Former AEW champion returning as part of Forbidden Door card change

The return of Adam Copeland and Christian Cage as a team at this Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door got another interesting twist during Wednesday’s Dynamite: the former Luchasaurus.

Cage and Copeland were doing an in-ring interview with Tony Schiavone when Kip Sabian and Mother Wayne came out to interrupt. Nick Wayne was then shown on the videoboard on crutches, saying he broke his foot avoiding Cage swinging Copeland’s spiked 4×4 at him. He said Cage took Forbidden Door away from him, but he was always a step ahead.

A video of Killswitch/Luchasaurus played and he then emerged, heading to the ring with Sabian and Wayne following. Cage took out Sabian while Copeland was chokeslammed by Killswitch. The former Patriarchy member and Cage had a staredown and then Cage got chokeslammed by his former stablemate. It was then revealed Killswitch will team with Sabian in Wayne’s place.

The former AEW Tag Team Champion, TNT Champion and Trios Champion was hospitalized in September 2024 with complications from pneumonia in both of his lungs and there was speculation his in-ring career was on the line. The 40-year-old hasn’t wrestled since August 2024’s All In.

Current AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door card | Sunday, August 24 | London, England

  • AEW World Champion Hangman Page defends against MJF
  • AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada defends against Swerve Strickland
  • AEW Tag Team Champions The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) defend against winner of Tag Team title eliminator tournament
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. Killswitch & Kip Sabian
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm defends against Athena
  • TBS Women’s Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Alex Windsor, Persephone and Stardom TBD
  • IWGP World Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Nigel McGuinness
  • TNT Champion Kyle Fletcher defends against Hiromu Takahashi
  • Lights out steel cage match: Darby Allin, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi vs. The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli), Gabe Kidd & The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)