Forbidden Door brings stars to SAP Center

AEW and NJPW have made the next Forbidden Door official — and this one is landing in San Jose. The pay-per-view is set for Sunday, June 28, 2026 at SAP Center, with AEW’s own event page and the arena listing the show for that night. The bigger story, though, is that Forbidden Door keeps getting less narrow. What started as an AEW–NJPW crossover now looks more like a hub for multiple promotions, and Will Ospreay is openly arguing it should get even bigger. (allelitewrestling.com) ### What is Forbidden Door now? Basically, it is no longer just “AEW wrestlers meet New Japan wrestlers.” The official announcement for the 2026 show says the card will feature talent from AEW, NJPW, CMLL, and STARDOM. That is a meaningful shift in framing. The brand still carries the AEW x NJPW name, but the actual pitch is a broader international supercard. (allelitewrestli([allelitewrestling.com)door-sunday-june-28)) ### Why does San Jose matter? SAP Center gives the event a major West Coast arena and a market with a long history of strong wrestling crowds. The venue page lists a 7:00 p.m. start on June 28, while AEW’s event page lists the date and place and notes ticketing is already live. For local fans, this is not a vague touring rumor anymore — it is a booked arena show with a fixed night and ticket path. (sapcenter.com) ### What changed this year? The scale changed. Earlier Forbidden Door cards were sold mainly on dream matches between AEW and NJPW names. The 2026 language leans much harder into styles, regions, and partner promotions. CMLL and STARDOM are not side notes in the announcement — they are part of the core pitch. That tells you AEW and NJPW see the event less as a novelty and more as an annual international showcase. (allelitewrestling.com) ### Where does Ospreay fit in? Ospreay is the clearest voice pushing that expansion even further. In comments picked up this week, he said he would love to see a European company like RevPro involved “to really accentuate things.” He also said he wants to do something with United Empire at Forbidden Door 2026. That is not an official booking announcement, but it is a strong hint at how one of the event’s most central stars sees the show’s future. (411mania.com) ### Why RevPro specifically? RevPro would add a European lane to a card that already spans U.S., Japanese, Mexican, and joshi wrestling. That is the logic behind Ospreay’s push. He framed Forbidden Door as a look at different wrestling cultures, not just different companies. In that setup, RevPro is not random — it fills the one obvious geographic gap. (411mania.com([411mania.com)t mean RevPro is in? Not yet. There is no official event material listing RevPro, and the confirmed promotional lineup still names AEW, NJPW, CMLL, and STARDOM. So the clean read is this: San Jose is official, the multi-promotion format is official, and RevPro is an idea being pushed publicly by Ospreay rather than something announced. (allelitewrestling([411mania.com)june-28)) ### What should fans actually expect? Expect the usual Forbidden Door logic, but wider. Big crossover singles matches will still be the draw. But the event’s identity now seems built around mixing promotions, factions, and national styles on one card — more festival than simple interpromotional feud night. That opens the door for more surprise names, especially if AEW keeps treating partner promotions as featured attractions instead of cameos. (allelitewrestling.com) ### Bottom line? The June 28 San Jose show is official. The interesting part is what Forbidden Door has become — not just AEW versus NJPW, but a growing all-star map of wrestling promotions, with Ospreay already lobbying to make the map even bigger. (allelitewrestling.com)