The lineup for Bloodsport Bushido has been announced.
The event is scheduled for June 22 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Similar to Bloodsport events held in the United States, Bloodsport Bushido will have shoot-style rules, with no ring ropes and matches only ending via knockout or submission.
Josh Barnett vs. IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley has been announced for the show. Barnett defeated Moxley via referee's decision at Bloodsport 6 in 2021.
Other matches announced today include Minoru Suzuki vs. Timothy Thatcher, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Hideki "Shrek" Sekine, and Pancrase co-founder Masakatsu Funaki vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Santino Marella has been booked for the show as well. He'll face "The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba. This will be Marella's first show in Japan since doing a couple of dates with DDT in 2019.
Stardom's Konami vs. GLEAT's Maya Fukuda has also been scheduled for the show.
Olympic wrestler Davit Modzmanashvili had previously been advertised for the event. However, it was revealed in today's announcement that he is no longer participating in the show.
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— Bloodsport Bushido【公式】 (@JBBloodsport_JP) April 18, 2024
6.22両国大会「Bloodsport Bushido」対戦カード発表
【オープニングマッチ】
飯塚優 vs 阿部史典
Yu Iizuka vs. Fuminori Abe
【トーナメント 一回戦・第1試合】
佐藤光留vs. 鈴木秀樹
Hikaru Sato vs. Hideki Suzuki
【トーナメント 一回戦・第2試合】
野村卓矢 vs. トッド・ダフィー… pic.twitter.com/JIDRmQ0lh5
Bloodsport Bushido lineup for June 22, 2024 --
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