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Keiji Muto's Last Match Announced For February 2023 Pro Wrestling NOAH Tokyo Dome Show

Wrestling
Jeremy Lambert Sep 7, 2022 1:53PM

Keiji Muto's last match is set.

Pro Wrestling NOAH announced that Keiji Muto (The Great Muta) will have his last match on February 21, 2023 when Pro Wrestling NOAH returns to the Tokyo Dome for the first time since 2015.

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Muto had been sidelined since January with a hip injury, but returned to the ring in May. Muto stated that the doctor told him if his hip becomes deformed, he will need a hip replacement and there is no way he can wrestle with that. He said that it was the doctor's decision to have him retire and it's not his personal choice.

Muto's final match as The Great Muta will take place on January 22 from Yokohama Arena. The remaining dates on his retirement tour are as follows:

  • September 25, 2022 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
  • October 30, 2022 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo
  • January 22, 2023 at Yokohama Arena (Great Muta Final ‘Bye Bye’)
  • February 21, 2023 at Tokyo Dome (Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling 'Last' Love～Hold Out～)

Muto has held championships in all the major Japanese organizations throughout his career, capturing the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on four occasions, the Triple Crown Championship on three occasions, and the GHC Heavyweight Championship.

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