Kobashi diagnosed with tumor

Shocking news yesterday as Pro Wrestling NOAH ace Kenta Kobashi was announced as being diagnosed with a tumor in his kidney and will undergo an operation soon to try and have it removed. The announcement was made by NOAH president Mitsuharu Misawa at the Differ Ariake office. Kobashi will not be able to work the entire Summer Navigation tour, including the announced Yoshihiro Takayama return match at the Nippon Budokan where he was booked to team with Takayama against Misawa and GHC champion Jun Akiyama in an all-star dream tag match.

Here's hoping the Iron Man of NOAH can pull through this and have a long career in the ring for many more years to come.