It looks as if that rumored Hangman Page vs. Kazuchika Okada match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door is not in the works right now.
According to Dave Meltzer on a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, internal listings for Forbidden Door originally had former AEW World Champion Hangman Page scheduled to wrestle Kazuchika Okada.
“I had seen a lineup, which was interesting because it was Punk and Tanahashi for the AEW title and the other match was Okada and Adam Page, which actually could be a hell of a match for the IWGP title,” Dave Meltzer said. “I don’t know if that will happen, change, or whatever, and then the rest of the show is probably a lot of tag matches between factions on each side.”
In a new update on Thursday, Meltzer issued a correction via the Wrestling Observer Twitter account and said that the match was in fact not being planned for the PPV after all. Meltzer claimed that the Hangman Page vs. Kazuchika Okada match was included in an incorrect lineup, and the actual lineup is being kept a secret.
As of now, CM Punk vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi is the only match planned for the card, as New Japan’s “Ace” showed up on Dynamite on Wednesday to challenge the new AEW World Champion. Kazuchika Okada is currently scheduled to defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at NJPW Dominion against Bullet Club leader Jay White, which could affect plans for the Forbidden Door card.
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What are your thoughts on Hangman Page taking on Kazuchika Okada at Forbidden Door? What other matches do you hope to see on this show? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
Per @davemeltzerWON, his WOR note last night that Hangman Page vs. Okada was tabbed for Forbidden Door based on a lineup he had seen was incorrect. That match is not planned for the PPV as the lineup is being kept a secret. ^JN
— Wrestling Observer (@WONF4W) June 2, 2022
