Jon Moxley vs. Josh Barnett headlines Bloodsport Bushido lineup

  • Ian Carey
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The lineup for Bloodsport Bushido has been announced. 

The event is scheduled for June 22 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Similar to Bloodsport events held in the United States, Bloodsport Bushido will have shoot-style rules, with no ring ropes and matches only ending via knockout or submission.

Josh Barnett vs. IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley has been announced for the show. Barnett defeated Moxley via referee’s decision at Bloodsport 6 in 2021. 

Other matches announced today include Minoru Suzuki vs. Timothy Thatcher, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Hideki “Shrek” Sekine, and Pancrase co-founder Masakatsu Funaki vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. 

Santino Marella has also been booked for the show. He’ll face “The Gracie Hunter” Kazushi Sakuraba. This will be Marella’s first show in Japan since doing a couple of dates with DDT in 2019. 

Konami, who just recently announced she’s returning to Stardom full-time, will wrestle GLEAT’s Maya Fukuda on the show as well. 

Olympic wrestler Davit Modzmanashvili had previously been advertised for the event. However, it was revealed in today’s announcement that he is no longer participating in the show.  

Bloodsport Bushido lineup for June 22, 2024 —

  • Jon Moxley vs. Josh Barnett
  • Minoru Suzuki vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Quinton Jackson vs. Hideki Sekine
  • Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Santino Marella
  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Masakatsu Funaki
  • Eric Hammer vs. Mike O’Hearn
  • Konami vs. Maya Fukuda
  • Tournament Finals
  • Tournament first round: Mitsuru Sato vs. Hideki Suzuki
  • Tournament first round: Takuya Nomura vs. Todd Duffee
  • Yu Iizuka vs. Fuminori Abe