AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door 2022: 10 Nightmares That Could Happen

10. Unnecessary Matches Get Added

Let's kick off that with the worry examined in that intro.

At press time, AEW has officially confirmed just six bouts for Forbidden Door. There's an IWGP Heavyweight Title scrap on there too, but (at least at time of writing) Jay White's opponent hasn't been announced. Adding that is totally fine. Adding others...isn't.

The pay-per-view doesn't need a random TNT Title defence for Scorpio Sky, and the same could be said for Jade Cargill's TBS belt. AEW should resist the urge to book Jade vs. Kris Statlander, for example - that's an obvious precursor to Cargill vs. Athena, but it should happen on TV.

There's another episode of Dynamite and one more Rampage to go before All Elite hits Chicago for Forbidden Door. Can Tony Khan adopt a 'less is more' approach and prevent this from turning into WWE's latest overstuffed "premium live event". That remains to be seen, because six-seven matches might not be enough for him.