All Elite Wrestling has affirmed the updated lineup for the 2026 AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view (PPV), lined up to take place next weekend.
“The CEO,” Mercedes Moné, will babyface either “The Fallen Goddess” Athena or Maya in the Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Finals Showdown. The Death Riders’ AEW Continental Championship holder, Jon Moxley, will defend his title against ROH World Champion Bandido.
Additionally, AEW World Tag Team Champions Cage & Cope (Christian Cage and “The Rated R Superstar” Adam Copeland) will defend their titles against The Dogs (David Finlay and Clark Connors).
Previously unveiled for the event is the encounter featuring Triangle of Madness’ AEW Women’s World Titleholder, “The Toxic Spider” Thekla, defending her belt against STARDOM’s Starlight Kid.
In a major 12-man Steel Cage Tag Team Match, AEW World Crown holder MJF, along with the Don Callis Family (AEW TNT Champion “The Jet” Kevin Knight, “The Protostar” Kyle Fletcher, Jake Doyle, “The Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada, and Andrade El Idolo) will battle The Conglomeration (Mark Briscoe and AEW World Trios Champions Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, and “Freshly Squeezed” Orange Cassidy), alongside Darby Allin and AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita.
Furthermore, Swerve Strickland will compete against “The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay in the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Final Encounter. Finally, “The Best Encounter Machine” Kenny Omega will take on TMDK’s Zack Sabre Jr. in a singles match.
The AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2026 will take place on Sunday, June 28th, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
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