David Finlay off NJPW Cup Shizuoka event due to illness

David Finlay will miss another date due to illness.

NJPW announced that Finlay has not been cleared to compete for Sunday's NJPW Cup event in Shizuoka due to the illness that kept him off his match against Hirooki Goto on March 16. Finlay withdrew from the tournament due to being sick.

The promotion’s website wrote:

Yesterday, New Japan Cup entrant David Finlay was forced to withdraw from his tournament matchup with Hirooki Goto due to a health complaint before matches took place.

Finlay has additionally not been cleared to compete in today’s event in Shizuoka. We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Finlay wrestle and appreciate your understanding.

Finlay was scheduled to team with KENTA, Chase Owens, Gabe Kidd, and Taiji Ishimori against Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, and Hiroyoshi Tezan. Gedo will take his place.

The event in Shizuoka will determine the semifinals for the New Japan Cup, which will be held on March 18 in Fukushima. The finals of this year’s tournament will take place on March 20 in Niigata.