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Tomohiro Ishii vs. Chris Dickinson set for NJPW Lonestar Shootout

Posted on by Ian Carey

Chris Dickinson vs. Tomohiro Ishii is official for NJPW Lonestar Shootout. 

After posting a video on Wednesday that featured Dickinson announcing his return from an injury, Dickinson challenged Ishii to meet him in Texas. The match is now set for the Friday, April 1 event in Dallas.

This will be Dickinson’s first NJPW bout since suffering a dislocated leg at Battle in the Valley in November 2021. 

Dickinson posted a statement two days after his injury occurred, updating fans on how long he expected to be out of action. He noted that he was given a range of six months recovery time, but returning sooner was possible given his athletic background. 

“My timeline I’ve been given for recovery is within the range of six months,” Dickinson wrote. “My surgeon just said because of my background and athletic nature if I do everything right I can probably do it in five months. I give my word I will do my absolute best to return to the ring as fast as humanly possible.” 

Chris Dickinson challenges Tomohiro Ishii for NJPW Lonestar Shootout

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Chris Dickinson is returning to NJPW in April, and already has a name in mind.

A video posted on NJPW Global’s social media had Dickinson issuing a challenge to Tomohiro Ishii on April 1. That would be NJPW Strong’s Lonestar Shootout event in Dallas, Texas during WrestleMania weekend.

In the video, which you can see above, Dickinson said they said five months has a highly accelerated recovery time, but his response was that he was a highly accelerated human being. He went on to say that he will pick himself up again and again to accomplish his goals, and that is the definition of strong style. The video then ended with Dickinson throwing out the challenge to Ishii.

Dickinson injured his hip joint at NJPW’s Battle in the Valley back on November 13 following a frog splash. In January, Dickinson said he would return to action around GCW’s Spring Break event, which will also take place during WrestleMania weekend.

Minoru Suzuki returning to US for Dallas, Chicago NJPW events

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Minoru Suzuki is coming back to America. 

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Famer and NJPW provisional KOPW 2022 has been announced for NJPW Lonestar Shootout on Friday, April 1 on WrestleMania weekend in Dallas, Texas, as well as NJPW Windy City Riot in the Chicago, Illinois area on Saturday, April 16. 

Suzuki was last in the United States for a nearly two-month tour in September and October 2021 that saw him wrestle dates for AEW, Impact Wrestling, GCW, NJPW, and numerous indie promotions. 

The Lonestar Shootout show will be split up into episodes of NJPW Strong to air on NJPW World, while the Windy City Riot event appears to be a standalone event similar to November’s Battle in the Valley show in San Jose, California.

Suzuki will defend the provisional KOPW 2022 trophy against Toru Yano in a dog cage match on Sunday’s NJPW New Year’s Golden Series event in Hokkaido.