Juice Robinson removed from NJPW Collision due to storyline suspension

  • Ian Carey
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NJPW has suspended “Rock Hard” Juice Robinson. 

The Bullet Club member attacked Fred Rosser before the start of their scheduled match on Saturday’s Capital Collision, hitting him with a chair and a roll of quarters. Robinson also struck an official and has now been issued a storyline suspension for his actions. The match against Rosser was officially ruled a no-contest. 

NJPW announced on Sunday that Robinson has been pulled from tonight’s Collision in Philadelphia event from the 2300 Arena. He was supposed to face Lance Archer on the show in the first round of a four-person tournament to determine the next challenger for Kenny Omega’s IWGP United States Championship. Rosser will now replace Robinson in the match against Archer.  

From NJPW1972.com

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. 

Rosser had mentioned Robinson’s wife, Toni Storm, in the lead-up to Saturday’s show. He then had a seat marked as reserved for her in the front row. Following Robinson’s attack, he told Rosser to “keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth.”

NJPW Collision in Philadelphia, Sunday, April 16, 5 p.m. Eastern time on FITE TV PPV —

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi, Lio Rush & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) & TJP
  • IWGP US title number one contender’s tournament: Lance Archer vs. Fred Rosser
  • Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi vs. KENTA & Chase Owens
  • Orange Cassidy vs. Gabriel Kidd
  • Homicide & Rocky Romero vs. SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Zack Sabre Jr., Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito vs. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs
  • ROH Pure Rules match: Alex Coughlin vs. Tracy Williams
  • El Desperado & Volador Jr. vs. Delirious & Kevin Knight