Wrestle Grand Slam Rescheduled, Kota Ibushi to Challenge Shingo Takagi
NJPW has announced that Wrestle Grand Slam will now take place on July 25th from the Tokyo Dome. The event had originally been scheduled for May 29th. It was postponed following a COVID outbreak amongst members of the roster, however.
The main event for the show will feature Shingo Takagi defending his newly won IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against the former champion Kota Ibushi. The original main event of Wrestle Grand Slam on May 29th had been Will Ospreay defending the title against Kazuchika Okada. Ospreay then vacated the title due to injury and Takagi faced Okada for the title at Dominion earlier this month.
NJPW also announced that they were unable to reschedule the planned Wrestle Grand Slam event in Yokohama. That event had originally been scheduled for May 15th.
“Alternate dates for Wrestle Grand Slam in Yokohama Stadium on May 15 were carefully considered, but due to scheduling conflicts an alternate date could not be found for the immediate future. As a result, New Japan Pro-Wrestling has arrived at the decision to cancel the Yokohama Stadium card. All ticket holders will be refunded. We apologise to fans looking forward to the event and appreciate your understanding,” NJPW’s press release reads.
