Jon Moxley is out, and Konosuke Takeshita is in.
Moxley was set to compete at Wrestling REVOLVER's Heat Em Up event on August 3. However, in a video message, the former AEW World Champion announced that he will be unable to wrestle at the show "due to circumstances beyond our control." Moxley then named Konosuke Takeshita as his replacement, and he called the AEW star one of the greatest wrestlers in the world.
--BREAKING NEWS--
— Wrestling REVOLVER (@PWRevolver) August 1, 2023
A video message from JON MOXLEY.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, Mox will be unable to compete.
Wait until who you hear his HAND PICKED REPLACEMENT!#RevolverHEAT pic.twitter.com/RsgfSKkzDt
As of this writing, additional details on Moxley's absence are not available.
Moxley will compete on the August 2 episode of AEW Dynamite; he will face Trent Beretta and Penta El Zero Miedo in an Anything Goes Match. Check out the card here. Fightful will have coverage of the show as it airs.
In an interview on The Spotlight, 1 Called Manders made it clear that he's manifesting a match with Moxley. Click here to see what he had to say.
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