It is still not clear if Danielson will appear at Forbidden Door.
One of the most anticipated matches for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door since it was announced was a possible matchup between Bryan Danielson and Zack Sabre Jr. The battle of two of the best technicians of the last twenty years may not go down at the show however.
On the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed Bryan Danielson’s injury status. As of Wednesday, Danielson was not cleared. The fact that Zack Sabre Jr. called him out at the recent NJPW Dominion event means that AEW is likely still hoping the match can happen at Forbidden Door.
Here’s the deal. He’s either going to be on the show this coming Wednesday, or I would go and say that it’s unlikely that they’ll have the match, although he has until, obviously, the 26th to get cleared. When I watched the show on Friday, my impression was that that match is on the card because you would not be teasing that if you did not think it was, and I think if you thought, with all the disappointments and things like that, that it wasn’t going to be there, I would not have teased it.
I’ve asked and I don’t really get like a yes or a no. I don’t know to take that as a yes or to take that as a ‘We’re waiting,’ but Wednesday night we’re going to find out. Obviously, on Wednesday when they taped, they had to be more than 50%, or why would you even waste your time doing it? I guess you could make the argument that if he’s not cleared, we could always do the match on TV in a week or two or whatever and still do the match that we planned, but, you know, I do think that that match is happening, and it’s happening very soon, and obviously, Forbidden Door would be where it would happen if he is okay by that day.
Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio
Time will tell if AEW and NJPW will still run this match at the show, but if they do not, it would be interesting to see who the backup matchup with Zack Sabre Jr would be.
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