NJPW’s Yuya Uemura to miss six months with torn triceps

Rising NJPW star Yuya Uemura is facing several months out of action due to injury.

The 29-year-old Uemura was forced to withdraw from NJPW’s G1 Climax last month after suffering an injury in the closing stages of the tournament. That injury has been diagnosed as a torn triceps, and NJPW says it will be six months until Uemura fully recovers.

“I want to wrestle so badly right now, but I have some way to go in my daily life let alone in the ring. What I want is to fire up all of Japan with pro-wrestling, and to be the strongest there is. That will take some time, but I’m going to do what it takes to heal up and get there,” Uemura said in a statement posted by NJPW.

“I’ll be doing all I can over this time to rest up and be even hotter when I come back. The Heat Storm will fire up your heart!”

The injury timeline means Uemura will miss NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom and Wrestle Dynasty events at the Tokyo Dome in January 2025. He had a featured match at Wrestle Kingdom 18 earlier this year, defeating Yota Tsuji.

Tsuji was also the opponent in the G1 match where Uemura tore his triceps. Uemura won four matches in what was his first G1, including defeating Tsuji.