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Moxley-Archer Texas Death Match added to AEW Fyter Fest night two

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Lance Archer has challenged IWGP United States Champion Jon Moxley to a Texas death match for night two of AEW Fyter Fest. 

Archer issued the challenge on night one of Fyter Fest in a backstage segment. Following Jon Moxley’s successful IWGP US title defense against Karl Anderson in the opener, Jake Roberts and Archer proposed that Moxley put up the US title on next week’s show. 

Moxley’s current reign began with a win over Archer, also in a Texas death match, at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 4, 2020 in the Tokyo Dome. 

Archer held the title from 2019 into 2020. Archer won the title after Moxley vacated it due to travel issues in October 2019. Archer beat Juice Robinson in a no DQ match to win the title at NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2019. 

Archer made one successful defense during his reign, beating David Finlay at NJPW Showdown in San Jose, California in November 2019. 

Here is the announced card for night two of Fyter Fest to this point:

AEW Dynamite Fyter Fest night two, Wednesday, July 21 —

  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Britt Baker (c) vs. Nyla Rose
  • IWGP United States Championship Texas death match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Lance Archer 

Jon Moxley and Yuji Nagata to face off in NJPW Strong tag match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Before they battle for the IWGP United States title on AEW Dynamite, Jon Moxley and Yuji Nagata will square off in tag team action on NJPW Strong.

NJPW has announced that Moxley and Chris Dickinson will team against Yuji Nagata and Ren Narita on the Friday, May 7 episode of Strong. 

Moxley is set to defend the IWGP United States Championship against Nagata on the May 12 edition of Dynamite. Moxley issued a challenge to Nagata in a promo released on social media on April 4. The title match was then officially announced on the April 28 episode of Dynamite. 

Our Dave Meltzer reported in February that a working relationship had been established between NJPW and AEW. NJPW’s KENTA appeared on the February 3 Dynamite to shoot an angle for his title match with Moxley later that month. KENTA made his in-ring AEW debut on the February 10 Dynamite. 

Moxley has been the IWGP US Champion since defeating Lance Archer for the title at Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 4, 2020. His most recent title defense came on the February 27 Strong, where he defeated KENTA. 

As for Moxley and Nagata’s tag partners, Dickinson is currently the number one contender to new NJPW Strong Openweight Champion Tom Lawlor’s title, while Narita is currently on excursion to NJPW’s LA Dojo. 

Strong airs Fridays at 10 p.m. Eastern time on NJPW World and is available on demand shortly after airing. 

Jon Moxley challenges NJPW’s Yuji Nagata to IWGP US title match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

IWGP United States Champion Jon Moxley has his sights set on his next challenger. 

In a promo tweeted tonight from the NJPW Global account, Moxley challenged NJPW’s Yuji Nagata to step up and face him for the US title. 

In the promo, Moxley said that he is collecting scalps and has made his intentions to go big game hunting clear since capturing the US title at night one of Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 4, 2020. 

Moxley said that he is going after the hardest hitters in the game and challenged Nagata to “grab his six-shooter” and meet him “outside the saloon at dawn.”

Moxley is a two-time IWGP United States Champion. His first reign ended when he was stripped of the title after travel issues related to a typhoon led to him not being able to make a scheduled defense in October 2019. 

Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic did not allow Moxley to make a title defense for over a year, but this time, he was not stripped of the belt under those similar circumstances. 

After beating Lance Archer for the title in a Texas death match at night one of Wrestle Kingdom 14, Moxley defended the title on night two against Juice Robinson. He would go on to make another successful defense of the title in February 2020 at The New Beginning in Osaka, defeating Minoru Suzuki. 

Moxley’s most recent US title defense came on the February 26, 2021 episode of NJPW Strong, where he defeated KENTA. 

Moxley’s promo challenging Nagata can be seen here and here.