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Adam Cole off AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door due to illness

  • Ian Carey
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Adam Cole has been removed from the lineup for tonight’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view. 

Tony Khan announced on Sunday that Cole is off the card due to illness and his match vs. Tom Lawlor has been canceled. 

Khan wrote: 

“Due to illness, @AdamColePro isn’t cleared tonight, therefore the Adam Cole vs @FilthyTomLawlor match is canceled. Despite the change, tonight will be an amazing show! Thank you to everyone watching #ForbiddenDoor, either here live in Toronto @ScotiabankArena or on PPV tonight!” Khan wrote. 

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door’s updated lineup has 9 matches on the main card and four on the pre-show. 

  • IWGP United States Champion Kenny Omega defends against Will Ospreay
  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA defends against Jungle Boy
  • AEW World Champion MJF defends against Hiroshi Tanahashi
  • AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm defends against Willow Nightingale
  • AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy defends against Daniel Garcia, Zack Sabre Jr. and Katsuyori Shibata in a four-way
  • Eddie Kingston, Tomohiro Ishii and The Elite (The Young Bucks & Hangman Page) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta), Shota Umino and Konosuke Takeshita
  • Adam Cole vs. Tom Lawlor
  • Sting, Darby Allin & Tetsuya Naito vs. Chris Jericho, Minoru Suzuki & Sammy Guevara
  • Owen Hart Foundation men’s quarterfinal: CM Punk vs. Satoshi Kojima
  • Zero Hour pre-show: Owen Hart Foundation women’s quarterfinal: Athena vs. Billie Starkz
  • Zero Hour pre-show: Mogul Embassay (Swerve Strickland, Toa Liona, and Kaun) vs. Trent Baretta, Rocky Romero, and El Desperado
  • Zero Hour pre-show: United Empire (TJP, Jeff Cobb, and Kyle Fletcher) vs. Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI
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Ian Carey
Ian Carey

Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has appeared in award-winning publications such as NOW Magazine and The Huffington Post. He joined the F4WOnline team in 2019 and was named managing editor in the summer of 2026. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Ian has covered professional wrestling for more than 15 years.