NJPW's Hiromu Takahashi Says He Is At "2%" As He Recovers From Injury

The former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion tore his left pectoral muscle in February.

by Andy H Murray
Hiromu Takahashi
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New Japan Pro Wrestling star Hiromu Takahashi has claimed, possibly in character, that he is around 2% of his way along the road to recovery as he rehabilitates a torn pectoral muscle suffered in February.

Speaking with NJPW's official English-language website, the former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion offered the following comment on his recovery:-

"We-ell, if 100 percent means what I feel it should, then honestly it would be 2% right now. To me being 100 percent means being able to do what I set out to do, win championships, make dreams happen. It’s not enough just to get back in there. So with that in mind, yeah, two percent."

When asked about the publicity work he has been doing while unable to compete, Hiromu said that this is set to continue:-

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"I’m just getting started. I’ve only been out a month, and I’m only just out of this sling now. I want to be everywhere! I want people to be really surprised at the places I show up over the next few months."

Takahashi's torn pectoral should take around six months to recover from. Hurt while working a tag match on 19 February, he relinquished the Junior Heavyweight Title six days later, allowing El Desperado to take the vacant strap in a three-way match with BUSHI and El Phantasmo.

All the best to the Ticking Time Bomb in his recovery.

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