After being on the shelf for months with a knee injury, WWE veteran Tajiri announced via Twitter Sunday that his latest run in the WWE is over and that the 46-year-old will be returning to Japan.
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Tajiri hadn't been seen on WWE television since January, and although it appears as though that Tajiri was open to working more with WWE going forward, WWE officials didn't want to put him back in the ring because of the risk factor according to the series of tweets sent out by Tajiri.
①数日経ちましたが、なかなか公表されないようなのであえて自分から…1月に負った膝の怪我、実際もう全然問題なく大丈夫なのですが、WWEのドクターもOKを出しつつも「リスキーではある」と。ま、長年プロレスをやってきたレスラーのボディパーツって、誰でもそれが当然ではあるのですが。
— TAJIRI (@TajiriBuzzsaw) April 23, 2017
②で、会社としては、46歳というオレの年齢も考慮し「もうWWEでは試合はさせられない」と。しばらくしたらOKでるかな？と、NXTのコーチをやりつつ待ってみたのですが、やはりどうしてもダメである、と。そういうワケで、日本へ帰ります。
— TAJIRI (@TajiriBuzzsaw) April 23, 2017
Interestingly enough, Tajiri does note that while he was sidelined he did some training with NXT talent in Orlando, so it is somewhat of a bummer that Tajiri won't be sticking around to work with WWE in that capacity.
Tajiri was a three-time Cruiserweight champion with the WWE.
