Jon Moxley has a dance partner for AEW All Out.
As we get closer to AEW’s next PPV, many have wondered who Moxley will share the ring with. For a brief period, it was looking like newly-minted IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi was a possible opponent. It turns out that isn’t the case as Tanahashi will defend his title against Kota Ibushi on Sept. 4 in Japan.
During the Aug. 25 edition of Dynamite, Jon Moxley revealed that his All Out opponent will be Satoshi Kojima.
“So we get the FedEx back from Tokyo today. One contract signed, sealed, and delivered. Only one, only one guy with the balls to step through the door, only one guy with the balls to chase the boogeyman in New Japan Pro Wrestling. We know who it wasn’t. So I look at this name and I wish I had worn glasses cause I would’ve adjusted them. I couldn’t believe it.
“Kojima Satoshi. And I thought, ‘man what a treat for the fans in Chicago to see a legend of New Japan, a legend of All Japan live and in-person.’ That’s a real treat for the fans and then I started thinking about it. I said, ‘damn, I am insulted. This crazy ass old man wants to step in the ring and go toe-to-toe with me?”
Kojima is a former two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion in NJPW and a former two-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion in AJPW. While he hasn’t been booked as a main eventer in Japan in over a decade, Kojima can still go in the ring.
Moxley is no stranger to facing top talent from Japan. He was a two-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. He even participated in the G1 Climax back in 2019.
