KENTA being discussed for major Forbidden Door match
Added 2023-06-09 00:17:54 +0000 UTCAEW x NJPW Forbidden Door won Fightful’s fan vote for Event of the Year in 2022, and it’s already off to a big start with a sellout crowd and two huge matches announced.
But wait, there’s more.
This week, NJPW star KENTA tweeted that he’d be interested in working the Forbidden Door if the money is right. It would appear that the money is right, because Fightful Select learned this week that the working plan was for KENTA to work the show. KENTA actually worked AEW Dynamite back in April 2021, teaming with Kenny Omega to face Jon Moxley and Lance Archer.
We haven’t heard that KENTA’s deal to appear at the show is finalized, but both companies are operating on the assumption that he is. However, the internally discussed opponent brings a different gravity to the situation. We’ve learned that CM Punk has been discussed as KENTA’s opponent, which could help bring closure to an over-decade back and forth between the two.
Throughout their careers, each man has taken shots at the other, emanating from Punk using KENTA’S Go 2 Sleep finishing move. KENTA said recently he no longer cares about that, but wants a lot of money for Forbidden Door.
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I’ve watched preNXT stuff and was the opposite of impressed. I know not everyone is going to like every wrestler but I just didn’t like anything I saw
Talk About Your Psalms Talk About John 3 16 Femboy 3 16 Says I Just Licked Your Ass
2023-06-11 20:27:51 +0000 UTCHe was fucking awesome prior to being in NXT, all the injuries and time off really hurt his mystique
Max Glantzman
2023-06-11 20:26:59 +0000 UTCI have not liked a single KENTA match I’ve ever seen. I know that’s probably going to get me ostracized but i don’t understand what anyone sees in him.
Talk About Your Psalms Talk About John 3 16 Femboy 3 16 Says I Just Licked Your Ass
2023-06-09 18:54:26 +0000 UTCIf you can't get The Bucks to work with Punk, then this is the next best thing. Punk fans will be excited for a dream match and Elite fans will be happy to root against him.
Kurtis Allen
2023-06-09 14:02:32 +0000 UTCOhhhhh 👀🔥
Kyle Pribila
2023-06-09 04:20:12 +0000 UTCHe was Hideo Itami in NXT
D Rutherford
2023-06-09 01:09:41 +0000 UTCOoooh baby!
Busby
2023-06-09 00:59:09 +0000 UTCthis is the time to do this match
Jeffrey Pollard
2023-06-09 00:48:51 +0000 UTCDid Kenta spend time on WWE?
Super Dave Osborne
2023-06-09 00:40:14 +0000 UTCThis years FD is going to be better than last years imo with the two huge matches already announced and then if we get Punk vs KENTA then I think just having those three matches make it bigger than last year’s show. And I’m guessing at least 6 or 7 more matches will be made leading up to the show. I’m so pumped for this.
FWPJR.
2023-06-09 00:28:46 +0000 UTCMight be the greatest card in history if this happens
2023-06-09 00:28:07 +0000 UTCI didn't know KENTA was upset over it in the first place. Though, it's been years and I still find it weird that WWE had him only tease the GTS for so long and so many times while there.
CSDX
2023-06-09 00:24:38 +0000 UTCSammy Guevara should run in out of nowhere, GTS both of them, and then run out.
Chris Podymaitis
2023-06-09 00:24:07 +0000 UTCI am here for Kenta winning wirh Punk going to sleep.
R H
2023-06-09 00:24:00 +0000 UTCOnly if KENTA wins
Alex
2023-06-09 00:23:13 +0000 UTCOh my...oh my god. Please.
rocksolid124
2023-06-09 00:20:41 +0000 UTC
