The IWGP World Heavyweight Champion is being kept busy.
Jon Moxley will appear in a title eliminator match on tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite against Rocky Romero, as announced early Wednesday morning. If successful, Romero will earn himself a championship opportunity in the future.
The match is joining AEW’s first event since hosting its annual Double or Nothing pay-per-view show last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Moxley has already competed in four matches that were either title bouts or eliminators since he dethroned Tetsuya Naito last month. He went 17 minutes against Konosuke Takeshita at Double or Nothing just a few days back, preventing the Don Callis Family member from earning a title shot in the near future.
Romero, a wrestler with a long history in NJPW, will be trying for his first AEW singles win this year. He has been unsuccessful through six TV appearances in recent months, including a loss to PAC on Rampage just over a week back.
Moxley and Romero have faced off in the past, although the Wednesday night matchup will be the first time they square off one-on-one.
It was also recently announced that Mercedes Moné will make an appearance on Dynamite this week. After dethroning Willow Nightingale over the weekend, Moné will have a “TBS Championship Celebration.”
Dynamite is scheduled to take place at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on Wednesday night. More than 4,500 tickets have been distributed for the event, per an update posted Monday by WrestleTix.
Here’s how the lineup looks currently:
- Casino Gauntlet with the winner challenging AEW World Champion at Forbidden Door
- “TV Time” with The Learning Tree Chris Jericho
- Swerve Strickland vs. Killswitch
- Mariah May vs. Saraya
- Don Callis presents a contract to Orange Cassidy
- Mercedes Moné TBS Championship Celebration
- Jon Moxley vs. Rocky Romero (IWGP World Championship Title Eliminator)
