The third annual AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door pay-per-view has not been announced for this year, but it is expected to take place with some talent from other promotions.
Past show
Last year’s show pulled in a gate of $1.2 million with 13,600 fans in attendance and 13,100 paid. It was highly praised thanks to several matches, including Will Ospreay beating Kenny Omega for the IWGP United States Title and Bryan Danielson defeating Kazuchika Okada in the main event.
The event typically takes place in June. While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted talent from STARDOM and CMLL are expected to be on the card.
More talent
Recently, AEW has been using CMLL talent on television, while Tony Khan shared a picture of himself with Stardom President Taro Okada before Wednesday’s Dynamite.
“There will be STARDOM and CMLL wrestlers on the Forbidden Door show when they do that show in June. (Taro Okada) came in and that kind of explains when Tony Khan tweeted those tweets about Rossy Ogawa.It was definite loyalty to STARDOM and Rossy Ogawa was quitting STARDOM, so that’s what is going on there. So that’s what’s going on there. But I believe that on the April 5 Ring of Honor pay-per-view, a couple of STARDOM wrestlers are going to be on that show.”
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