Wardlow Returns, Joins Don Callis Family At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025
Wardlow is back, and he’s back with a vengeance.
Wardlow re-emerged in AEW at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2025. He appeared after the match between Kazuchika Okada and Swerve Strickland, attacking Prince Nana and Strickland and seemingly aligning himself with the Don Callis Family.
He hasn’t wrestled a match in AEW since March 13, 2024, when he lost to Samoa Joe in an AEW World Title match at AEW Dynamite: Big Business. At that time, he was a member of the now-defunct Undisputed Kingdom.
WARDLOW IS BACK!!! He takes out Prince Nana! #ForbiddenDoor
— Fightful Wrestling (@fightful.com) 2025-08-24T19:30:07.207Z
Glad to see Wardlow back. #ForbiddenDoor pic.twitter.com/WKDyHTUmer
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) August 24, 2025
During his time away, he had been dealing with an injury, and most recently, he was filming the new version of American Gladiators, hosted by WWE Superstar The Miz, which will soon air on Amazon Prime Video.
Fans can find Fightful’s coverage of Forbidden Door here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.
