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After a top AEW star was pulled from AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023 due to illness, his opponent was still showcased in a dark match.

A dark match was added to AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023 after Adam Cole was pulled from his previously announced match due to illness.

Cole’s planned opponent, Tom Lawlor, featured in a dark match ahead of the event in a bout against Serpentico.

Lawlor defeated Serpentico via submission and has since reacted to the Cole match being cut from tonight’s show on Twitter.

Lawlor tweeting the succinct statement: “F**KING GUTTED.” 

He also added:

“Thanks to Serpentico for wrestling me in front of the live crowd. You won’t see me on Forbidden Door but it’s going to be a great wrestling show so order and watch it.”

Elsewhere on tonight’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023, the Zero Hour has commenced with an eight-man tag match already.

Mogul Embassy (Swerve Strickland, Bishop Kaun, & Toa Liona) bested CHAOS (Rocky Romero, Trent, & El Desperado) in the first match of the Zero Hour.

Next up, a Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament match featuring Billie Starkz taking on ROH Women’s World Champion, Athena.

You can keep up with all the latest AEW news by clicking this link. 

FUCKING GUTTED.

— “Filthy” Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) June 25, 2023

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• Forbidden Door
• tom lawlor
• adam cole
• NJPW
• AEW

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