Two matches confirmed for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door
Two more matches are official for Forbidden Door.
On Monday, AEW and NJPW confirmed that Jon Moxley will defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito on the show. Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Orange Cassidy has also been officially added to the lineup.
Naito vs. Moxley was set up at NJPW Dominion in Osaka on Sunday. Following his victory over EVIL, Moxley put out an open call for someone to challenge him on the June 30 pay-per-view and Naito accepted. Moxley defeated Naito to win the title at NJPW Windy City Riot in April.
ZSJ challenged Cassidy to a match at the pay-per-view in a video package that aired on AEW Collision on Saturday. Cassidy retained the AEW International Championship at last year’s Forbidden Door in a four-way match against ZSJ, Daniel Garcia and Katsuyori Shibata.
Six matches are now confirmed for the show, which takes place at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. NJPW World TV Champion Jeff Cobb has also issued an open challenge.
AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 announced lineup —
- AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland defends against Will Ospreay
- Ladder match for the vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. TBD
- Title for title: TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
- AEW Women’s Championship: Toni Storm defends against Mina Shirakawa
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jon Moxley defends against Tetsuya Naito
- Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Orange Cassidy