Adam Cole off AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door due to illness

  • Ian Carey
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Adam Cole has been removed from the lineup for tonight’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view. 

Tony Khan announced on Sunday that Cole is off the card due to illness and his match vs. Tom Lawlor has been canceled. 

Khan wrote: 

“Due to illness, @AdamColePro isn’t cleared tonight, therefore the Adam Cole vs @FilthyTomLawlor match is canceled. Despite the change, tonight will be an amazing show! Thank you to everyone watching #ForbiddenDoor, either here live in Toronto @ScotiabankArena or on PPV tonight!” Khan wrote. 

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door’s updated lineup has 9 matches on the main card and four on the pre-show. 

  • IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega defends against Will Ospreay
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA defends against Jungle Boy
  • AEW World Champion MJF defends against Hiroshi Tanahashi
  • AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm defends against Willow Nightingale
  • AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy defends against Daniel Garcia, Zack Sabre Jr. and Katsuyori Shibata in a four-way
  • Eddie Kingston, Tomohiro Ishii and The Elite (The Young Bucks & Hangman Page) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta), Shota Umino and Konosuke Takeshita
  • Adam Cole vs. Tom Lawlor
  • Sting, Darby Allin & Tetsuya Naito vs. Chris Jericho, Minoru Suzuki & Sammy Guevara
  • Owen Hart Foundation men’s quarterfinal: CM Punk vs. Satoshi Kojima
  • Zero Hour pre-show: Owen Hart Foundation women’s quarterfinal: Athena vs. Billie Starkz
  • Zero Hour pre-show: Mogul Embassay (Swerve Strickland, Toa Liona, and Kaun) vs. Trent Baretta, Rocky Romero, and El Desperado
  • Zero Hour pre-show: United Empire (TJP, Jeff Cobb, and Kyle Fletcher) vs. Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI