Retiring Star Set For Huge AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door Match

One star who is set to call it quits in the ring has now been confirmed for a match at AEW and NJPW’s joint supershow, Forbidden Door.

At Double Or Nothing, The Don Callis Family defeated The Paragon’s trio of Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, and Roderick Strong. However, Callis wasn’t done there as his family continued the assault. That brought out Tomohiro Ishii and Brody King before Hiroshi Tanahashi shocked everyone to even the sides and fight off The Family to the delight of the crowd.

Hiroshi Tanahashi will end his career in early 2026 at NJPW WrestleKingdom as he continues as the company’s president, but now his final match in the UK has been revealed as the Ace will be a part of Forbidden Door on August 24th.

Hiroshi Tanahashi Heading To AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door

NJPW released a statement confirming that Hiroshi Tanahashi will be walking through the Forbidden Door one final time, but his opponent for the show has yet to be revealed:

AEW’s Double or Nothing Pay Per View event on May 25 saw the sudden appearance of Hiroshi Tanahashi!

In the wake of a six man tag that pit Adam Cole, Roderick Strong and Kyle O’Reilly against the Don Callis Family, a post match attack saw the Family with an extreme numbers advantage. Brody King and Tomohiro Ishii would even the odds somewhat though, and then Hiroshi Tanahashi would tip things over the edge, delivering a Slingblade to Kyle Fletcher.

It was on AEW Collision that Tanahashi shed a little extra light on why he had appeared. The Ace stated that Forbidden Door on August 24 in London’s O2 Arena will see his final match in the UK. Who will he face on this momentous occasion?

At 2024’s Forbidden Door event, Hiroshi Tanahashi teamed up with The Acclaimed, but the trio fell to defeat at the hands of Kazuchika Okada and The Young Bucks.