Clark Connors To Replace Tomohiro Ishii At AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door
The first collaborative pay-per-view between All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling has a new change to its lineup. An injury to Tomohiro Ishii, one of Forbidden Door’s competitors, has altered the lineup for the crossover event that is already without some of the sport’s biggest competitors. Ishii will be replaced in his match by the man he defeated to qualify for Forbidden Door.
AEW X NJPW: Forbidden Door’s card is stacked with 10 matches, six of which are for championships. NJPW will have its IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, IWGP United States Championship, and IWGP Tag Team Championship on the line. AEW will defend its Women’s World Championship, crown an interim World Champion, and an inaugural All-Atlantic Champion. The collaborative event hopes to become an annual occurrence between the two promotions.
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The fatal 4-way to crown an inaugural All-Atlantic Champion at Forbidden Door has seen a slight change to its lineup. NJPW revealed that Tomohiro Ishii, who was set to compete against PAC, Miro, and Malakai Black in the tournament, had suffered a left knee injury and was not medically cleared to compete. The company went on to reveal Clark Connors would take Ishii’s place at Forbidden Door. Ishii had previously defeated Connors to qualify for a spot in the fatal 4-way for the inaugural All-Atlantic Championship. With Ishii unable to compete, the opportunity to win the gold and represent NJPW in the tournament has fallen on Connors’ shoulders.
On June 8, following the announcement of a match between PAC and Buddy Matthews, AEW revealed the match between the two men would have high stakes. It would be the first match in a tournament to crown an inaugural AEW
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