We are a few days away from AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023, the second crossover event between All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
The card is one of the biggest of the year, with the main event seeing the dream match between Bryan Danielson & Kazuchika Okada. Things have really come together this year, which is a breath of fresh air after Rocky Romero & Tony Khan ran into so many issues surrounding the 2022 event.
Forbidden Door Was Cursed, Says Rocky Romero
While speaking on the AEW Unrestricted podcast, Rocky Romero would detail why he felt the 2022 Forbidden Door event was cursed.
“It definitely felt going into Forbidden Door [2022], that there was like a Forbidden Door curse, like we should have not have done this, we should not have run these two companies together. You just started seeing wrestlers fall off through injuries, through COVID, there were travel issues. Everything under the sun that could possibly go wrong, definitely went wrong. Me and TK definitely had some late nights trying to figure out what to do and who was available and going back and forth between the Japan side and trying to figure it all out. So far, so good this year, knock on wood.”
Notably, Kenny Omega & Bryan Danielson were unavailable for the event due to injury, Tomohiro Ishii was pulled last minute and replaced by Clark Connors, and Adam Cole was injured during the Fatal Four Way match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
A Fantastic Show In The End Despite The Issues
Despite the issues surrounding the show with injury, Romero agreed that the 2022 show was fantastic in the end – as the talent all showed up and shined in the ring.
“Yeah, last year obviously was, I think, just an incredible show. The crowd alone had a very unique energy compared to maybe some other shows last year and that helped to make the atmosphere just incredible. It was probably my favorite pay-per-view that I’ve seen in a long time. I’m biased because I’m part of it, but for sure I thought it was a great pay-per-view and I expect that this year is gonna blow last year’s out of the water.”
What match are you most excited for Forbidden Door 2023? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
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