Konosuke Takeshita will make his AEW Rampage debut on May 6.
AEW announced the news during the May 3 episode of AEW Dynamite. Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt subsequently cut a promo about the announcement and criticized the way Takeshita was getting a “red carpet” ahead of the bout. Hoping to get the same treatment, Lethal challenged him to a singles bout on the May 6 episode of AEW Rampage. In a promo on Wednesday night, Samoa Joe vowed to give Takeshita backup, as Lethal will be accompanied to ringside by Dutt and Satnam Singh.
Choice words from @TheLethalJay for Konosuke Takeshita (@Takesoup) throwing down the challenge this FRIDAY on #AEWRampage with a special EARLY START TIME of 5:30pm ET / 4:30pm CT on @tntdrama!
Tune in NOW to #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/CHA7MmFkkI
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 5, 2022
Takeshita previously competed at AEW’s “The House Always Wins” live show and AEW Dark: Elevation. He returned to the company and wrestled at AEW Dark: Elevation tapings last month. He has been a featured star in DDT Pro-Wrestling, and he has been wrestling in the United States in recent weeks.
?FRIDAY on #AEWRampage ?#AEWDynamite #AEWonTNT pic.twitter.com/h1a7GbMPjx
— ?????? (@WrestlingCovers) May 5, 2022
The updated card is as follows:
- HOOK vs. JD Drake
- Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. & Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm & Ruby Soho
- Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament qualifier: Riho vs. Yuka Sakazaki
- Jay Lethal vs. Konosuke Takeshita
WrestleZone will have full coverage of the show as it airs on Friday.
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