Stone Cold Steve Austin is from WWE. Chris Jericho is from AEW. Can they work together? Well, they can, and this is where ‘The Forbidden Door’ comes in.
Now, before understanding what the fans have to say about the true origin of The Forbidden Door, it’s important to note that the term was coined by AEW’s Tony Khan. It essentially meant that two historic wrestling promotions were going to work together and, in Khan’s case, it was AEW and NJPW.
It so happened that a photograph of Jericho’s session with Stone Cold on Broken Skull Sessions surfaced on social media. One Twitter user claimed the “actual” forbidden door was opened by WWE. There is a reason behind this comment.
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Always remember, the only time that the ACTUAL forbidden door was opened, was done so by WWE. pic.twitter.com/fQH0d9qwYd
— Rific – The IWC’s conversation starter. (@Breakkerrific) April 21, 2022
When I say ‘ACTUAL’ forbidden door, I mean the door between AEW and WWE.
Understood marks? Good.
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— Rific – The IWC’s conversation starter. (@Breakkerrific) April 21, 2022
So, as everyone knows, Vince McMahon is not very keen on letting anyone working with AEW to be on WWE talk shows or podcasts whose hosts are pro-wrestlers under contract with WWE, especially Broken Skull Sessions since it’s an exclusive WWE Network series.
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Why did Stone Cold Steve Austin and Chris Jericho actually go viral?
On April 11th, 2021, Chris Jericho arrived at Broken Skull Sessions. The fans were shocked! No one could fathom that Vince McMahon actually signed off on it, especially when Jericho was the first big name to jump ships and move to AEW from WWE.
Now, the fan who claimed this was the actual opening of The Forbidden Door, it sparked a debate between other users and fans. Some claimed that a WWE & AEW collaboration in any shape or form isn’t the only way to open The Forbidden Door.
There have been instances before when WWE has worked with other promotions, such as NJPW or ECW. On the other hand, AEW has worked with IMPACT and NJPW.
I mean, there was the times New Japan and WCW ran shows in the 90s, and when the WWF and ECW worked together, WCW went to Korea (with NJPW) Madeusa showed up on Nitro, and when Tazz beat Mike Awesome in ECW (when working for the WWF) But please go on. SMDH
— GG Tim Allen (@ggwynicide) April 21, 2022
Yeah no.
This is stupid on so many levels. So when Jay white showed up on AEW that wasn't going through the forbidden door? And if WWE is the only forbidden door, then why even mention that they opened a door that only they could open.— The Credible Fan (@TheCredibleFan) April 21, 2022
Im pretty sure the forbidden door specifically means NJPW to American Promotions.. was used back when guys like the Great Muta would come over to the US.
— Macht (@MysticMacht) April 21, 2022
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Essentially, that’s what it is. Whenever a wrestling promotion works with another, it’s opening The Forbidden Door. It does not necessarily have to include WWE.
However, Vince McMahon could be credited as the one who thought of having crossovers in the pro-wrestling industry.
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Let’s not forget that it was Vince McMahon who pushed the boundaries of pro-wrestling, and took WWE’s product to other territories. Now, that can be considered as the revolutionizing moment in pro-wrestling, which changed the industry for good!