WWE NXT is sending Charlie Dempsey to AJPW to challenge for the Triple Crown Championship at New Year Giant Series 2024 on January 3.
WWE's William Regal made the announcement in a video posted to AJPW's X account on Sunday, following up on a video from Saturday where AJPW President Tsuyoki Fukuda requested a representative from NXT for the event.
In the video posted Sunday, Regal said that he was a veteran of many battles in Japan and was proud to continue the tradition of great European wrestlers making their mark in Japan by sending Dempsey.
Regal said that he was acknowledging publicly for the first time that Dempsey is his son, and that Dempsey will carry on the tradition of Johnny Saint, Billy Robinson, and other historical European stars who have wrestled in Japan.
Dempsey, Drew Gulak, Damon Kemp, and Myles Borne comprise the No Quarter Catch Crew stable in NXT. Dempsey challenged Dragon Lee for the North American title in a triple threat match also involving Joe Coffey on last week's NXT episode.
Katsuhiko Nakajima currently holds AJPW's Triple Crown Championship, but has one scheduled title defense ahead of New Year Giant Series. On December 31, Nakajima will defend against Kento Miyahara.
Regal's video promo is embedded below.
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