Takumi Tsukamoto has resigned from Big Japan. He cites very vague family reasons, and it sounds like he will be back at some point, but looks to be taking a break.
Anyone (BAHU) know what the deal is with Freedoms and BJW? Kasai has been phased out a lot in recent history, but now hasn't been on a show since March, and seems to be advertising his deathmatches now as "Only in Freedoms". Is he completely done? And Takashi Sasaki hasn't been on a show at all this year.
So now we're looking at all these guys being out: Kasai, Takeda (Not returning as soon as expected), Okabayashi, Yoshihito, WX, Kobayashi, Takashi, and Tsukamoto. That's gotta hurt bad.