SPOILER: Zack Sabre Jr.'s Opponent At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025 Revealed

Opponent confirmed for Zack Sabre Jr. at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025

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Aug 15, 2025

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Zack Sabre Jr. will put his IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on the line at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025, and ZSJ’s opponent has now been confirmed.

All Elite Wrestling held their Collision tapings on August 14 (to air on August 16) with Hechicero, Daniel Garcia, Lee Moriarty, and Nigel McGuinness battling it out in four-way action to determine who would face TMDK’s leader on August 24.

A technical showcase featuring four of of AEW’s more grappling based names, it was McGuinness who got the win, forcing Moriarty to tap out as Garcia had Hechicero locked into the Dragontamer. In victory, McGuinness asked Garcia if he would corner him at Forbidden Door, a request ‘Red Death’ accepted.

Forbidden Door will be the first time McGuinness and Sabre Jr. will ever face off in singles competition, with their only previous interaction coming during the Casino Gauntlet match at All In 2024. Forbidden Door will also mark McGuinness’ sixth match since his in-ring retirement in 2011.

Updated card: AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door—August 24, 2025:

  • Hangman Page (c) vs. MJF - AEW World Championship
  • Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Nigel McGuinness - IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
  • Toni Storm (c) vs. Athena - AEW Women’s World Championship
  • Golden Lovers, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Will Ospreay vs. Death Riders, The Young Bucks, & Gabe Kidd - Lights Out Steel Cage Match
  • The Hurt Syndicate (c) vs. TBA - AEW World Tag Team Championships
  • Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Swerve Strickland - AEW Unified Championship
  • Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Alex Windsor vs. Persephone vs. TBD - AEW TBS Championship
  • Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi - AEW TNT Championship
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian

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