El Desperado Confirms COVID Infection

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Desperado confirmed on Twitter that he tested positive for COVID in the wake of NJPW’s Wrestling Dontaku weekend. Desperado was one the six wrestlers pulled from night 2 of Wrestling Dontaku, after two wrestlers arrived to the venue with fevers. In total, NJPW disclosed nine positive tests in the aftermath. Kazuchika Okada and Taichi both confirmed positive tests, with El Desperado being the third to confirm their status.

Desperado detailed a brutal experience with the virus. He suffered from a fever, dizziness, “strange taste,” terrible cough, and other rough symptoms. He claims fits of hunger but no appetite, interrupted sleep, and goes on to implore people to get tested and get vaccinated, ending with a thank-you to the staff in Tokyo that took care of him.

Like Okada & Taichi, Desperado has not been on the recent NJPW Road To Wrestle Grand Slam shows, and no plans have been announced regarding his IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship.

まじめなはなし

俺もコロナかかって隔離生活を送ってた

俺の主な症状は

・39℃代の発熱

・寝ていられないほどの腰痛

・信じられないレベルの倦怠感

・今までで一番の目眩

・著しい心肺機能の低下

・すんごい咳

・飲み物の味が変に感じる(俺は食べ物は普通だった)

・消化器系不調

・全身筋肉痛関節痛

— El Desperado (@ElDesperado5) May 26, 2021