Jay White dealing with ‘heat stroke-like symptoms’, pulled from 8/9 and 8/10 NJPW events

Jay White is dealing with 'heat stroke like symptoms' and has been pulled from the August 9th and 10th NJPW G1 shows

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NJPW pulls Jay White from their 8/9 and 8/10 events.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is in the midst of their 2022 G1 Climax tournament and headed towards the final stretch of that tourney. The reigning IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White has been pulled from the 8/9 and 8/10 events, per the company official’s website.

White is dealing with ‘heat stroke like symptoms’. As a precaution, he took a COVID-19 antigen test which was negative. The following changes were made to the matches that White was scheduled for:

(8/9)

Toru Yano, Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto vs Jay White, Gedo, Bad Luck Fale & Juice Robinson –>Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto vs Gedo, Bad Luck Fale & Juice Robinson

(8/10)

Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi vs Jay White, KENTA & Juice Robinson –>Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi vs Gedo, KENTA & Juice Robinson

Jay White is leading the B block with eight points. His most recent win was over Great-O-Khan.

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