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HENARE Issues Tag Team Challenge For AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

June 21, 2026 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2026 Image Credit: AEW

HENARE wants a team to step up to himself and Great-O-Khan, issuing a tag team challenge for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. The NJPW star posted to Twitter on Sunday morning to issue a challenge to any team to face them at next Sunday’s PPV.

HENARE wrote:

“O-Khan and I are ready for anyone who wants to step up,” he wrote.”

HANARE and Great-O-Khan are the current IWG World Tag Team Champions, having won the titles at NJPW Dominion on June 13th.

The Gates of Agony eventually stepped up with a pic posted to Twitter indicating they accepted the challenge. The match is not yet officially confirmed.

You can see the card below for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, which takes place on June 28th from San Jose, California at the SAP Center:

Main Card:

* Steel Cage Match: MJF, Kevin Knight & Kyle Fletcher, Jake Doyle & Andrade El Idolo vs. Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin & Konosuke Takeshita.
* Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Finals: Mercedes Mone vs. Maya World.
* Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Finals: Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay.
* AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Thekla vs. Starlight Kid.
* AEW Continental Championship Match: Jon Moxley vs. Bandido.
* AEW World Tag Team Championship Match: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. The Dogs.
* Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
* Young Bucks vs. Mascara Dorada & Mistico vs. Shingo Takagi & Titan

The Buy-In:

* AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship Match: Divine Dominion vs. Thunder Rosa and Olympia.

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