Jay White's Comeback
Jay White Returns at Forbidden Door, Helps Copeland and Cage Retain AEW Tag Team Championship
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Forbidden Door 2026 was held at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.
White had been out since April 2025 due to a broken hand and a shoulder injury, with Tony Khan indicating earlier that he would be out for a long time.
Behind-the-scenes plans reportedly included a major Death Riders heel turn for White at AEW Dynasty to align with Jon Moxley and target Swerve Strickland, but those plans were scrapped due to his injury and the Young Bucks filled that role instead.
The tag-team title defense ran just under 17 minutes, with White returning during the closing flurry and delivering Blade Runner after a lights-out distraction, setting up Copeland’s spear for the win.
Copeland and Cage had won the AEW World Tag Team Championships at AEW Double or Nothing, and this title defense marked their 36th day as champions.
Jay White returned to professional wrestling at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on June 28, 2026, ending a 450-day absence caused by two separate surgeries. The
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