IWGP World Champion Shingo Takagi and Los InGobernables member BUSHI have been cleared to return. Both wrestlers had tested positive for COVID-19 2 weeks ago and were removed from the recent NJPW tour.
On August 15th, both Takagi and BUSHI were found to have elevated temperatures and were given PCR tests. On August 18th, NJPW announced that they had both tested positive for COVID-19.
Both wrestlers will return at the Wrestle Grand Slam events scheduled for September 4th and 5th in Tokorozawa’s MetLife Dome.
NJPW has also released the lineups for those two shows.
Wrestle Grand Slam – MetLife Dome – Night 1 – September 4th, 2021
- IWGP United States Championship
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi - Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
- Provisional KOPW 2021
No DQ, I Quit Match
Chase Owens (c) vs. Toru Yano - SHO vs. YOH
- Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask vs. Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI
- STARDOM exhibition match (Pre-Show)
Wrestle Grand Slam – MetLife Dome – Night 2 – September 5th, 2021
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Shingo Takagi (c) vs. EVIL - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Robbie Eagles (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi - IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo (c) vs. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan
- STARDOM exhibition match (Pre-Show)