Bandido Officially Added To Dragon Lee vs. Taiji Ishimori Bout At ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard
A new challenger has emerged.
Bandido is looking for his shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title. ROH released a video of Bandido, looking comfortable on his balcony, issuing a challenge to Taiji Ishimori and Dragon Lee, asking to be added to their bout at ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard. Bandido stated there needs an ROH representative in the match. Ishimori represents NJPW while Lee represents CMLL.
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) March 7, 2019
Ishimori successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title at NJPW 47th Anniversary event on Wednesday morning, defeating the legendary Jushin Thunder Liger. Following the bout, Ishimori challenged anyone to step up and face him at Madison Square Garden. Dragon Lee answered the call.
BREAKING: @LuchadorBandido will compete in a three-way match against @taiji_ishimori and @dragonlee95 for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship at #G1Supercard @TheGarden!! #ROH vs #NJPW vs #CMLL
Sat Apr 6 – 730 ET – LIVE on PPV & FREE for #HonorClub! @njpwglobal pic.twitter.com/5KNFfGerfK
— ROH Wrestling (@ringofhonor) March 7, 2019
Before he gets to New York next month, Bandido will have his hands full next week at ROH 17th Anniversary event when he faces RUSH in a lucha libre dream match.
Thanks to @luchablog for the translation/clarification on the Bandido challenge.
