The “Forbidden Door” will open this Sunday as AEW and NJPW join forces for their first co-promoted event.
What promised to be a pay-per-view full of interpromotional dream matches has been severely hindered by AEW’s current injury crisis. With CM Punk and Bryan Danielson suffering injuries and Kenny Omega still out of action, Forbidden Door will be more of an entry point into the AEW-NJPW partnership than a definitive supercard.
Punk was originally scheduled to defend the AEW World Championship against NJPW superstar Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event of Forbidden Door. But—just days after winning the title—Punk suffered a foot injury that required surgery, keeping him out of action for the show. AEW has created an interim world title in Punk’s absence, with either Jon Moxley or Tanahashi set to be crowned as interim champion on Sunday.
