to Covid.
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