IMPACT and New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced that Lio Rush will take the place of Josh Alexander at this Thursday’s IMPACT x NJPW Multiverse United pay-per-view at the Globe Theater in Los Angeles., CA this Thursday, March 30.
Josh Alexander was set to defend the IMPACT World Title at the event against KUSHIDA. However, he had to relinquish the Title due to suffering a torn tricep. Due to Alexander’s injury the match has been cancelled. KUSHIDA will now face Lio Rush at the Multiverse United event, which will air live on FITE TV.
The announcement from NJPW is below:
Lio Rush takes the place of Josh Alexander for KUSHIDA 3/30!
As reported by IMPACT Wrestling over the weekend, IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander has undergone surgery for a torn tricep, an injury that has necessitated him to vacate his title, and for his planned match with KUSHIDA at Multiverse United this Thursday March 30 to be canceled.
KUSHIDA will go on to compete for the vacated title against Steve Maclin at IMPACT’s Rebellion event on April 16. Before that though, he has an incredible replacement for Multiverse in the form of Lio Rush! After falling just short of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in an incredible bout with Hiromu Takahashi at the New Japan Cup final, Rush will look to bounce right back to top title contention, and could do just that Thursday. Or might it be KUSHIDA, for whom fate took away an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship chance last autumn, rocketing himself to the front of the line for the winner of Robbie Eagles and Hiromu at Sakura Genesis? Find out live on FITE!
Steve Maclin and KUSHIDA will compete for the vacated IMPACT World Title at next month’s IMPACT Wrestling Rebellion PPV.