{"id":99314,"date":"2021-08-26T17:37:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T21:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=99314"},"modified":"2021-08-26T19:02:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T23:02:17","slug":"jon-moxley-satoshi-kojima-all-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/08\/26\/jon-moxley-satoshi-kojima-all-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Moxley Versus Satoshi Kojima Announced for AEW All Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to <strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong>&#8216;s (<strong>AEW<\/strong>) partnership with<strong> New Japan Pro Wrestling <\/strong>(<strong>NJPW<\/strong>), one of the major focuses has been the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. AEW star <strong>Jon Moxley<\/strong> won the championship on January 4th of 2021 before dropping the championship to<strong> Lance Archer<\/strong> on Dynamite last month. One of the more interesting aspects of Moxley&#8217;s reign was the focus on the IWGP US briefcase, which was held by <strong>KENTA<\/strong> up until their eventual bout at <em>NJPW Strong #29<\/em>. Though no IWGP United States Championship is involved, at AEW <strong><em>All Out<\/em><\/strong>, Jon Moxley will take on <strong>Satoshi Kojima<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonMoxley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JonMoxley<\/a> got a FedEx from Tokyo with a contract to face <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NJPW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NJPW<\/a> legend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cozy_lariat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cozy_lariat<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWAllOut?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWAllOut<\/a> in Chicago on Sept. 5!<\/p>\n<p>Tune into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntdrama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tntdrama<\/a> NOW to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> LIVE! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BFZzdUeDMC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/BFZzdUeDMC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1430707314584166406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t know, Satoshi Kojima is one of the top veterans of New Japan Pro Wrestling and is perhaps most notorious for his runs as IWGP Heavyweight Champion and Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion. Kojima is also known as a tag team wrestler for NJPW, teaming with fellow veteran<strong> Hiroyoshi Tenzan<\/strong> and being a former 7x IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Satoshi Kojima is also part of<strong> IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong> and <strong>NJPW USA<\/strong>, recently challenging<strong> Tom Lawlor<\/strong> for the STRONG Openweight Championship. Additionally, Kojima was the second <em>ever<\/em> <strong>MLW<\/strong> World Heavyweight Champion. Lastly, he is one of only <em>three<\/em> men to hold the<strong> NWA<\/strong> World Heavyweight Championship, IWGP Heavyweight Championship, and Triple Crown Championship. This, of course, makes him one of the most distinguished wrestlers in pro wrestling history.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Moxley has for the past few weeks been hinting at a match against <strong>Hiroshi Tanahashi<\/strong>, wanting to get the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship around his waist once again. On the most recent episode of Dynamite, Jon Moxley would be involved in a video package &#8211; where he would reveal that he knows who his opponent is for <strong><em>All Out<\/em><\/strong>. As we all now know, Satoshi Kojima is his opponent. This is a first-time encounter between the two veterans and will include the AEW debut of Satoshi Kojima.<\/p>\n<p>In Kojima, Moxley is facing a renowned legend of Japanese pro wrestling. Many Japanese wrestling fans feel he is one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time. Satoshi Kojima <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cozy_lariat\/status\/1430760424463421443\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">noted on Twitter<\/a> that he&#8217;s not famous in the wrestling world, but he&#8217;s looking forward to the experience (<strong>Sean &#8220;X-Pac&#8221; Waltman<\/strong> disagreed, claiming he is famous among<em> true<\/em> fans of pro wrestling). Fame or no fame, win or lose, come <em>All Out<\/em>, all AEW fans will be familiar with the name &#8220;Satoshi Kojima&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can catch AEW Dynamite Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TNT and AEW Dark: Elevation (Monday nights) and AEW: Dark (Tuesday nights) at 7 PM ET on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFN4JkGP_bVhAdBsoV9xftA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>. AEW\u2019s new show, AEW Rampage, airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday night.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to All Elite Wrestling&#8216;s (AEW) partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), one of the major focuses has been the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. AEW star Jon Moxley won the championship on January 4th of 2021 before dropping the championship to Lance Archer on Dynamite last month. 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