On June 30 at AEWXNJPW: Forbidden Door, Swerve Strickland will defend his AEW World championship against the popular and just joined AEW roaster Will Ospreay.
On May 29, (ET time), Ospreay won the Forbidden Door Casino Gauntlet match, which headlined the AEW Wednesday Night Dynamite broadcast.
Stars from AEW, NJPW, and CMLL including Pac, Jay White, Shota Umino, Mistico, Claudio Castagnoli, Lio Rush, Hechicero, and Orange Cassidy competed in the event.
Last Sunday, Ospreay defeated Rodrick Strong to take home the AEW International Championship, his first AEW championship.