Forbidden Door 2022 was the first co-promoted pay-per-view event between AEW and NJPW, uniting two major wrestling promotions across continents.
Key Facts
- Date
- June 26, 2022
- Venue
- United Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Total matches
- 13
- Pre-show matches
- 4 on The Buy In
- Main event winner
- Jon Moxley (interim AEW World Champion)
- IWGP title retained by
- Jay White
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
AEW and NJPW had an existing working relationship that allowed talent exchanges, creating demand for a jointly promoted supershow that would bring together wrestlers from both promotions on a single card for the first time.
Held on June 26, 2022 at the United Center in Chicago, Forbidden Door featured thirteen matches. Jon Moxley defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in the main event to become interim AEW World Champion, while Jay White retained the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship and PAC became inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion.
The event established Forbidden Door as a recurring co-promoted supershow concept, expanded cross-promotional visibility for both AEW and NJPW talent in the United States, and marked Claudio Castagnoli's AEW debut, signaling continued talent movement between major promotions.