Wayne is joining the festival.
As a part of the July 12th AEW Dynamite, 18-year-old Nick Wayne made his debut for the company. He took on Swerve Strickland, but it was Strickland coming out victorious in their bout.
Following Wayne’s arrival to AEW, he received the official All Elite graphic and then New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced him for their All Star Junior Festival on August 19th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
LEC Presents All Star Jr. Festival U.S.A. 2023
August 19
2300 Arena Philadelphia3rd entry wrestler is…
The future of wrestling!Tickets on sale now! https://t.co/QA0l7dtbyI#ASJF2023 pic.twitter.com/CW7rmBqqt1
— ALL STAR Jr. FESTIVAL 2023 OFFICIAL (@ASJF2023) July 13, 2023
As of this writing, Nick, Rocky Romero and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi are announced for the show.