AEW’s Forbidden Door PPV is approaching at the end of the month. The big question is who will be MJF’s opponent in the main event.
Based on the storyline direction, the options seem to be Mark Briscoe, Andrade El Idolo, or Kevin Knight. Maybe it’s all of the above for a four-way bout. Not to mention MJF’s opponent could be coming from NJPW, since that was the original concept for Forbidden Door. I don’t know the scene in NJPW to suggest potential challengers, but I can go over the possibilities from AEW.
MJF had a heated feud against Briscoe last year. MJF won round one. Briscoe evened the score in a Tables ‘n’ Tacks match. Briscoe is trying to talk his way into the rubber match, however, MJF views Dat Boy as not worthy in star power for a world title shot.
MJF has never wrestled Andrade one-on-one. They have been orbiting each other for months without exchanging fisticuffs. Spicy trash talk is bantered back and forth on screen and on social media.
Knight is the last man to beat MJF in the ring. Their series is tied at one win apiece. MJF took round one to defend the world title, and Knight bested him in round two to defend the TNT title. Since then, the Jet is vocal about becoming a double champion.
With no obvious challenger amongst the three, I turn the question over to you. Who do you want to be MJF’s opponent at Forbidden Door? My pick is Andrade. That is a fresh matchup, and his fan appeal is very hot right now.
As for the current card for Forbidden Door, there’s not much to report at the moment. Only two matches are official, and we only know one quarter of the participants at this moment.
- Owen Hart Cup men’s final: Will Ospreay vs. TBD
- Owen Hart Cup women’s final: TBD vs. TBD
Will Ospreay will face the winner between Swerve Strickland and Brody King. On the women’s side, Mercedes Moné wrestles Hazuki (from Stardom) in the semifinals. Athena will meet the winner of Skye Blue versus Sareee.
Other directions are Thekla calling out for a challenger from Stardom to defend the AEW Women’s World Championship, Konosuke Takeshita getting revenge on Kyle Fletcher with the AEW International Championship on the line, and Adam Copeland & Christian Cage possibly defending the AEW World Tag Team Championship against the Dogs or the Young Bucks.
That leaves continental champion Jon Moxley, national champion Mark Davis, women’s tag champs Divine Dominion, and world trios champions The Conglomeration open for challengers from NJPW, CMLL, or Stardom to make good on the Forbidden Door vibe.
The AEW Forbidden Door PPV is scheduled for Sunday, June 28 from the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
Share your thoughts on who should be MJF’s opponent at Forbidden Door. How would you like to see the card filled out? Are there any dream matches on your personal list that could fit for this PPV?
