Former AEW World Champion Jon Moxley will return to the ring at NJPW Resurgence on May 21, according to a recent announcement by NJPW. The event will take place in Long Beach, California, and will feature Moxley in his first match since October 2021, when he appeared at The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street.
Although Moxley’s opponent has not been named, NJPW has promised an “increasingly stacked lineup” for the event, which includes Hiroshi Tanahashi and Will Ospreay in a match with significant IWGP United States Championship implications. Additionally, the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship will be introduced at the event.
Moxley’s last NJPW appearance was in October 2021 at The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street in New York, where he appeared as a mystery partner in an elimination main event on the surprise card. Fans must go back to last summer for the last officially announced appearance by Moxley in an NJPW ring, which was a brutal deathmatch with El Desperado at Music City Mayhem.
Below is the announcement from NJPW on Moxley’s return to the promotion for the event.
Moxley’s last NJPW appearance was last October in New York at the Night Before Rumble on 44th Street. There a mystery partner in an elimination main event on the surprise card, fans have to go all the way back to last summer for the last announced appearance for Mox in an NJPW ring. Then it was in a brutal deathmatch with El Desperado at Music City Mayhem; what level of violence will Moxley bring to Long Beach May 21?
Jon Moxley set for action at Resurgence May 21! 【NJoA】
Mox back in an NJPW ring in Long Beach
With Hiroshi Tanahashi and Will Ospreay set to meet in a match with big IWGP United States Championship implications, and the birth of the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship, an increasingly stacked lineup is set to great fans at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach on May 21. That lineup has been made even stronger with the news that Jon Moxley will be in action at Resurgence!
NJPW Resurgence is expected to be a major event for the promotion, with a strong lineup of matches and notable wrestlers scheduled to appear. Fans of Moxley will no doubt be excited to see him return to the ring, and it will be interesting to see who he faces off against in his comeback match.
Who do you think Jon Moxley will face off against in his return match at NJPW Resurgence? Leave a comment.