Bad Luck Fale to miss NJPW G1 play-in match due to loss in family
Due to a loss in his family, Bad Luck Fale is out of his scheduled G1 play-in match and won’t be competing on the remainder of the New Japan Soul tour.
Fale was set to face off against Ryohei Oiwa on July 4 with one of the last spots in this year’s G1 up for grabs. It will now be Oiwa vs. Satoshi Kojima to determine the final A Block competitor for the tournament.
“Fale, who was scheduled to compete on events through the New Japan Soul series, will miss the remainder of the tour due to a loss in the family,” NJPW announced without disclosing more information about the personal situation. “We apologize to fans looking forward to seeing Fale wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.”
An original Bullet Club member, Fale recently joined House of Torture and is now using the name Don Fale in NJPW. He is a wrestling trainer as well and runs the NJPW dojo in New Zealand.
New Japan Soul is the last NJPW tour before the G1, which begins on July 19 and ends on August 17. The tournament will feature the following entrants:
NJPW G1 Climax 2025 participants —
A Block:
- Hirooki Goto
- Oleg Boltin
- Yuya Uemura
- Yota Tsuji
- David Finlay
- EVIL
- SANADA
- Hiroshi Tanahashi
- Callum Newman
- Ryohei Oiwa or Satoshi Kojima
B Block:
- El Phantasmo
- Shota Umino
- Shingo Takagi
- Zack Sabre Jr.
- Great-O-Khan
- Gabe Kidd
- Ren Narita
- Konosuke Takeshita
- Drilla Moloney
- YOSHI-HASHI or Chase Owens