Okada is not expected to be at Forbidden Door.
Since the crossover event was first announced, fans have been dying to find out who Kazuchika Okada will be facing at Forbidden Door later this month. However, on AEW Dynamite last night, Adam Cole said that Okada will not be at the event. Jay White would then show up, dropping Hangman Page.
On today’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that Okada’s wife is scheduled to give birth around that time. That would be a perfectly good reason not to make the trip to Chicago. Dave believes Okada will not be on the show.
“Adam Cole mentioned no Okada on the show and I do not have that clarified, but Okada’s wife is scheduled to give birth right around that time, so that may be the reason that Okada is not on the show. I don’t think he is, because I can’t imagine them saying, ‘Okada’s not on the show,’ and it not being true. We’ll probably also know that in the next day or two.”
Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio
Time will tell if Okada will for sure be off the event but any further updates regarding his status for Forbidden Door will be posted as the news breaks.
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