In May of 2015, Hideo Itami unfortunately suffered a shoulder injury which would require surgery, and ultimately take Hideo out of action for a long period of time. NXT would use Hideo’s shoulder injury to their advantage, and turn it into a whodunit style storyline where Hideo Itami was attacked and injured in the parking lot of Full Sail University, just hours before NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable where Hideo Itami was scheduled to compete in a triple threat match to crown a new number 1 contender for the NXT Championship.
Just like every whodunit story there’s an assailant, and with many superstars as potential suspects here’s a rundown of the top 5 superstars who could of attacked Hideo Itami.