AEW and NJPW are preparing for their next show, the third annual Forbidden Door event on Sunday, June 30 at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.
Swerve Strickland, the AEW World Heavyweight Champion, is expected to face Will Ospreay in the main event. Other bouts announced so far include AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a title match, AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm vs. Mina Shirakawa, and a ladder match for the vacant TNT Championship after Adam Copeland broke his leg after jumping off a steel cage at Double or Nothing.
WrestleTix, which does an excellent job of tracking ticket sales for all professional wrestling events, reported that the show had sold 8,392 tickets with 1,512 remaining for a total of 9,904.
They have sold over 500 tickets in the last four days.
Here are the matches that have been announced so far:
AEW World Heavyweight Title Match:
Swerve Strickland (champion) vs. Will Ospreay
AEW Women’s World Championship Match:
Toni Storm (champion) vs. Mina Shirakawa
Title For Title Match:
AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship:
Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. TBA
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match:
Jon Moxley (champion) vs. Tetsuya Naito
Singles Match:
Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
