As previously reported, AEW and NJPW have announced that their fifth annual crossover event, Forbidden Door, will take place on Sunday, June 28th. This event will be held at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Interestingly, Forbidden Door 2026 will occur on the same day as one of TNA’s major events of the year, Slammiversary, which will be held at the Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. TNA officially announced this date for their pay-per-view on April 9.
According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, neither WWE—despite recently holding an event in San Jose—nor TNA were aware that AEW would schedule Forbidden Door for the same day. Meltzer also noted that AEW's return to San Jose will be quick, as the company recently held their Collision episode in the city on March 11. AEW President Tony Khan was reportedly "thrilled" with the response generated by the Andrade vs. Máscara Dorada match, even though it took place four hours into the show.
The previous event was a sell-out at a smaller venue, the San Jose Civic Auditorium, drawing 2,400 fans. However, selling out the larger SAP Center will present a greater challenge. While it may not reach sell-out status, Meltzer believes it will likely attract the largest non-WWE crowd for a professional wrestling event in the city’s history. For context, WWE recently drew 10,482 fans at the same venue for an episode of SmackDown. Additionally, a recent report from Bodyslam+ suggested that AEW timed the announcement of Forbidden Door 2026 to coincide with WWE's SmackDown event at the venue last Friday.
