Briscoe has good reason to fight Moxley, more matches added to Fyter Fest
AEW is serving a 'free PPV' in Fyter Fest on Wednesday, June 4 from Denver, CO. The special will act as a four-hour block of Dynamite and Collision airing all in the same night. The card is coming together quickly with Jon Moxley in a non-title bout, Toni Storm in tag team action, Kenny Omega in a four-way championship defense, and more.
Moxley has a fight for Fyter Fest. Mark Briscoe called that scallywag out. Briscoe was choked unconscious by Moxley in the recent six-man tag. When Briscoe went back home, his young son asked if daddy quit. Briscoe will never quit. Now, his kids are doubting him. Briscoe challenged Moxley to a match. This isn't about the AEW world title. This is about erasing those doubts in the eyes of his kids by kicking Mox's ass.
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AEW made the non-title bout official for Fyter Fest.
After Mina Shirakawa bested Skye Blue in the ring, Julia Hart ran in to attack Mina. Toni Storm made the save, and now a tag team bout is cooking. Storm and Mina will wrestle the spooky sisters at Fyter Fest. As an added bonus, Mercedes Moné will be on commentary.
Kenny Omega's four-way AEW International Championship bout is set. Brody King, Claudio Castagnoli, and Mascara Dorada from CMLL each won qualifier bouts in a mini tournament.
With Grand Slam Mexico coming soon, FTR have their eyes on the CMLL World Tag Team Championship. Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler plan to use Atlantis Jr. and Templario as a warm-up.
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The card for Fyter Fest currently includes:
AEW International Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Brody King vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Mascara Dorada
Jon Moxley vs. Mark Briscoe
Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa vs. Julia Hart & Skye Blue
FTR vs. Altantis Jr. & Templario
Rush, Dralistico, & Beast Mortos vs. 'Speedball' Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, & Komander
Thekla debuts
The Hurt Syndicate
Remember that this will be a four-hour broadcast, so expect more matches to be announced in the coming days.
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