New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced that IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Juice Robinson will defend his title against All Elite Wrestling’s Jon Moxley at the Best of Super Juniors Finals on June 5th. The match at Ryogoku Sumo Hall will be Moxley’s NJPW debut.
Moxley had been covertly calling out Robinson throughout the Super Juniors tournament in an anonymous video. Juice talked about his history with Moxley in WWE’s developmental system during a press conference that has been released for free on NJPWWorld.com
The Best of Super Juniors finals will air LIVE on NJPWWorld.com at 5:30am ET.
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BREAKING!
Juice Robinson will defend the IWGP US Heavyweight championship on June 5 in Ryogoku Sumo Hall!
His challenger? Jon Moxley!
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