New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that current Ring of Honor World Champion Davey Richards will be unable to compete in their upcoming Battle of the Super Juniors tournament, due to the injuries that he had sustained from a car accident a few weeks ago, with doctors stating that Richards should not be competing in lengthy single matches or even a full tour, as it would be too difficult on his body after the recent accident.

How this will affect the Richards vs. Steen match at Ring of Honor’s Border Wars iPPV this Saturday remains to be seen as Richards will defend the ROH World Championship against Kevin Steen in Steen’s only World Title opportunity.

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced that they will be naming a replacement soon.