Tetsuya Naito intends to bring the title home.
At NJPW Windy City Riot, Jon Moxley defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Moxley has defended it a few times since then, but his reign has drawn some criticism, as his obligations in AEW prevent him from regularly wrestling for NJPW. Naito will challenge Moxley for the title in a rematch at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.
In a video posted on NJPW WORLD's YouTube channel, Naito shared his thoughts on his upcoming match against Moxley.
"Yeah, I’m the one who lost the title while overseas, then it should be me to get it back, right? So I’ll defeat Jon Moxley at Forbidden Door. Then I’ll bring that IWGP World Heavyweight Title back here to Japan. Also, where does Jon Moxley currently stand? Let’s think back to his last appearance at Osaka-Jo Hall at Dominion. He faced EVIL with the backing of The Third Generation. Is Moxley the new leader of The Third Generation? As many of you may have seen, Jon Moxley recently faced Josh Barnett. He showed up to the match decked out in a New Japan jacket. Oh, are you an exclusive NJPW wrestler? You talk about wanting to represent NJPW, but don’t you primarily wrestle for AEW? Don’t you represent them? I know very well that Jon Moxley’s a hell of a wrestler. He’s been heavyweight champion in WWE and AEW. He took the IWGP World Heavyweight Title off of me. You want to fly the New Japan flag and carry the brand forward? Then why not quit AEW and join NJPW? If you’re so uncertain, then you’re not fit to carry the IWGP World Heavyweight Title. In that case, I’ll just go to America and take that IWGP World Heavyweight Title off your hands. I’m bringing that IWGP World Heavyweight Title back home to Japan," Naito said.
Naito has said that he will offer his spot in the G1 Climax 34 to Moxley if he loses at AEW x NJPW Forbodden Door.
Fightful will have coverage of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door as it airs on June 30.
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