New Japan Professional-Wrestling star Tetsuya Naito will probably be present process his third proper eye surgical procedure on November 7. He introduced the information to Tokyo Sports activities. Since 2019, Naito has been coping with superior indirect muscle paralysis — a situation that causes double imaginative and prescient. He spoke in regards to the surgical procedure, noting the unlucky information about it by no means getting “utterly higher.”

“It is muscle paralysis, so even when you have surgical procedure, it will not get utterly higher. So, even when you have this surgical procedure, … you will in all probability return to the identical situation finally,” assuming he continues to wrestle, a translated model of Tokyo Sports activities signifies he advised the outlet.

Naito has undergone surgical procedure twice earlier than — in 2019 and 2022. His upcoming surgical procedure this week will probably be his final since his physician advised him that the surgical procedure can solely be carried out 3 times. Naito revealed that he needed to attend to do the surgical procedure after retirement, however he determined to “cherish the current,” and do it now.

Additionally, one more reason was that after the 2023 G1 Climax match, his situation worsened. Naito was the winner of this yr’s G1 Climax match, which was how he earned his Wrestle Kingdom 18 match towards the present IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA for the title.

Over the weekend, Naito was in motion at NJPW Energy Battle, the place he and Yota Tsuji defeated the IWGP Heavyweight Champion and Yuya Uemura. It was the identical occasion the place AEW star Jon Moxley defeated Nice-O-Khan in a Falls Rely Anyplace match. IWGP United States Champion Will Ospreay additionally had a confrontation which led to a different match seemingly being made for Wrestle Kingdom 18 — Ospreay is predicted to be defending his title towards each Moxley and David Finlay.