Brutal Bad Timing: Francesco Akira Of NJPW Suffers Injury

Well, here’s a story that’ll make you wince harder than watching someone attempt a moonsault off the top rope. Francesco Akira, the Italian high-flyer who’s been tearing up New Japan Pro Wrestling’s junior heavyweight division, just got served a brutal reminder that professional wrestling doesn’t care about your career momentum. Last Friday night at Revolution Pro Wrestling’s Anniversary Event in London, and it was during his match against TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater, something went terribly wrong, and now the 25-year-old Italian sensation is staring down the barrel of surgery for a fractured right wrist. Akira isn’t exactly known for taking shortcuts in the ring. This guy has been putting his body on the line since joining NJPW in 2022, and it’s finally caught up with him in the worst possible way. NJPW’s official statement was the following “Francesco Akira sustained a fracture to his right wrist and will be missing action to allow the injury to heal.” Thanks for the medical bulletin, guys. Really