NJPW Announces Yuya Uemura Will Miss Six Months Due To Torn Triceps

NJPW provides an update on Yuya Uemura.

Yuya Uemura withdrew from the NJPW G1 Climax 34 tournament due to a right arm injury. He last wrestled against Yota Tsuji at the NJPW G1 Climax 34 event on August 10th.

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On September 4, NJPW announced that Yuya Uemura had been medically evaluated and diagnosed with a torn triceps. The injury will require six months to fully recover. Uemura commented on the news by saying that he would do what it takes to rest up and come back.

From NJPW:

On August 10 in Sendai, Yuya Uemura sustained an injury to his arm during his match with Yota Tsuji. Though he went on to win the match, Uemura was forced to withdraw from the G1 and has not been active since.

Medical evaluation of the injury returned the diagnosis of a torn triceps. The injury will require six months to fully recover.

Uemura wanted to deliver the following message to fans about his recovery:

‘I want to wrestle so badly right now, but I have some way to go in my daily life let alone in the ring. What I want is to fire up all of Japan with pro-wrestling, and to be the strongest there is. That will take some time, but I’m going to do what it takes to heal up and get there.

I’ll be doing all I can over this time to rest up and be even hotter when I come back. The Heat Storm will fire up your heart!’

New Japan Pro-Wrestling joins fans in wishing Uemura all the best for a full recovery.

As of this writing, there is no word on when Yuya Uuemura will return to the ring. Fightful wishes him well in his recovery, and we will provide more information as it becomes available.

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