Following this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced on Twitter that Lance Archer will defend the IWGP United States Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi at the August 14th Resurgence show in Los Angeles.
Tanahashi appeared on Dynamite via a pre-taped promo to promote the match.
Here is the updated card for NJPW Resurgence:
IWGP United States Championship
Lance Archer (Champion) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
NEVER Openweight Championship
Jay White (Champion) vs. David Finlay
Alex Coughlin vs. Karl Fredericks
Rocky Romero and Fred Rosser and Wheeler Yuta vs. Ren Narita and Clark Connor and TJP
The Good Brothers, Jon Moxley, Tom Lawlor, and more are advertised to appear.
BREAKING:
During @AEW Dynamite, @tanahashi1_100 issued a challenge to the winner of the night's IWGP US Heavyweight Championship bout!
Now, Tanahashi has revealed a time and place: RESURGENCE: The Torch at L.A. Coliseum!
TICKETS: https://t.co/6ukDAMgO4C#njresurgence pic.twitter.com/DK5yWiSmjB
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) July 29, 2021