Lance Archer, also known as the MurderHawk Monster, is a AEW Star who has previously worked for NJPW in the past. He’s also won the IWGP US Title on AEW TV after defeating Jon Moxley in a Texas DeathMatch in the past.
Now, Lance Archer is headed back to Japan as a part of the New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax Tournament. Lance is apart of Block A, which we previously reported. Lance Archer recently spoke with 1023 XCL to talk about what it means to represent AEW in NJPW.
It’s amazing for me. My history there, to have that connection between the two companies, to be representing AEW and being the only one representing AEW in the G1 Climax. New Japan is celebrating their 50th year in wrestling and it’s an amazing and rich history. The G1 Climax is a tournament that blows pretty much every other tournament that can and does exist in wrestling out of the water. It is amazing every single year. To be part of it again is amazing and I’m extremely honored. I was part of 2019 and a lot of people got to see Will Ospreay and I in a match that was live on AXS TV in the States. It was the first G1 [event] outside of Japan. A lot of people got their first experience with the G1 in 2019. The last couple of years have been muted because of the pandemic and the restrictions, but now the restrictions are starting to lift, they are allowing visas for new wrestlers and it’s opened the door for me to go over there and do that. To represent AEW, but also to have the history I’ve had with New Japan Pro Wrestling, it was a perfect fit. I’m extremely honored and ready to go kick some ass.
– Lance Archer via 1023 XCL
Before Lance Archer can head to Japan, he teams with Chris Jericho to take on Jon Moxley & Hiroshi Tanahashi on tomorrow’s AEW Dynamite.
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