Jon Moxley last competed in NJPW at the Dominion event, where he teamed with Claudio Castagnoli & Shota Umino to face Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championships. However, Moxley’s team was unable to win the titles.
NJPW Strong Independence Day is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 4th & Wednesday, July 5th at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo. The former AEW World Champion is set to compete in a tag team match at the show.
Earlier this week, El Desperado challenged Jon Moxley to a rematch. Moxley and Desperado faced each other at NJPW Music City Mayhem last year. The match ended via referee stoppage and Moxley was declared the winner.
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— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) June 6, 2023
Does El Desperado have his sights set on Jon Moxley when #njpwSTRONG heads to Korakuen for Independence Day? pic.twitter.com/orWlQDIZu1
In response to the challenge, Jon Moxley said that he and former ROH World Champion Homicide will face Desperado and a partner of his choice in a tag team match at NJPW Strong Independence Day.
Jon Moxley has responded to El Desperado!
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) June 7, 2023
Mox is coming to Korakuen July 4 & 5, and he's bringing Homicide with him! #njpwSTRONG pic.twitter.com/OXfrFWuGs7
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