Michael Elgin Out Of NJPW Power Struggle Main Event
After suffering a fractured orbital bone at this past Sunday's King of Pro Wrestling event, Michael Elgin has now been removed from the main event of Power Struggle on November 5th.
As noted yesterday, Elgin posted a video update on his condition, and announced that he would be undergoing surgery to repair the fracture. He also noted that while he wanted to push through the injury, it was NJPW that pushed him to get checked out.
NJPW announced that former ROH World Champion Jay Lethal will be taking Elgin's place at Power Struggle, challenging Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. This stems from Lethal pinning Naito at All-Star Extravaganza back on September 30th.
Below is the current card for Power Struggle:
2016 Junior Tag Team Tournament Finals
NEVER Openweight Championship
Kastuyori Shibata (c) vs EVIL
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
BUSHI (c) vs KUSHIDA
IWGP Tag Team Championship
The Guerrillas of Destiny (c) vs Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs Jay Lethal
Source: New Japan Pro Wrestling via Facebook
The Ace That Runs The Place contributed to this article.