El Desperado asks Jun Kasai to be NJPW Strong Independence Day partner vs. Jon Moxley & Homicide
El Desperado has asked hardcore wrestling icon Jun Kasai to be his tag team partner at NJPW Strong Independence Day against Jon Moxley & Homicide.
In a video posted to the NJPW World YouTube page and NJPW’s social media accounts, Desperado asked Kasai to team with him against Moxley & Homicide on night one of Independence Day on July 4 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
NJPW has yet to make the match official, still listing Desperado’s partner as “X.”
Kasai, 48, has a history of death match wrestling both in Japan and on the American independent scene. He wrestled in death matches three times for GCW in 2022, and won the 2014 CZW Tournament of Death in his most high profile American matches over the past decade. Light tubes and razor blade board death matches have been staples of Kasai’s 25-year career.
Moxley and Desperado squared off in a singles match last July at NJPW Music City Mayhem. Desperado proposed a rematch for Independence Day, and Moxley responded by challenging Desperado to find a partner, while announcing that he was bringing Homicide to Japan with him next month.
The current announced lineups for NJPW Strong Independence Day:
NJPW Strong Independence Day night one, Tuesday, July 4 —
- Jon Moxley & Homicide vs. El Desperado & X
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Clark Connors & Dan Moloney defend against TJP & Francesco Akira
NJPW Strong Independence Day night two, Wednesday, July 5 —
- NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: KENTA defends against Eddie Kingston
