Hiroshi Tanahashi is getting ready for the summer, which he plans on spending as AEW world champion.
One of the most decorated champions in all of wrestling, Tanahashi has worn New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s IWGP heavyweight championship a record eight times. Now he is seeking his first reign as AEW champion. He lost in a match against Jon Moxley last year for the belt, but will get a second chance Sunday at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view against reigning champ MJF.
“I feel very honored to challenge for the AEW title,” says Tanahashi, speaking through a translator. “Just imagining myself becoming the AEW world heavyweight champion is pretty exciting.”
