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Less than 24 hours after his monumental debut for All Elite Wrestling, Jon Moxley FKA Dean Ambrose has taken to social media and has once again shaken the world of Professional Wrestling by confirming that the former WWE Champion is now all set to appear with New Japan Pro Wrestling.
For months now, IWGP US Champion, Juice Robinson has been tormented by a mysterious 'Time's Up' video and earlier today, Moxley posted the very familiar clip on his Twitter and also tagged NJPW as well. Later on, New Japan Pro Wrestling themselves confirmed the news, by claiming that Moxley will indeed make his promotional debut on the 5th of June at the finals of the on-going of Best of Super Juniors.
Now, as we know, Moxley has his sights set on another former WWE star in the form of Juice Robinson and his IWGP US Championship. However, with the former WWE Champion now set to make his NJPW debut, the options are indeed endless for the man once known as 'The Lunatic Fringe'.
Therefore, here are five potential opponents for Jon Moxley in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
#5 Minoru Suzuki
With Jon Moxley now set to make his debut for NJPW, fans on social media are eagerly hoping for one match and one particular dream match only, that is, a showdown between two of the wildest brawlers in the game in the form of Moxley and Minoru Suzuki.
Moxley, as we know, has established himself as one of the wildest in-ring competitors of all time and Suzuki, on the other hand, is an absolute sadist who likes to hurt people more than anything.
A clash between these two and that too in an NJPW ring would be a crazy fight. Expect MiSu and Mox to hurt each other really bad if they ever come face-to-face in a ring.
#4 Jay White
Since Kenny Omega's departure from NJPW, Jay White has replaced the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion as the top gaijin star of the promotion. White, who initially started out as a member of CHAOS, jumped ship to Bullet Club and joined the faction alongside Gedo and Jado, as 'The Switchblade' eventually became the leader of the group as well.
Under White's leadership, BC changed the landscape of NJPW once again as the group brought in several new members such as the likes of Robbie Eagles and El Phantasmo. 'Switchblade' Jay White even secured two massive victories to kick-start 2019, as he defeated both Okada and Tanahashi at Wrestle Kingdom 13 and New Beginning, respectively.
White also held the IWGP Heavyweight Title for a brief period this year, so you could imagine how quickly his stock has risen in NJPW. A match between him and Moxley could very well be the battle of NJPW's top foreign stars and considering both men have a thing for knives, it'll be interesting to keep an eye out for this dream match.
#3 Kota Ibushi
Kota Ibushi is currently in his first reign as IWGP Intercontinental Champion, a title he captured in another instant classic against Tetsuya Naito at the G1 Supercard at Madison Square Garden.
Ibushi is arguably one of NJPW's top stars right now and he cemented his place in the company after signing with the promotion, following the departure of The Elite. The current IWGP IC Champion has always been putting up classic matches and a match against Jon Moxley at some point in 2019 will be nothing short of spectacular.
Both Moxley and Ibushi have a very different style of wrestling. However, the two men could easily pull off a match which lots of stiff striking and hard-hitting action. Throughout the years, Ibushi has shared the ring with some of the absolute best in the business such as the likes of Kenny Omega, AJ Styles, and Prince Devitt (Finn Balor) and a match against Moxley is going to be right up there with numerous other Ibushi classics.
#2 Tetsuya Naito
Tetsuya Naito is arguably the second biggest star in New Japan Pro Wrestling right now, right behind current IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada. Naito, a former IWGP Intercontinental and Heavyweight Champion, has had a rough start to 2019 so far and somehow needs to get his momentum back on track, now that he has lost the IC Title to Ibushi.
Naito, similarly to his arch-rival Ibushi, has competed at the very highest level in NJPW and has faced off the likes of Okada, Styles, and Omega as well and a match against Jon Moxley is surely bound to happen, sooner rather than later.
A match and a possible win over Moxley will set the tone straight for Naito, as he can possibly head into 2020 hoping to become a double champion by capturing the IC Title at Dominion 6.9 and possibly main eventing Wrestle Kingdom 14, as well.
#1 Kazuchika Okada
Being a Professional Wrestler, if you're a part of the NJPW roster, then it is likely for you to share the ring with the biggest name in the company right now, that is, the current and five-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kazuchika Okada.
Almost every NJPW Superstar has stepped into the ring with 'The Rainmaker' at one point of their career and similarly, if Jon Moxley sticks around for a while then the AEW star is also likely to share the ring with the current top champion of New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Moxley, after all, is likely to be one of NJPW's top stars, given the fact that the company has been hyping up his debut for the past month and in his first feud, the former WWE Champion will go head-to-head against another former WWE wrestler in the form of Juice Robinson.
Moxley is rather likely to challenge for Juice's US Title at some point down the road this year and it will be interesting to see if NJPW officials show enough faith in him in order to push him up the pecking order for a dream collision against Okada.
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