Update on visa issues causing ‘massive challenge’ for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door
Visa issues have impacted the booking for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.
On Thursday’s Forbidden Door media call, Tony Khan stated that visa issues have been a “massive challenge for this event.” He revealed that, in addition to Beast Mortos and Komander, AEW is dealing with visa issues for Mark Davis, Gabe Kidd and Hechicero as well.
Hechicero hasn’t wrestled for AEW since the April 22, 2026 Collision taping in Portland. Davis hasn’t wrestled for AEW since the June 3 edition of AEW Dynamite.
The last time Gabe Kidd wrestled for AEW was at Dynasty on April 12, but that event was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The last time Kidd wrestled in the United States for AEW was on March 18, when he lost a coffin match to Darby Allin.
Regarding Kidd, he attacked Shota Umino after Umino won the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship at NJPW Dominion on June 14, appearing to set up a match between the two for Forbidden Door. PAC later issued a challenge to Umino, which was accepted on NJPW’s Blue Justice show on June 20.
Regarding Hechicero, he participated in an AEW angle at Arena Mexico on Friday when he attacked Konosuke Takeshita, his former stablemate in the Don Callis Family, after the two had won a tag match together.
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