As previously noted, Michael Elgin was reportedly arrested last weekend for stealing protein powder and could face up to five years in jail.

He had been scheduled to wrestle on July 10th at a  Pro Wrestling NOAH event in Shizuoka but was pulled from the card due to the arrest.

Elgin denied the reports on Twitter and noted he is leaving the country for an unrelated reason. He posted the following tweets:

“I’m not going to bother saying what happened, but I am going to say. I was not charged for stealing protein,” Elgin writes. “I’m not charged at all, I am not facing jail time. I’m also not deported. I am going to Canada to be with my family after the passing of an extremely close family member.”

“I completely understand people don’t ever want to believe anything other than what they wish were true. I’m not going to debate with people,” he added. “But, I am on my scheduled flight home. Also, first class. Doesn’t seem like deportation.”

I’m not going to bother saying what happened, but I am going to say. I was not charged for stealing protein. I’m not charged at all, I am not facing jail time. I’m also not deported. I am going to Canada to be with my family after the passing of an extremely close family member

— マイケル・エルガン (@MichaelElgin25) July 17, 2022

I completely understand people don’t ever want to believe anything other than what they wish were true. I’m not going to debate with people. But, I am on my scheduled flight home. Also, first class. Doesn’t seem like deportation. pic.twitter.com/1G1b1DHvaQ

— マイケル・エルガン (@MichaelElgin25) July 17, 2022