The Bullet Club star has been suspended until further notice.
Juice Robinson was supposed to take on Fred Rosser at New Japan Pro Wrestling Capital Collision event in Washington, D.C. However, the Bullet Club star blindsided Rosser with a sneak attack before the match could even begin. Robinson continued his assault outside the ring. He hit Rosser with a chair that the latter had reserved for Toni Storm so that she could watch Rosser beat her husband.
The former IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion took out Rosser with a roll of quarter before telling him that he should keep Toni Storm’s name out of his “f*cking mouth.” NJPW announced that Robinson was suspended in the aftermath of his controversial actions that also involved putting his hands on an official.
The promotion further noted that Robinson has been removed from the upcoming Capital Collision event in Philadelphia where he was supposed to wrestle Lance Archer in a tournament to determine the number one contender to the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.
Read the full statement here:
Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
On April 15 at Capital Collision, a scheduled match between Juice Robinson and Fred Rosser ended in a no contest when Robinson attacked Rosser before the bell, and also assaulted an official.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling holds the safety of its competitors and staff at the highest priority, and after careful consideration, has determined that Juice Robinson be suspended effective immediately and until further notice.
As a result, Robinson will not compete at Collision in Philadelphia. NJPW apologises for the sudden card change and any inconvenience and disappointment caused.
The following changes have been made to the Collision in Philadelphia card:
5th Match
Fred Rosser & Rocky Romero vs SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru ->
Homicide & Rocky Romero vs SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
8th Match
IWGP US Championship Number One Contender’s Tournament: Juice Robinson vs Lance Archer->
IWGP US Championship Number One Contender’s Tournament: Fred Rosser vs Lance Archer
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