{"id":132927,"date":"2022-02-10T10:52:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T16:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=132927"},"modified":"2022-02-10T10:52:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T16:52:36","slug":"details-on-how-jay-white-to-aew-deal-was-put-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/02\/10\/details-on-how-jay-white-to-aew-deal-was-put-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Details on how Jay White to AEW deal was put together"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3107538733\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>After weeks of hype, the forbidden door was opened Wednesday night on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/02\/09\/2-9-aew-dynamite-results-kellers-detailed-report-and-analysis-on-hangman-page-vs-lance-archer-mjf-speaks-new-mystery-wrestler-debuts-against-kassidy-inner-circle-meeting\/\">AEW Dynamite<\/a>. New Japan Pro Wrestling&#8217;s, Jay White, appeared on screen in a segment with The Young Bucks and Adam Cole and helped them dispose of Roppongi Vice. White was mentioned later in the show, but did not wrestle a match.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Khan took to Twitter and revealed how the deal got done. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t secure Jay White until Sunday,&#8221; Khan tweeted. I realized after the fact that Friday night I butchered my own definition of Forbidden Door in hyping tonight. I heard the fans&#8217; feedback and wanted to ensure that tonight was a special AEW Dynamite for all. Thank you to everyone who watch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I didn\u2019t secure <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayWhiteNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JayWhiteNZ<\/a> until Sunday. I realized after the fact that Friday night I butchered my own definition of Forbidden Door in hyping tonight. I heard the fans\u2019 feedback, &amp; wanted to ensure that tonight was a special <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> for all. Thank you everyone who watched!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyKhan\/status\/1491616155554963462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In addition to opening the forbidden door, Khan teased a new signing for the company and delivered Keith Lee. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/02\/09\/keith-lee-makes-aew-debut-qualifies-for-revolution-ladder-match\/\">Lee debuted against Isiah Kassidy<\/a> and earned his spot in the Face of the Revolution ladder match at the AEW Revolution PPV in March.<\/p>\n<p>Jay White is a former IWGP Heavyweight Champion. There is no indication as to whether or not he will be making for appearances for AEW in the future.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/02\/09\/former-iwgp-heavyweight-champion-appears-on-aew-dynamite\/\">Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion appears on AEW Dynamite<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3269601098\"><div id=\"pwtor-2618942817\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>After weeks of hype, the forbidden door was opened Wednesday night on AEW Dynamite. 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