![]() On the April 20 episode of Dynamite, AEW President Tony Khan introduced NJPW President Takami Ohbari to make a major announcement regarding their respective companies. ![]() On April 15, 2022, it was reported that a planned co-promoted event held by the two promotions was in the works. Since then, both AEW and NJPW have had their wrestlers appear on each other's shows in the United States. ![]() In February 2021, the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) started a partnership with the Japanese promotion, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), with Kenta being the first NJPW wrestler to appear on AEW's primary weekly television program, Dynamite during the Beach Break special. The event also saw special appearances by Juice Robinson and Katsuyori Shibata. In other prominent matches, Jay White defeated "Hangman" Adam Page, Kazuchika Okada, and Adam Cole in a four-way match to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Pac defeated Clark Connors, Miro, and Malakai Black in a four-way match to become the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion, and Claudio Castagnoli, formerly known as Cesaro in WWE, defeated Zack Sabre Jr. In the main event, Jon Moxley defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to become the interim AEW World Champion. Thirteen matches were contested at the event, including four on The Buy In pre-show. It took place on June 26, 2022, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and was the first AEW/NJPW co-promoted event. The event was co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The 2022 Forbidden Door was the inaugural Forbidden Door professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow. Promotional poster featuring various AEW and NJPW wrestlers
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