As more and more events and festivals are either canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the cancellation of the New Japan Cup Tour.
In a statement on the official website, NJPW spoke on previous cancellations along with taking in the advice of a special government task force after a meeting on March 10. The statement read, "New Japan Pro-Wrestling has arrived at the decision to cancel the five events remaining in the New Japan Cup tour between March 16 and 21."
The organization apologized to fans before voicing their concerns related to the outbreak. NJPW stated, "Ultimately, the health and safety of our fans, wrestlers and staff, as well as society at large is our utmost concern, and we will make announcements about events scheduled after March 22 upon careful monitoring of this developing situation."
"We will soon announce refund procedures for the affected events," the organization mentioned before speaking about other programs. "Programs like the NJPW Together Project will see wrestlers and staff come together to bring the best possible content to fans while we eagerly await the opportunity to entertain live crowds once more."
Prior to the tour's cancellation, NJPW had already canceled bouts scheduled for March 1 through 15 as well as an anniversary event and the first round of New Japan Cup Tour dates in February.