Mark Briscoe has been scheduled to face off against Kazuchika Okada in the upcoming episode of AEW Grand Slam: Mexico, as confirmed by Tony Khan through a tweet on Friday.
The modified lineup for AEW Grand Slam: Mexico is as follows:
– A match for the CMLL World Women’s Championship: Zeuxis against Mercedes Moné.
– MJF to go one-on-one with Místico.
– A clash between Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta & The Young Bucks and Will Ospreay, Swerve Strickland, Samoa Joe, Katsuyori & Powerhouse Hobbs.
– A mass brawl featuring Bandido, Templario, Atlantis Jr., Brody King, Daniel Garcia & Adam Cole against Hechicero, Kyle Fletcher, Konosuke Takeshita, Josh Alexander & FTR.
– An individual battle between Mark Briscoe and Kazuchika Okada.
A tweet from Tony Khan reads: “This Wednesday, 6/18#AEWGrandSlamMexico 8pm ET/7pm CT, TBS + Max@SussexCoChicken vs Continental Champion @rainmakerXokada. After Okada’s brutal attack on Omega, Kenny’s longtime friend Mark Briscoe is out for payback! Briscoe wants to hurt Okada in Arena México THIS WEDNESDAY!
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