Adam Cole is looking forward to AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door.
Cole himself made the announcement about the supershow on the April 20 episode of AEW Dynamite. As someone who previously shined in NJPW, he’s one of the stars that many fans are excited to see in a crossover bout at the event.
During an interview with Stephanie Chase, Cole expressed his excitement about Forbidden Door; he stated that, along with many people in the locker room, he’s “stoked” for it. He made it clear that he’s confident the pay-per-view will be great, and he emphasized how NJPW holds a special place in his heart.
“As far as in the locker room, everyone is so stoked for this,” said Cole. “Again, New Japan Pro-Wrestling has some of the best pro wrestlers on the planet. I know a lot of people who do watch AEW also watch New Japan Pro-Wrestling. And there’s a lot of people who watch one or the other. There are some people that have never watched AEW that just support New Japan, and there are some people that just watch AEW and have never seen New Japan before.
“So it’s like this really exciting combination of a bunch of people who know and are like, ‘Guys trust us, this show is gonna be awesome.’ And there’s a bunch of people who are very are excited to see some of these guys or some matches that they’ve never seen before. So yeah I’m thrilled with the idea. I think the world of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Some of my fondest moments years ago were over in New Japan. So yeah I’m very very excited for this event. I think it’s gonna be awesome.”
When asked which NJPW stars he wants to face, the Undisputed Elite standout named Kazuchika Okada and noted that they’ve never had a singles match before.
“I’ve never had a singles match with Okada,” said Cole. “I’ve wrestled Okada before in like a six-man tag team match in Ring of Honor, but we barely had any interaction together. I’ve wrestled Tanahashi, I just wrestled Ishii, which was really cool, wrestled Jushin Liger, YOSHI-HASHI, like so many different guys. But I would love a classic one-on-one singles match with Okada at some point. That would be really cool.”
