The Goto Revolution is over.
Yesterday on Tanahashi Jam, Hirooki Goto lost the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
The event was only broadcast on Japanese television, not on PPV or even the New Japan World streaming service.
Zack Sabre Jr. beat Goto to become a two-time IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.
Sabre stomped on Goto’s arm injuring it. Red Shoes called for the bell when Goto could not escape Sabre’s arm bar.
NJPW has now also announced that: “Hirooki Goto, who competed with Zack Sabre Jr. over the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in Nagoya June 29, sustained an injury to his right elbow during the match, and as a result will be absent from competition on July 4 in the Tokyo Budokan. We apologise to fans looking forward to seeing Goto wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.”
