Japanese pro wrestling legend Keiji Muto recently had a conversation at the K-1 MMA Awards (via Tokyo Sports) on topics such as how he suffered a torn thigh muscle when he competed in his last matchup as The Great Muta.
Keiji Muto said:
“I’m going to have a good match [final match against Tetsuya Naito], but I had a match 10 days ago and tore a muscle in my thigh. I’m in a pinch, but I’ll do my best. Actually, I was in bad shape before I went in that day [Great Muta Bye Bye]. I had back pain. I don’t know what triggered it, but I was out of shape. Knee pain and such is chronic pain and I’m used to it, but muscles hurt like hell. I think I put extra strain on my knee and hip joints by protecting them. I feel like I’ve been given a test by the wrestling Gods. I don’t know what to do. I train only my upper body, but it’s really hard to do that too. It’s stressing me out.”
Keiji Muto will be facing Tetsuya Naito in his final match on February 21 as he will be needing a hip replacement surgery and he won’t be able to wrestle any longer after getting the surgery.
You can check out Keiji Muto's full comments at this link.
