Various: Hiroyoshi Tenzan Suffered Right Knee Injury, Sukeban Announces New Event & Full Card for London This October, Indies

Sep 17, 2024

Hiroyoshi Tenzan Suffered Right Knee Injury

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that Hiroyoshi Tenzan recently suffered a right knee injury and will be out of action for the remainder of their Road to Destruction 2024 tour in Japan.

Official press release:

Hiroyoshi Tenzan injured; to miss remainder of Hokkaido tour
Right knee injury forces Tenzan off road
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, who has been competing through the Road to Destruction tour, has sustained an injury to his right knee, and will be out of action for the remainder of the series’ live events.
We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Tenzan wrestle, and appreciate your understanding. Changes to cards have been made accordingly, as shown on our schedule page.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling joins fans in wishing Tenzan a speedy, full recovery.

Sukeban Announces New Event This October in London & Full Card

Sukeban recently announced that they will be holding a new event on October 10th at the York Hall in London, England.

The fill card for this upcoming event was also revealed as part of their announcement.

Sukeban London 🇬🇧
10/10/2024
Tickets at https://t.co/XoA4w4laj5 pic.twitter.com/GoTLrupEM7
— Sukeban (@Sukeban_World) September 16, 2024

Full card for Sukeban’s October 10th event:

King Konami & Anox vs. Crush Yuu & Supersonic
Ichigo Sayaka vs. Stray Cat
Saki Bami & Maya Mamushi vs. Dingo & Atomic Banshee
Rina Yamashita vs. Midnight Player vs. Babyface
Sukeban World Championship – Sareee Bomb vs. Commander Nakajima (c)

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Deadlock Pro Wrestling recently announced that FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) will be making their official debut appearance for the company at their Supper Battle event on October 13th in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Pro Wrestling Australia Black Label recently announced that Grayson Waller will be making an appearance for the company at their Grand Final event on October 12th in Sydney, Australia. It was also announced that Waller will be facing off against Jimmy Townsend in a singles match at the event. This will be Waller’s first match in PWA since March of 2021.

Former WWE talent Bobby Lashley recently announced that he will be launching a new sports interview series called “Phenoms and Legends” on his official YouTube channel.

As noted before, Bobby Lashley and MVP’s contracts with WWE expired this August and left the company and are current expected to reform the Hurt Business group. In a recently released vlog, Lashley provided an update on the future of his wrestling career. Lashley stated “I see so many articles about what I’m gonna do. Is it WWE? Is it TNA? Is it AEW? I can’t control any of that. But the one thing I can control is how I prepare. I’m ready for anything.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

Sami Zayn recently reflected on Twitter about his belief that The Briscoes are the best tag team in wrestling of the past 25 years and the impact they had on his wrestling career. Zayn stated “The Briscoes are the best tag team of the past 25 years, and on a short list for best of all time. At least a dozen top wrestlers today will tell you the best/toughest tag matches of their careers were with Dem Boys. I wouldn’t be here without them. I miss you Jay. Love you Mark.“

Pro Wrestling Revolver recently announced that Elijah, former Elias in WWE, will be making an appearance for the company at their Bad Trip event on October 19th in Dayton, Ohio.

Wrestling Revolver also recently announced one new match for the card of their Tales From The Ring event on September 21st in Clive, Iowa:

TNA X-Division Championship – Matthew Palmer vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey (c)

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Fight Club 2024 Night One event on October 12th in Atlantic City, New Jersey: