In the world of professional wrestling, several wrestlers working AEW Forbidden Door next week reportedly hadn’t been informed of their roles as of Wednesday, per insiders with knowledge of talent across AEW, NJPW, and CMLL.
While the situation has parted ways with some names in the dark, multiple talent noted it isn’t out of the ordinary, encounter assignments for the crossover event typically come together during the week of the show.
One of the bigger stories heading into this year’s Forbidden Door involves Gabe Kidd. Furthermore, nJPW sources indicate the promotion had significant plans for Kidd earlier this year — including crown-related directions, before an health concern forced a rethink. His pre-injury comments aimed at Latest Japan had been slated to feed into a Forbidden Door storyline — though whether those threads are still being picked up now that he’s back remains to be seen.
On the creative side, AEW has word is that kept Forbidden Door plans tightly under wraps, with details being shared on a strict need-to-know basis. Talent are likely to get clearer direction on their roles in the coming days.
Kidd made his re-emergence to NJPW competition final week and has since declared for the G1 Climax.
(H/T: Fightful Select)