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Big news on Hirooki Goto
🕑 Added 2025-07-10 23:00:04 +0000 UTCHirooki Goto is no longer IWGP Heavyweight Champion, but he does have something big on the horizon.
Goto surprisingly lost the title to Zack Sabre Jr recently, shocking many NJPW fans. Upon losing it, many speculated on his injury status.
There were rumors of an elbow injury we can't confirm, but there were other reasons for Goto taking time off. He's landed a movie role.
Sources close to the situation tell Fightful that Hirooki will be playing E Honda in the upcoming Street Fighter movie. Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns have also been cast.
Comments
Corey Moore
Congrats to him.... But I just had a thought.. If he was still with us, Matt Anoa'i would have been a good Honda or even Yoko too lol
Lynchman
Well, at least the stunts should be good.
