PAC has challenged Shota Umino for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on June 28 in San Jose, with Umino accepting the challenge following a win over Zane Jay and Jake Lee alongside Ryusuke Taguchi at Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIII on Saturday.
After PAC’s challenge video aired, Umino responded directly.
The IWGP Global title is just that — global! I am ready to fight anyone anywhere in the world. PAC, I’ll see you at Forbidden Door, and I will prove that NJPW is the best!
The IWGP Global Championship match joins an already stacked card at SAP Center in San Jose. Updated Forbidden Door 2026 card:
- Steel Cage Match: MJF, Kevin Knight & Kyle Fletcher, Jake Doyle & Andrade El Idolo vs. Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly, Roderick Strong, Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin & Konosuke Takeshita
- Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Final: Mercedes Moné vs. Athena or Maya World
- Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Final: Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay
- AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla (c) vs. Starlight Kid
- AEW Continental Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Bandido
- AEW World Tag Team Championship: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage (c) vs. The Dogs
- Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
- IWGP Global Championship: Shota Umino (c) vs. PAC