IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi has issued a challenge to AEW’s Darby Allin and “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry.
As seen below, Takahashi cut a backstage promo following AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door II and called out Allin and Perry.
“I’m glad I was able to come this year. But our match was one that could hardly be called Forbidden Door. So, next time, it doesn’t have to be the Forbidden Door. AEW, don’t you want this belt? Darby Allin, Jungle Boy or whoever wants this belt, come and get it!,” Takahashi said.
Allin and Perry have not responded to the challenge as of this writing.
Forbidden Door II saw Takahashi team with Los Ingobernables de Japon stablemates BUSHI and Shingo Takagi for a win over United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion TJP). Allin teamed with Sting and Tetsuya Naito to defeat Le Suzuki Gods (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Minoru Suzuki), while Perry came up short against IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA.
高橋「今年は来れてよかったよ。でも俺たちの試合、ちょっと禁断の扉とは言い難いカードだったかな。なので、次回、禁断の扉じゃなくてもいい。AEWさん、このベルト欲しくないんですかー？ ダービー・アリンでもジャングルボーイでも、このベルトがほしいやつは誰でもかかってきなさーい」… pic.twitter.com/bVQq1ZdK39
— AEW ジャパン (@AEW_jp) June 27, 2023
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