Originally published at Jon Moxley vs. El Desperado announced for NJPW Music City Mayhem
Desperado called him out and Moxley answered the call.
Following the New Japan Road show on July 3rd, El Desperado called out Interim AEW World Champion Jon Moxley in a backstage interview. New Japan pushed out the announcement that Desperado and Moxley are now scheduled to compete in a singles match.
Their match is taking place at ‘Music City Mayhem’ on July 30th which is a part of Starrcast weekend in Nashville, Tennessee.
JULY 30
🎶Music City Mayhem
🎡Fairgrounds, Nashville TN
🔥No Disqualification
JON MOXLEY
🆚
El DESPERADO
Need we say more?https://t.co/Pn2ds4hq7t#njmayhem #njpw @ElDesperado5 @StarrcastEvents pic.twitter.com/0YKVZxeat6
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) July 7, 2022
On the 7/6 Dynamite, Moxley successfully defended the Interim AEW World Title against Brody King. At the Forbidden Door show, Desperado was in action as he teamed with Yoshinobu Kanemaru to take on Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland.