IWGP title eliminator match added to AEW Double or Nothing

Originally posted on F4WOnline.com | By Ethan Renner | Last updated 5/16/24

An IWGP World title eliminator match has been added to the AEW Double or Nothing lineup.

AEW’s Tony Khan announced Thursday in a social media post that IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley will be in action at Double or Nothing in a World title eliminator bout against Konosuke Takeshita. Should Takeshita win, he will receive a future IWGP World title shot.

Sunday, May 26#AEWDoN
Las Vegas @MGMGrand @njpw1972 IWGP World Title Eliminator@JonMoxley vs @Takesoup

5 years after he arrived at AEW's first ever event, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley will fight vs Konosuke Takeshita 1-on-1 at #AEWDoN with a title shot at stake! pic.twitter.com/6NbxWTjnaF
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) May 17, 2024

Moxley’s next IWGP World title defense is currently set for NJPW Dominion on Sunday, June 9 against EVIL. Since winning the title from Tetsuya Naito at Windy City Riot last month, Moxley has made successful defenses against Powerhouse Hobbs on Dynamite, Ren Narita at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, and Shota Umino at NJPW Resurgence.

The updated lineup for Double or Nothing:

AEW Double or Nothing, Sunday, May 26, 7 p.m. Eastern time on pay-per-view —

AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland defends against Christian Cage
AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Serena Deeb
TBS Champion Willow Nightingale defends against Mercedes Mone
TNT Champion Adam Copeland defends against Malakai Black in a barbed wire steel cage
AEW International Champion Roderick Strong defends against Will Ospreay
Anarchy in the Arena: The Elite (Young Bucks, Kazuchika Okada & Jack Perry) vs. Team AEW (FTR, Bryan Danielson & Darby Allin)
IWGP World title eliminator: Jon Moxley vs. Konosuke Takeshita

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