Final Survival of the Fittest qualifier added to AEW Forbidden Door pre-show
Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door card has grown by one match.
Announced by Tony Khan on Thursday, the final Survival of the Fittest qualifying match will take place on the Buy In pre-show. The winner moves on to this Wednesday’s Dynamite as part of the match that will crown a new TBS Champion.
The bout will feature Skye Blue taking on Stardom’s Maika as part of the ongoing feud between Thekla’s group and her former employer in Stardom. Blue is looking to snap a two-match losing stream while it’s Maika’s AEW debut. She has appeared twice for ROH since 2024.
The winner will join Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander, Persephone, Queen Aminata, and Harley Cameron in this Wednesday’s match.
Current AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door card | This Sunday
- Steel Cage Match: MJF, Kevin Knight & Kyle Fletcher, Jake Doyle & Andrade El Idolo vs. Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin & Konosuke Takeshita
- Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Finals: Mercedes Mone vs. Maya World
- Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Finals: Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay
- AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla defends against Starlight Kid
- AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley defends against Bandido
- AEW World Tag Team Champions Adam Copeland & Christian Cage defend against The Dogs (David Finlay & Clark Connors)
- Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr
- IWGP Global Champion Shota Umino defends against PAC
- The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) vs. El Sky Team (Mistico & Mascara Dorada) vs. Unbound Co. (Shingo Takagi & Titan)
- Buy In pre-show: AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne & Lena Kross) defend against Thunder Rosa & Olympia
- Buy In pre-show: Skye Blue vs. Maika in a Survival of the Fittest qualifier
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.