PWInsider.com is reporting that WWE NXT star Hideo Itami has suffered an injury to his shoulder. The injury is said to be bad enough that Itami will likely be out of action for approximately the next six to eight months.

Itami is currently scheduled to take part in a number one contender Triple Threat Match at the May 20th NXT Takeover: Unstoppable event against Finn Balor and Tyler Breeze. With the news of Itami's injury, it is now likely that he will be pulled from the match.

WrestlingNewsSource.com will have more on this story as information becomes available.