AEW Star Sets Sights On IWGP Heavyweight Gold Ahead Of NJPW Wrestling Dynasty

The NJPW x AEW Wrestle Dynasty pay-per-view event on January 5th has a top match scheduled.

At Monday’s NJPW Power Struggle event, Ricochet returned to Japan to face Zack Sabre Jr, who had just won the IWGP Heavyweight Title over Shingo Takagi in the main event. Ricochet attacked him from behind after his music started.

Ricochet then confronted the champion about winning the title before announcing the match challenge for the next event. The AEW star was about to take the kill shot when Shota Umino came to the rescue.

Following a brief altercation with Shota, the top champion was laid out alongside the death rider. This was due to Sabre agreeing to give Shtoa a title shot at a later time.