Visa issues have been a “massive challenge” for AEW ahead of the 2026 Forbidden Door PPV event
During a media call to promote the 2026 AEW Forbidden Door PPV event, AEW President Tony Khan was asked about visa issues with talent ahead of the show. Here is what Khan stated…
“Yes, that has been a massive challenge for this event. There are a number of wrestlers that were factored in, coming from countries all over the world, that I’m looking forward to having return who are not here and available right now.
It speaks to the great depth of the AEW roster that we’ve been putting on tremendous TV every Wednesday and Saturday, doing four hours of what I believe is very strong television, and that we have such an exciting pay-per-view card without a lot of those great stars being available.
There are a number of stars in Mexico right now, some great wrestlers that I would love to have here who have not had their visas in recent weeks. That would include Beast Mortos, Komander, and Hechicero. We’re also going through visa renewals with a number of other wrestlers down there that I haven’t mentioned yet.
We’ve also had challenges with a number of other international wrestlers. I was hoping to have Gabe Kidd here, and Gabe Kidd is another wrestler going through the renewal process.
One wrestler I expect back very soon, who left recently and is a huge part of AEW, is the National Champion, Mark Davis… I would expect Mark back possibly sooner than some of the other people I named, but hopefully all of those people will get everything worked out soon.”