Backstage News On Hirooki Goto Facing Hiroshi Tanahashi At NJPW Dominion


The upcoming match to crown a number one contender for the interim AEW World Championship between

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Hirooki Goto and Hiroshi Tanahashi was a New Japan Pro Wrestling call according to Dave Meltzer on the latest edition of “Wrestling Observer Radio.”

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Goto and Tanahashi will be going one on one at the New Japan Pro Wrestling Dominion show on June 12

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in Osaka Jo Hall in order to earn a place at the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door event. While AEW had to agree to things,

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the decision to make this match was down to New Japan, with the company wanting it to happen.

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Originally, Tanahashi was going to be competing for the AEW World Title at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door,

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as he confronted CM Punk on “AEW Dynamite” last week in order to set up the encounter.

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However, on “AEW Rampage” last week,

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Punk revealed he has suffered a foot injury and will be requiring surgery, which saw that plan changed.

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