A video revealing Jon Moxley as the New Japan “Knife Man” dropped last night and it set social media abuzz as to what’s in store for the former Dean Ambrose as well as the wrestling world. New Japan Pro-Wrestling confirmed this morning that Moxley will be debuting in the company come June 5 as the Super Juniors tournament comes to a close.
Time is almost up. Mox is almost here. Watch Jon Moxley’s NJPW debut, Hiroshi Tanahashi’s return and the finals of the Best of the Super Juniors in English and EXCLUSIVELY LIVE on @njpwworld June 5! 18:30 JST 10:30 UK 05:30e/02:30p https://njpwworld.com #njbosj #njpw
⌛Time is almost up.
Mox is almost here.
Watch Jon Moxley's NJPW debut, Hiroshi Tanahashi's return and the finals of the Best of the Super Juniors in English and EXCLUSIVELY LIVE on @njpwworld June 5!
18:30 JST
10:30 UK
05:30e/02:30phttps://t.co/ldAvP7PF1h#njbosj #njpw pic.twitter.com/o2dLoly4Wz— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) May 27, 2019
NJPW also posted the following on their website:
Jon Moxley will be appearing in Ryogoku Sumo Hall June 5 with apparent designs on IWGP US Heavyweight champion, Juice Robinson. Moxley previously saw worldwide fame as a WWE ‘Grand Slam’ Champion and member of top flight faction The Shield under the name Dean Ambrose.
All month long, Robinson’s matches and commentary have been interrupted by a mysterious video stating that it was ‘time up’ for the IWGP US Champion. Sunday at Makuhari Messe, Robinson exploded during the Best of the Super Juniors broadcast, saying that he knew who the mystery challenger was, and stormed out of the building.
Earlier this afternoon, Moxley posted a video to social media that suggested he was the culprit. After checking the veracity of the post, we can confirm that Moxley is indeed the original video’s creator, and will be appearing on June 5 in Ryogoku Sumo Hall.
NJPW have reached out to Robinson for comment and will provide updates to this story when available.
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