Changes have been made to NJPW Declaration of Power.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that Master Wato will now face Taiji Ishimori at NJPW Declaration of Power on October 10. Wato is replacing KUSHIDA, who has not been cleared of hand foot and mouth disease.
Wato was originally scheduled to team with Ryusuke Taguchi, Hikuleo & Hiroshi Tanahashi against House Of Torture (Dick Togo, EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi). That bout has been changed to a six-man tag with Dick Togo dropping out of the match on the House Of Torture side.
From NJPW:
Yesterday the announcement was made that as a result of his continuing recovery from illness, KUSHIDA will not be able to wrestle his scheduled singles match with Taiji Ishimori on Monday October 0 in Ryogoku.
In the wake of the decision, Master Wato would issue his own challenge to Ishimori, suggesting that the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion ‘assess’ someone different. Ishimori accepted the non-title challenge, and now the match is official for Ryogoku!
As a result, what was an eight man contest now becomes six in the third match of the night, with Hikuleo, Ryusuke Taguchi and Hiroshi Tanahashi set to take on HOUSE OF TORTURE. Another set of champions in BULLET CLUB that seem reluctant to defend their belts, will this Hontai trio, with the huge Hikuleo making for a big time addition, force H.O.T’s hand into a future title match on Monday?
Here is the current lineup for NJPW Declaration of Power:
NJPW Declaration of Power (10/10)
- IWGP World Heavyweight Title Match: Jay White (c) vs. Tama Tonga
- Kazuchika Okada vs. JONAH
- NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling Title Who’s Your Daddy Match: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. El Phantasmo
- Taiji Ishimori vs. Master Wato
- Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) vs. United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb)
- Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Shane Haste)
- David Finlay, Ren Narita & Robbie Eagles vs. Suzuki-gun (DOUKI, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- Ryusuke Taguchi, Hikuleo & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. House Of Torture (EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) vs. United Empire (Aaron Henare, Francesco Akira, TJP & Will Ospreay)
Fightful will have coverage and results from NJPW Declaration of Power on October 10. Fans can find results from past NJPW events at Fightful's results section.
