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NJPW G1 Update
🕑 Added 2025-07-27 03:03:33 +0000 UTCGabe Kidd is sidelined with an injury and out of the NJPW G1.
Fightful Select spoke to New Japan Pro Wrestling sources who admitted the situation was touch and go as the tournament started, and they weren't initially sure how things would go. Early on, NJPW sources feared a torn MCL, but ended up being a hyperextension. Still, NJPW felt it was best to have Kidd removed from the tournament.
With someone like Kidd withdrawn, this causes natural shifts in the tourney, as he now has forfeited all of his matches. As a result this affects the plans for the standings. However, it was specified to us by New Japan sources, that they didn't believe he was slated for the semifinals. As a result, that ended up helping ease things in adjusting for Kidd's absence.
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Talia
Probably the loss to Takeshita was going to wind up being a tiebreaker to further the rivalry and they realized this could work just as well for that without risking him (The timing is obviously The Worst but NJPW have gotten real lucky with knee injuries lately, with first ELP and now apparently Gabe not needing surgery)
