New Japan Pro Wrestling announced during their Destruction press conference that Hiromu Takahashi has been forced to relinquish the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship after suffering a neck injury at the G1 Special in San Francisco last month.

As a result, New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced a 4-man tournament. KUSHIDA will face off against BUSHI on the Destruction in Kobe show on September 23rd, while Marty Scurll will face off against Will Ospreay on the Fighting Spirit Unleashed event on September 30th at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California.

The winners will then face off for the title at a date yet to be announced.