Clark Connors will be replacing Tomohiro Ishii at ForbiddenDoor this Sunday night:
This Sunday in Chicago, Illinois, All Elite Wrestling will host a showdown with New Japan Pro Wrestling at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view event. Some of the most talented wrestlers are already on the card, but the injury bug has kept some serious names out of the lineup. CM Punk and Bryan Danielson have to miss out on Forbidden Door, and now Tomohiro Ishii is unfortunately going to have to skip the event as well.
Tomohiro Ishii was injured in his AEW #AllAtlantic Title NJPW Eliminator Tournament match with @ClarkConnors. With Ishii not medically cleared, he forfeits & Connors will now go to #ForbiddenDoor on Sunday to face #Miro, #PAC & @malakaiblxck to crown the 1st All-Atlantic Champion pic.twitter.com/IhI9inTnOv
The All-Atlantic Championship is meant to be an international title for All Elite Wrestling, allowing the company to continue showcasing talent from around the world. It will be the sixth AEW title once a champion is crowned on Sunday.