Lio Rush advances to TNT title ladder match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

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Lio Rush will have his shot at winning the TNT title at next Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door by virtue of his victory over Action Andretti on Friday’s AEW Rampage.

With the win, Rush joins the six-man ladder match for the vacant title alongside Ring of Honor Champion Mark Briscoe, Konosuke Takeshita, Jack Perry and Dante Martin. One more participant has yet to be determined.

Rush got the win over Andretti after a unique rope-assisted stunner followed by his frog splash for the win. He made his surprise return to the company last month as part of the Casino gauntlet match for a future World title shot. The win over Andretti is his first in three bouts since that night.

The title was made vacant after then-champion Adam Copeland broke his leg on a jump gone wrong from the top of a steel cage onto Malakai Black at last month’s Double or Nothing.