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Possible IWGP Title match for the 2022 AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door PPV

Aaron Rift

As seen during the June 1st 2022 edition of AEW Dynamite, NJPW’s Hiroshi Tanahashi accepted the challenge of AEW World Champion CM Punk for the Forbidden Door PPV. There is speculation Kazuchika Okada will defend the IWGP Title at the event as well. Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com noted the following about the card during Wrestling Observer Radio…

“The IWGP Title match won’t be able to be announced until the [Dynamite] show on the 15th in St. Louis 11 days before the [Forbidden Door] show. I had seen a lineup which was interesting because it was Punk & Tanahashi for the AEW [World] Title, and the other match was Okada & Adam Page which actually could be a hell of a match for the IWGP [World Heavyweight] Title. I don’t know if that will happen, change, or whatever. Then the rest of the show is probably a lot of tag matches between factions on each side.” (quote courtesy of WrestlingNews.co)