Hiroyoshi Tenzan off NJPW Road to Toyko Dome show due to fever

Hiroyoshi Tenzan is off NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome.

It was announced on Saturday that the longtime NJPW veteran would be off Sunday morning’s show due to a fever. Despite testing negative for both the flu and COVID, he will still sit out the go-home show for the upcoming Tokyo Dome events on January 4 and 5.

NJPW’s website wrote:

Hiroyoshi Tenzan, who was scheduled to compete on Sunday December 22’s Road to Tokyo Dome card, has presented with a fever. While he has tested negative for both influenza and COVID, he will miss action on the night out of an abundance of caution. We apologize to fans who were looking forward to seeing Tenzan wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.

Tenzan was originally set to team with longtime tag team partner Satoshi Kojima against Oleg Boltin and Toru Yano. Instead, Kojima will face Boltin in a singles match.

The former IWGP Heavyweight Champion has wrestled sparingly in 2024, almost exclusively in tag matches. His last bout took place during the New Japan Road tour in November when he, Ryusuke Taguchi, and Yuji Nagata lost to Hirooki Goto, YOH, and YOSHI-HASHI.