Jay White To Defend IWGP World Title At Forbidden Door

Jay White To Defend IWGP World Title At Forbidden Door

Jay White To Defend IWGP World Title At Forbidden Door – In a press release on Tuesday morning regarding Forbidden Door being shown in select movie theaters across the US, AEW included the event’s current card, listing White as defending the IWGP World Heavyweight title against an opponent that has yet to be determined. This is the first official confirmation from AEW that the match will take place.

White appeared on this past Wednesday’s episode of “AEW Dynamite” in a segment with “Hangman” Adam Page and Adam Cole. After laying out Page, White grabbed a microphone to proclaim that “If I’m going to put my championship on the line at Forbidden Door, it’s not gonna be against you, buddy.” White then informed Cole that he wouldn’t be getting a title match, either. While commentator Jim Ross seemed to take White’s statements as confirmation that the IWGP World Heavyweight title would be defended at Forbidden Door, White’s specific verbiage left the situation slightly muddled, making AEW’s theatrical press release a welcome clarification.

White has only held the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship for nine days as of this writing, having defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the title at NJPW Dominion on June 12

Six of the seven matches in the press release are championship matches, including contests for the AEW Interim World Championship, the brand-new AEW All-Atlantic Championship, the AEW Women’s Championship, the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship, the IWGP Tag Team Championship, and the Ring of Honor Tag Team Championship. More matches are expected to be announced this week.

AEW issued the following:

AEW AND NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING’S “FORBIDDEN DOOR” PPV AVAILABLE IN SELECT THEATERS ON SUNDAY, JUNE 26

June 21, 2022 — The highly anticipated “AEW x New Japan Pro Wrestling: Forbidden Door” pay per-view will be available in select theaters across North America on Sunday, June 26, beginning  at 7 p.m. ET, as a result of a partnership between AEW and Joe Hand Promotions.

Emanating live from the United Center in Chicago, IL, fans can catch visit select theatres to enjoy  matchups between the best and brightest AEW and NJPW stars, with championship bouts and  major matches including:

  • AEW Interim World Championship: Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jay White (c) vs. TBD
  • AEW All-Atlantic Championship: Four-way match featuring Pac, Miro, Tomohiro Ishii, and  winner of Malakai Black vs. Penta Oscuro
  • IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Orange Cassidy  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Thunder Rosa (c) vs. Toni Storm
  • Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship and IWGP Tag Team Championship Winner  Takes All: FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff  Cobb) vs. Roppongi Vice (Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero)
  • Trios Match: Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Minoru Suzuki vs. Eddie Kingston, Wheeler  Yuta and Shota Umino

Joe Hand Promotions, the leading provider of live content to theaters, sports bars, and  restaurants, is making “Forbidden Door” available in select theaters, including Cinemark, AMC,  Emagine Entertainment, Marcus Theaters, and others. To locate a theater showing the event,  fans can check the Joe Hand Promotions’ website at www.joehandpromotions.com

“Forbidden Door has the professional wrestling community buzzing,” said Joe Hand, Jr.,  President, Joe Hand Promotions. “AEW continues to create exciting events that bring fans  together in venues like movie theaters to experience their events. We’re proud to partner with  AEW and help them continue to grow their fan base and extend their brand across North  America.”

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