Rocky Romero discusses Forbidden Door 2022 and how he thought the event was cursed.
The pay-per-view, which was the first ever joint show between AEW and NJPW, was universally praised by fans as one of the best shows of 2022, despite the fact that the card for the show was changing on nearly a daily basis due to various injuries, travel issues, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
While appearing on the latest episode of the AEW Unrestricted podcast, Romero discussed the turmoil surrounding the inaugural Forbidden Door event.
“It definitely felt going into Forbidden Door [2022], that there was like a Forbidden Door curse, like we should have not have done this, we should not have run these two companies together [laughs]. You just started seeing wrestlers fall off through injuries, through COVID, there were travel issues. Everything under the sun that could possibly go wrong, definitely went wrong. Me and TK definitely had some late nights trying to figure out what to do and who was available and going back and forth between the Japan side and trying to figure it all out. So far, so good this year, knock on wood.”
Romero went on to praise the show himself, noting that the unique crowd helped make the atmosphere incredible.
“Yeah, last year obviously was, I think, just an incredible show. The crowd alone had a very unique energy compared to maybe some other shows last year and that helped to make the atmosphere just incredible. [It was] probably my favorite pay-per-view that I’ve seen in a long time. I’m biased because I’m part of it, but for sure I thought it was a great pay-per-view and I expect that this year is gonna blow last year’s out of the water.”
Fans can see the updated card for Forbidden Door by clicking here. Fightful will have full coverage of the event on Sunday, June 25 beginning at 7 p.m. EST.
In a separate recent interview, Romero claimed that WWE wanted him to be a part of the Cruiserweight Classic back in 2016. Fans can learn more here.
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