El Phantasmo Injury: NJPW News & Update
el Phantasmo is out with a right knee injury,significantly impacting the NJPW roster. Tomoaki Honma stepped in to fill the wrestling star’s role at the Aomori event, teaming with Goto and Uemura for a win. The current NJPW World Television Champion’s absence from the New Japan Soul tour raises questions. While the severity and return timeline remain unclear, his scheduled match on Saturday is now in jeopardy.Learn how El Phantasmo‘s unfortunate injury has influenced ongoing matches at News Directory 3. Discover what’s next …
El Phantasmo Out With Knee Injury, Tomoaki Honma Takes Role
Updated June 19, 2025
El Phantasmo missed Thursday’s New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) show in Aomori due to a right knee injury. The injury forced a change in his scheduled role at the New Japan Soul event.
Phantasmo had been slated to team with Hirooki Goto and Yuya Uemura in a six-man tag match against zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa, and hartley Jackson. Tomoaki Honma stepped in to fill the role, joining Goto and Uemura. Their team secured a victory, with Uemura pinning jackson.
NJPW announced the change to fans before the show, stating that El Phantasmo was not cleared to compete.
“El Phantasmo has sustained a right knee injury and has not been cleared to compete tonight. tonight’s main event will see tomoaki Honma replace ELP against TMDK,” the promotion wrote.
The wrestling promotion has not yet released further details regarding the severity of Phantasmo’s injury or a timeline for his return. His next scheduled match is this Saturday. The New Japan Soul tour began Wednesday, with Phantasmo, Goto, and Shota Umino defeating Sabre, Oiwa, and jackson.
El Phantasmo currently holds the NJPW World Television Championship.
What’s next
Wrestling fans await updates on El Phantasmo’s condition and his ability to defend his championship role in upcoming events.