Surprising AEW Star Could Face Zack Sabre Jr. At Forbidden Door
Four AEW stars will do battle for the right to face Zack Sabre Jr.
It’s been announced that Lee Moriarty, Hechicero, Daniel Garcia, and Nigel McGuinness will clash on the August 16 edition of Collision. The winner will go on to challenge Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in London, England, at Forbidden Door.
Although considered a great technical wrestler, the inclusion of McGuinness has come as something of a surprise, as he’s largely retired. The British legend has wrestled two singles matches since returning to the ring in 2024, although he’s competed only once in 2025 so far.
For many, McGuinness is now favourite to win, as that would set up a match between two of the best technical wrestlers to ever come out of the United Kingdom. To add further intrigure, the pair have never met one one-on-one.
More Matches Added To AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door
Elsewhere on Collision, Kyle Fletcher made the first successful defence of his newly won TNT Championship with a win over Tomohiro Ishii. After the match, he challenged someone from NJPW to step up and face him at Forbidden Door.
Following the show, it was reported that Fletcher has signed a new “big money” AEW contract.
You can find the updated card for Forbidden Door below.
- Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. TBC – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
- Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Swerve Strickland – AEW Unified Championship
- “Timeless” Toni Storm (c) vs. Athena – AEW Women’s World Championship
- Hurt Syndicate (c) vs. TBC – AEW World Tag Team Championship
- Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Alex Windsor vs. TBC vs. TBC – TBS Championship
- Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. TBC – TNT Championship
- Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. TBC