Tetsuya Naito Announced As Sting And Darby Allin's Partner For Forbidden Door
Chris Jericho must deal with an old rival
As expected by many, Tetsuya Naito was announced as Sting and Darby Allin's partner for Sunday's Forbidden Door pay-per-view, where they will take on Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Minoru Suzuki.
Naito was introduced by Sting and Allin during the opening segment of Saturday's Collision. Naito briefly faced off with Jericho, who backed away and walked off to end the segment.
Naito and Jericho exchanged the IWGP Intercontinental title in 2018 and 2019.
The card for AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door, taking place Sunday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, includes the following:
* Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada
* IWGP United States: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Will Ospreay
* AEW World: MJF (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
* IWGP World Heavyweight: Sanada (c) vs. Jack Perry
* AEW Women's World: Toni Storm (c) vs. Willow Nightingale
* Sting, Darby Allin, and Tetsuya Naito vs. Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Minoru Suzuki
* Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, Konosuke Takeshita, and Shota Umino vs. Hangman Page, The Young Bucks, Eddie Kingston, and Tomohiro Ishii
* AEW International: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr vs. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Daniel Garcia
* Men's Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal: CM Punk vs. Satoshi Kojima
* Adam Cole vs. Tom Lawlor
* Women's Owen Hart Cup Quarterfinal: Athena vs. Billie Starkz (ZERO HOUR)
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
