As many of you know by now, Shinjiro Otani suffered a very serious cervical injury during a match at a ZERO1 event last month. Following the injury, he’s been unable to move any of his limbs from the neck down.
Otani issued the following statement (through a nurse) on his health earlier today, confirming that he is still paralyzed.
“To all the hot professional wrestling fans who love professional wrestling, and to all the people involved in the professional wrestling industry.
I’m really sorry for the inconvenience and concern caused by my injury.
Also, I am grateful to everyone for their warm feelings.
Now, I am working hard every day for treatment and rehabilitation so that I can return to everyone as soon as possible.
I will definitely return in front of you.
We look forward to your continued support of ZERO1 and professional wrestling.
May 13, 4th year of Reiwa Shinjiro Otani“
