Two new title matches in the works for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door
Two more championship matches are set to become part of the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door match card.
During Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, fans saw a brawl break out between AEW World Tag Team Champions Adam Copeland & Christian Cage and The Dogs (Clark Connors & David Finlay). Shortly after the brawl, Cage and Copeland proceeded to challenge Connors and Finlay to a tag team match at this month’s PPB but The Dogs have yet to accept the challenge as of this writing.
Connors and Finlay jumped the champions on the post-Double or Nothing edition of Dynamite as they were celebrating their title win.
In another match made on Dynamite, Brodido (Brody King & Bandido) took on the Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Daniel Garcia) with Bandido pinning Garcia to secure the win. Shortly after the match, the reigning ROH World Champion challenged Moxley to an AEW Continental title match at Forbidden Door. After a brief moment of hesitation, Moxley accepted the challenge
Current AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door card | June 28
AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door is set to take place on June 28, 2026, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
- Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland in the AEW Owen Hart Foundation tournament final
- Mercedes Mone vs. Athena or Maya World in AEW Women’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament final
- Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla defends against Starlight Kid
- Team Briscoe (Mark Briscoe and 5 TBA) vs. MJF & The Don Callis Family (Kevin Knight, Kyle Fletcher, Kazuchika Okada, Andrade El Ídolo, and Jake Doyle) in a steel cage match
- AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley defends against Bandido
- AEW World Tag Team Champions Adam Copeland & Christian Cage defend against The Dogs (Clark Connors & David Finlay)*
*Not yet confirmed
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