During Sunday night’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view, Claudio Castagnoli (former WWE Superstar Cesaro) made his debut as the mystery opponent against Zack Sabre Jr.
Sabre, Jr. was scheduled to square off against Bryan Danielson, who is not medically cleared to complete. Danielson said on last week’s episode of Dynamite he had his replacement for the Forbidden Door PPV. Castagnoli is the newest member of the Blackpool Combat Club and will compete in this Wednesday’s Blood and Guts special of Dynamite, replacing Bryan Danielson.
Castagnoli, 41, became a free agent this past February, after new contract negotiations failed.