Jon Moxley will be in Korakuen Hall for NJPW Strong Independence Day and he is not coming alone.
El Desperado issued a challenge to Moxley following his performance in GCW's Tournament of Survival this weekend. The former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion said wrestling in GCW reminded him of facing Moxley on an NJPW Strong show last July and expressed interest in facing him once again.
On Wednesday, NJPW posted a video of Moxley responding to Desperado's challenge. Moxley accepted but said he would be enlisting the help of Homicide for the match and wants Desperado to find a partner as well.
NJPW has yet to make the match official.
Moxley said:
El Desperado you sick son of a b*tch. Still talking trash all over the world about Jon Moxley. After the last time we crossed paths, we both had to get a tetanus shots after that match, that's how bad it was and you want some more of that, huh? You're going to be in Korakuen Hall on July 4 & 5, well guess what? I've got a brand spanking new, shiny, goddamn Japanese resident card so I can come back whenever the f**k I want. You got a partner? I got plenty of partners. I've got wrestling partners, I've got training partners. I've got a rap sheet in this business and for this, I'm going deep, deep, deep into the history books and it's going to be me and the notorious 187, Homicide against El Desperado and whoever you can drag to the table with you.
Moxley defeated Desperado via referee's decision at NJPW Music City Mayhem on July 30, 2022 from the Nashville Fairgrounds.
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Homicide and Moxley were on the same team in a 12-person tag match at NJPW Night Before The Rumble on 44th Street last October. Along with Eddie Kingston, Kazuchika Okada, YOH, and Amazing Red they defeated a team comprised of members from Bullet Club and Team Filthy.
Moxley leads the head-to-head series against Homicide 3-1, including matches in GCW, CZW, ICW, and EVOLVE.
Two matches are confirmed for NJPW Independence Day thus far.
NJPW Strong Independence Day lineup:
July 4:
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Catch 22 (TJP & Francesco Akira) defend against Bullet Club's Clark Connors & Dan Moloney
July 5:
NJPW Strong Openweight Champion KENTA defends against Eddie Kingston