NJPW Star Calls Out AEW's Jon Moxley For Future Match

Is this the next NJPW match beckoning Interim AEW World Champion Jon Moxley?

by Andy H Murray
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New Japan Pro Wrestling star El Desperado wants a piece of AEW's Interim World Champion.

The Suzuki-gun member planted his flag after wrestling on yesterday's New Japan Road event at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall. There, Desperado teamed with Minoru Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru to defeat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Kosei Fujita, and Master Wato.

In his post-match promo, Desperado stated that he had relished his recent time in AEW, which saw him wrestle Swerve In Our Glory on Forbidden Door's Buy In and appear briefly on Dynamite. Now, he is waiting for Moxley's response after declaring he wants a piece of the Blackpool Combat Club man.

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Despe said the following:-

"I just did a short stint in AEW. I didn't exactly know when I'd be back here. I never wanted to go to America ever again! I don't want to, however... you see, first, Jericho called up saying he was short-handed. So Suzuki-gun teamed up with the Jericho Appreciation Society. Me and Lance [Archer] had their backs. All that and I was in the ring for two minutes, but I'd do it again. Then, were on the Forbidden Door Buy In. We faced 'Swerve' and Keith Lee. They were an awesome team! I loved facing them! Yeah, I lost, so I shouldn't be so satisfied, but it was a worthy fight and that's what I wanted. But there's another, more worthy opponent. Since then, I've had 'Wild Thing' stuck in my head. Moxley! He's enticing. He's made his mark in the NJPW and AEW rings. He bleeds. He makes his opponents bleed. Boy, that looks like fun. I want a piece. I'm not sure where... I'll go anywhere if you're game. I really don't want to fly anymore but if you call me out, I'll come. Okay? I want to have some fun, too. I await your reply."

Recent years have seen Desperado rise to previously unseen levels of prominence in NJPW, having reigned as the company's IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion twice since first capturing the belt in February 2021. Prior to this, he had worked primarily as a tag wrestler alongside Kanemaru.

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Desperado and Moxley have shared a ring only once, finding themselves on opposite sides of an eight-man NJPW tag team match in February 2020. The interim AEW World Champion is yet to respond to the challenge.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.