Hey folks! We’re only a few hours away from the highly anticipated AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view, and guess what? Tony Khan just dropped a bombshell announcement about a change to the card!
Now, we don’t have the deets on Adam Cole‘s sudden illness, but we sure hope he bounces back in no time. It’s a real bummer because this match was only set up on the recent episode of Rampage that aired a couple of nights ago. MJF, that crafty devil, booked his partner in a showdown against Tom Lawlor, a former MLW World Heavyweight and NJPW Strong Openweight champion.
Due to illness, @AdamColePro isn't cleared tonight, therefore the Adam Cole vs @FilthyTomLawlor match is canceled.
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 25, 2023
Despite the change, tonight will be an amazing show!
Thank you to everyone watching #ForbiddenDoor, either here live in Toronto @ScotiabankArena or on ppv tonight!
The card still has 13 matches:
- Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay
- Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada
- MJF vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
- SANADA vs. Jungle Boy Jack Perry
- CM Punk vs. Satoshi Kojima
- Blackpool Combat Club, Konosuke Takeshita & Shota Umino vs. The Elite, Eddie Kingston & Tomohiro Ishii
- Toni Storm vs. Willow Nightingale
- Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Daniel Garcia vs. Zack Sabre, Jr.
- Sting, Darby Allin & Tetsuya Naito vs. Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara & Minoru Suzuki
- Athena vs. Billie Starkz
- United Empire vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon
- CHAOS vs. Mogul Embassy
- Stu Grayson vs. El Phantasmo
Talk about bad luck for both Cole and Lawlor, considering the stacked card they were supposed to be a part of. It’s a real tough break, my friends. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for a speedy recovery for Adam Cole and hope that things work out for everyone involved. Stay tuned for more updates on this wild ride!
