Charlie Dempsey vs. Shinya Aoki booked for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII
A new match is now set for Bloodsport XIII.
Josh Barnett announced on Saturday that NXTβs Charlie Dempsey will take on MMA veteran Shinya Aoki during WrestleMania weekend on April 17.
βCatch Wrestling vs Kosen Judo and Jiu Jitsu. Pro Wrestling vs MMA. The young acolyte vs the old veteran. Blood will be spilled. Ligaments torn. Breathes halted. And they’d have it no other way. Charlie Dempsey vs Shinya Aoki at Josh Barnett’s: Bloodsport XIII,β he wrote.
Aoki, who has a 49-11 record in MMA, first started wrestling in 2013. He joined DDT in 2018 where he frequently appears on tour, winning their Extreme Championship at one point. He also fights for ONE, defeating Eduard Folayang by submission on March 23.
Dempsey most recently was Heritage Cup champion in NXT, but lost the title to Lexis King earlier this year.
Here is the card so far for Bloodsport XIII:
- Pete Dunne vs. Timothy Thatcher
- Natalya vs. Miyu Yamashita
- Charlie Dempsey vs. Shinya Aoki