Which New Japan wrestlers will be at AEW Forbidden Door 2022? Full list of confirmed matches so far, and how to watch

Published: Feb 28, 2023
Which New Japan wrestlers will be at AEW Forbidden Door 2022? Full list of confirmed matches so far, and how to watch

Some of the best wrestlers in the world make the trek across the Pacific for a historic event.

A historical event happens on Sunday as AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling join forces to present Forbidden Door from the United Center in Chicago. 

The main event is for the interim AEW Heavyweight Championship as former titlist Jon Moxley takes on former multi-time IWGP Heavyweight titlist and NJPW legend Hiroshi Tanahashi.

The card will primarily consist of the best of All Elite Wrestling squaring the best of New Japan Pro Wrestling. 

Who will be representing New Japan Pro Wrestling and who will they be facing?

Here is who will be waving the New Japan Pro Wrestling flag this Sunday at AEW/New Japan Forbidden Door 2022.

What time does AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 start?

Date: Sunday, June 26
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 begins with the 'Buy-In' preview show starting at 7:00 p.m. ET and the main show underway at 8 p.m. ET. The card is expected to last around four hours.

How to watch AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022?

United States: Bleacher Report, PPV
Everywhere but the U.S.: FITE.TV 

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 will be streamed live on Bleacher Report app in the United States and on FITE.TV everywhere else around the world.

If you don't have capable internet speeds, you can order AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door through your cable or satellite provider for a pay-per-view price of $49.99.

Which New Japan wrestlers will be at Forbidden Door?

  • Hiroshi Tanahashi
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White
  • Kazuchika Okada
  • IWGP United States Champion Will Ospreay
  • IWGP Tag Team Champions Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb
  • Clark Connors
  • Minoru Suzuki
  • Shota Umino
  • Zack Sabre Jr.
  • El Phantasmo
  • Hikuleo
  • Shingo Takagi
  • Hiromu Takahashi
  • Yuya Uemura
  • Alex Coughlin
  • Kevin Knight
  • The DKC

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 match card

  • Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the interim AEW Heavyweight Title
  • Jay White (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title
  • Will Ospreay (c) vs. Orange Cassidy for the IWGP United States Title
  • FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb) (c) vs. Roppongi Vice (Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero) for the Ring of Honor World and IWGP Tag Team Titles 
  • Thunder Rosa (c) vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's World Title
  • Malakai Black vs. PAC vs. Miro vs. Clark Connors for the AEW All-Atlantic Championship
  • Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara) and Minoru Suzuki vs. Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta, and Shota Umino
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. TBA
  • Bullet Club (Young Bucks & El Phantasmo) vs. Dudes with Attitudes (Sting, Darby Allin & Shingo Takagi)
  • Buy-In: Max Caster & Gunn Club (Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn) vs. LA Dojo (Yuya Uemura, Alex Coughlin, Kevin Knight & The DKC)
  • Buy-In: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs. Aaron Solo and QT Marshall
  • Buy-In: Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado