New Japan has announced last-minute changes to today’s Collision in Philadelphia event following the events of yesterday: Juice Robinson has been SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY after his pre-match assault on Fred Rosser, which included assaulting the referee. That means Robinson is off today’s event. He was to have faced Lance Archer in the IWGP US Championship #1 Contender Tournament. Rosser is the replacement. This changes Match 5 as well because Rosser was to have teamed with Rocky Romero to face SANADA & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Homicide is the replacement.
UPDATE: Hiroshi Tanahashi & TJP are now off as well. Tanahashi has an undisclosed injury. TJP is out due to travel issues. As a result, the main event will now be NEW STRONG Tag Team Champions Aussie Open vs. Lio Rush & Tomohiro Ishii for the titles.
UPDATE 2: Tanahashi has a broken rib per his Twitter. Out indefinitely.
