Matt Cardona To Defend HOG World Heavyweight Title Against Hiroshi Tanahashi On August 18th

The “Indy God” Matt Cardona is set to defend his House of Glory World Heavyweight Title against NJPW superstar Hiroshi Tanahashi on August 18th in New York City.

The announcement was made live via social media today at 10:00 pm.

Live reaction from @TheMattCardona as his High Intensity opponent is revealed!

Tickets:https://t.co/u3yegr8Zzt

Streaming live on @WatchOnPremier pic.twitter.com/4wihc40hiq

— House Of Glory Wrestling (@HOGwrestling) July 13, 2023

Matt Cardona quickly responded to the announcement on Twitter:

THE INDY GOD defends MY @HOGwrestling against @tanahashi1_100!

He may be The Ace of Japan…but I’m The JOHNNY ACE of the indies!!!

Get your tickets now here…https://t.co/t8KXtTe8gd pic.twitter.com/Iki8oCGld4

— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) July 13, 2023

Matt Cardona won the HOG World Heavyweight Title back on May 19th as he defeated Jacob Fatu for the belt. This will be Cardona’s second defense of the championship. His first defense was a DQ win over Carlito on June 16th.

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