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The hinges were fully ripped off the Forbidden Door as it was announced on the April 20, 2022 episode of its weekly flagship television program Dynamite that All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) will present their first ever joint pay-per-view special this summer entitled “AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door”. The event will take place live on Sunday, June 26, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois featuring marquee matchups between members of AEW and NJPW’s world-class rosters.
Fans in North America and across the globe can purchase their tickets for the historic PPV event starting on Friday, May 6, at 11:00 am ET/10:00 am CT at AEWTix.com and Ticketmaster.com. On the other hand, fans in the United States and Canada can watch the PPV via purchase on the Bleacher Report app or via their local Cable or Satellite provider which will be available with both English and Spanish commentary. "AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door" will also be available in international markets, including the Philippines, on FITE.tv while fans in Japan can watch on iPPV on NJPWWorld.com with live Japanese commentary.
“As the world continues to reopen, I’m making sure the Forbidden Door follows suit and we can finally give fans the dream events they’ve always imagined. The United Center was home to one of AEW’s biggest events of all time, The First Dance, where CM Punk made his return to wrestling after a seven-year hiatus. This summer, fans of AEW and NJPW can expect the unexpected during this extraordinary, first-of-its-kind pay-per-view between our two incredible companies,” said AEW Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer, General Manager and Head Of Creative Tony Khan. “As we have done for more than 50 years, the power of pro-wrestling can energize people by fulfilling their dreams. Now, it’s quite an important mission for us, the pro-wrestling industry as a whole. We are not only opening this door. We will show you NJPW’s genuine Strong-Style beyond the Forbidden door,” said NJPW President Takami Ohbari.
This announcement furthers the opening of the Forbidden Door coming just over a month after Tony Khan announced that he agreed to acquire the assets of Ring of Honor (ROH) Wrestling and less than three weeks after he produced the ROH Supercard of Honor pay-per-view in Dallas featuring a number of major title changes and ROH alumni appearances including Samoa Joe, The Young Bucks, Wheeler Yuta, Jay Lethal, Lee Moriarty, Matt Sydal, Sonjay Dutt and Mercedes Martinez. The joint PPV event also coincides with the 50th anniversary of NJPW in which it aims to celebrate the best of professional wrestling emanating from across the Orient with fans in different parts of the globe featuring the likes of Kazuchida Okada, Minoru Suzuki, Satoshi Kojima, Tomohoro Ishii, KENTA, EVIL and Jay White among others.
