Rina Yamashita Suffers Fractured Ribs, Pulls Out Of GCW Dates For Rest Of November
Rina Yamashita announces that she has suffered an injury and will not be able to feature on upcoming GCW events.
Rina Yamashita has suffered an injury.
The GCW Ultraviolent champion took to social media on November 10th to announce that she had suffered fractured ribs and due to the injury, would be withdrawing from all events through to the end of November.
“I had pain around my ribs, and a detailed examination revealed that I had fractured my ribs. I will be absent from all GCW matches scheduled for November. We will make another announcement regarding the return of matches. We apologize to everyone who was looking forward to it, and to everyone involved in GCW who helped organize the schedule.”
【ご報告】
肋骨周辺に痛みがあり精密検査をしたところ肋骨骨折してました
11月に予定していたGCWの試合は全て欠場させて頂きます
試合の復帰についてはまた改めてアナウンスします
楽しみにしてくださってた皆様、スケジュールを組んでくれていたGCWの関係者の皆様、申し訳ありません pic.twitter.com/1MsFGKjegY— 山下りな rina yamashita — (@wryyyyna66) November 10, 2023
In a second post to social media, Rina noted that the pain began in October, and did not show up on an x-ray.
“The pain started in mid-October. I took an X-ray immediately, but nothing showed up, so a thorough examination is important!”
痛みは10月中旬からでした。すぐレントゲン撮ったけど写らずだったので精密検査は大事!–
— 山下りな rina yamashita — (@wryyyyna66) November 10, 2023
Rina last competed on November 5th, defending her championship in FREEDOMs. She was originally scheduled to compete at GCW Going And Going, but had yet to be announced for GCW at WrestleCade Weekend.
Rina is currently scheduled for multiple appearances in December, but there has been no update on if she will be able to compete on those shows.
Yamashita has been Ultraviolent Champion since August 13th 2022 when she dethroned Alex Colon.