Two New Matches Announced for Zero Hour Pre-show for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

AEW CEO Tony Khan announced earlier today two new matches for the card of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024, which takes place on June 30th at the UBS Arena in Long Island, New York.

The first new match announced was a Trios match of Yota Tsuji, Titan, & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Mistico & The Lucha Bros (Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo). This match was also announced to be taking place on Forbidden Door’s Zero Hour pre-show.

This Sunday, 6/30@UBSArena
Forbidden Door Zero Hour

LIJ @njpw_yotatsuji @Titan_cmll @TIMEBOMB1105 vs
Lucha Bros @PENTAELZEROM @ReyFenixMx + @caristicomx

For the first time ever
Fenix + Penta will team with the legend Mistico in New York vs LIJ Tsuji, Titán + Hiromu THIS SUNDAY pic.twitter.com/5ANRTFvKsG

— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 27, 2024

LuchaBlog reported that the possible reason why the Lucha Bros are now allowed to work at a Forbidden Door event and in the same match as a CMLL talent is due to CMLL no longer views the Lucha Bros as being Lucha Libre AAA contracted talent.

AEW and NJPW talent and official Rocky Romero responded on Twitter stating that Fenix and Penta are AEW contracted talent and are not currently affiliated with any other company.

The second new match announced was a 2024 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup First Round match of Mariah May vs. Saraya. This match was also announced to be taking place on the Zero Hour pre-show.

This Sunday, 6/30@UBSArena
Forbidden Door Zero Hour

Owen Hart Foundation Tournament@MariahMayx vs @Saraya

These 2 rivals will go 1-on-1 chasing a @wembleystadium World Title shot when former champion Saraya fights Mariah May in the@owen_foundation Quarterfinal this Sunday! pic.twitter.com/aMa7H5dGHd

— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 27, 2024

Current card for June 30th AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024:

• AEW World Championship – Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland (c)
• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley (c)
• TBS Championship & NJPW Strong Women’s Championship Title vs. Title match – Mercedes Mone (TBS) vs. Stephanie Vaquer (NJPW Strong Women’s)
• AEW Women’s Championship – Mina Shirakawa vs. “Timeless” Toni Storm (c)
• Vacant AEW TNT Championship Ladder match – Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. TBD
• 2024 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament First Round match – Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
• Trios match – The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson)) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster)
• Orange Cassidy vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
• MJF vs. Hechicero
• Zero Hour Pre-show: Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano vs. Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe
• Zero Hour Pre-show: 2024 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup First Round match – Mariah May vs. Saraya
• Zero Hour Pre-show: Trios match – Yota Tsuji, Titan, & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Mistico & The Lucha Bros (Rey Fenix & Penta El Zero Miedo)