A day after New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) postponed Best of the Super Junior (BOSJ) 27 due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) pandemic the company announced the postponing of Wrestle Dynasty until 2021. The event was set to take place on August 22nd at the famous Madison Square Garden.
As stated previously, NJPW has taken an industry-leading safe approach regarding COVID-19, putting the health of fans, staff, and talent above holding events in a dangerous and compromised situation. This move shows the company isn’t willing to put the safety of their fans in the United States at risk, even if other promotions in the United States are willing to open venues up to fans by late August.
The promotion released the following statement on their website regarding the decision.
In response to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, and its continued effect on social gatherings all over the world, NJPW has arrived at the decision to postpone Wrestle Dynasty, which was scheduled to take place on August 22 2020, to a date in 2021 to be announced.
We will announce the new ticket information and event date in the future. In the meantime, pre-sale registration will continue; fans can still sign up to our pre-sale list to be informed of the new date for Wrestle Dynasty the moment details are confirmed, and will still be able to get early access to tickets.
You can sign up for pre-sale here: https://willap.jp/p/acc_2374/Wrestle_Dynasty/
If you are already registered, you do not need to register again.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling remains extremely appreciative of all our great fans worldwide. While this postponement is unfortunate, the health and safety of wrestlers, staff, fans and society at large is our utmost priority. NJPW wrestlers and staff are coming together under the NJPW Together project to continue to do what we can to bring content to fans on NJPW World, and we hope to be back in the ring in the near future.
As of now, NJPW hasn’t announced when Wrestle Dynasty could take place next year, a lot will depend if the plan is to keep the G1 Climax later in the year, if events in the United Kingdom are planned, and any new additional featured events they may unveil in 2021.
