Jon Moxley & Hiroshi Tanahashi face-to-face announced for AEW Dynamite
A face-to-face segment with Jon Moxley and Hiroshi Tanahashi has been added to Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite Road Rager.
Before they meet for the interim AEW World title at Forbidden Door on June 26, Moxley and Tanahashi will go face-to-face on Dynamite. AEW president Tony Khan made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday evening.
Ahead of the #ForbiddenDoor clash for the @AEW Interim World Championship, 2 men who’ve looked to fight each other for a long time@JonMoxley + @tanahashi1_100 will come face-to-face TOMORROW on Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite!#RoadRager Live tomorrow on@TBSNetwork @ 8pm ET/7pm CT pic.twitter.com/aKx3LVPpxo
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 14, 2022
Moxley defeated Casino Battle Royale winner Kyle O’Reilly on last week’s Dynamite to advance to the interim World title bout at Forbidden Door, while Tanahashi defeated Hirooki Goto on Sunday at NJPW Dominion in Osaka-Jo Hall to earn the right to represent NJPW in the title match.
Here is the updated Dynamite lineup:
- Hair vs. hair match: Chris Jericho vs. Ortiz
- AEW World Tag Team Championship ladder match: Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus (c) vs. The Young Bucks
- Dax Harwood vs. Will Ospreay
- Toni Storm vs. Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.
- AEW All-Atlantic Championship tournament qualifying match: Miro vs. Ethan Page
- Wardlow vs. 20 security guards in a handicap elimination match
- Jon Moxley & Hiroshi Tanahashi face-to-face