Wednesdaymania 25

NJPW's mad genius

I don't like having to write this, but it's not looking great for Hiromu Takahashi's return. As in - he may not return to the ring. That sucks.

That sucks big time.

For those of you who may have forgotten, this is the gentleman who skidded across the ring on top of his head a while back. He's an in-ring genius, but he took a lot of risks, and that's why he ended up injured, stripped of his title, and now facing the daunting prospect of never entering the ring again. According to Dave Meltzer, one of the best journalists in wrestling, it's more a matter of if than when Takahashi can return.

There is hope, however, because this man is amazing, and he's charismatic, and he's got the skills already to do this. He could possibly transition to a managerial position (could you imagine him being the hype man for LIJ the way that Gedo is for Jay White?), and if his performance as Mr. Belt is any indication in the video where he was stripped of his title, he could also become more of a part of the production crew - especially for YouTube! I mean, he wouldn't be the first wrestler to transition out of the ring after working too hard for their body to keep up with... Katsuyori Shibata, I'm looking at you.

All of that is well and good, but I would rather see him healthy, whole, and wrestling. This sucks.

Sorry to be such a downer today. It just stinks that we may never get to see him wrestle again after so short an in-ring career with LIJ. Boo.

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