AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022: The Buy-In

The Buy-In was the pre-show event for the major crossover professional wrestling pay-per-view, AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2022. It featured several matches designed to hype the main card, including a high-profile singles match between the debuting Claudio Castagnoli and NJPW's Zack Sabre Jr., and a tag team match involving AEW stars Chris Jericho and Rocky Romero.

As a pre-show event, The Buy-In is typically evaluated in conjunction with the main Forbidden Door 2022 pay-per-view. The overall event was highly praised by critics and fans for its exciting matchups and successful collaboration between AEW and NJPW, with The Buy-In contributing positively to the overall excitement and setting the stage for the main card.

• Set the stage effectively for the main Forbidden Door event.

• Featured an impressive debut from Claudio Castagnoli.

• Generated significant anticipation for the main card matches.

Google audience: As a pre-show, specific reviews for 'The Buy-In' are not typically segmented. General audience reception for the overall Forbidden Door 2022 event was overwhelmingly positive, with many praising the high-quality wrestling and the successful inter-promotional matches.

None notable (Pre-show event)

The Buy-In marked the surprise debut of former WWE Superstar Cesaro, now known as Claudio Castagnoli, in All Elite Wrestling (AEW).