Keiji Mutoh Suffers Hip Injury, GHC Tag Team Titles Vacated
Keiji Mutoh is sidelined.
During a press conference on February 8 it was announced that Keiji Mutoh, known to many as The Great Muta, has suffered a hip injury. The injury happened at Nippon Budokan. Mutoh last wrestled on January 16 where he and Naomichi Marufuji defended the GHC Tag Team Titles against Kongo (Kenoh & Manabu Soya).
As a result of his injury, Mutoh & Marufuji will vacate the GHC Tag Team Championships.
It is unknown how long Mutoh will be out of action, but he did vow to return.
–武藤敬司&丸藤正道緊急会見 配信中4https://t.co/mtr4FNjqp7
武藤敬司
「（現役続行について医師は？）そんなことは医者が決めることでなくて、俺が決めることであるわけで。痛みが少し収まってきたら、また”夢”の続きを見たいなと思っております」#noah_ghc pic.twitter.com/QbmG1CZdAa— プロレスリング・ノア ｜PROWRESTLING NOAH (@noah_ghc) February 8, 2022
Mutoh turns 60 in December, and still has the ambition to return and be GHC National Champion. pic.twitter.com/TOV3nJlyFv
— Pro-Wrestling Noah Eng (Hisame, 冰雨\) (@Hi5ame) February 8, 2022
Fightful will provide an update on Mutoh’s injury and recovery when more is known.
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