Hello, welcome to nine pitches for Forbidden Door 2025. I'm Ross Tweddle, joined by Tom Campbell,

joined by Sam Driver. How we're feeling about the card lads? It's a card and it's in the UK

and I like it. Yeah. I like the sheer amount of New Japan stars on this year's Forbidden Door.

Oh, are you saying that as a criticism of how many New Japan be on the car there, son? Is that not a current commentary on the state of affairs? New Japan Pro Wrestling currently? I feel like the, everybody can play. It's, I'd like to see more New Japan stars, but it does feel like if they pop up in Forbidden Door and get a really good response, then they'll be in America within three weeks. Tony Khan's going to pluck them. Yeah, he's going to go, and I'm kind of happy that there's less, but also I want more. I think the card's stupendous. That's the word I'm going to use. It doesn't bother me. There's not that many New Japan lads on there. It bothers me. There's enough. It bothers me, daddy.

Let us know what you think about the card down below, but of course if you haven't here before for a pitchers video, we'll do nine pitches between the three of us. Gertie boys sat round this table. We'll go around in a Satsuma Crescent Formation, shall we? Starting off with Sine. Ah, the old Satsuma Crescent formation. Then totally said lemon wedge. Could have said anything. I like the Satsum a crescent. We'll go around a half a hamburger. A smiley face formation. I believe John Peel introduced me to Satsuma Crescent. It's a wonderful estate. Anyway, three pictures each. And then we say yes or no, if we like the picture, if we hate the picture. Remember the golden rule? It's not what we think's going to happen. It's what we want to happen. For the sickos. Sam, you kick us off, you Satuma. Do you want sensible or do you want ridiculous to start? It's up to you. I like how you ask. I thought they were all meant to be ridiculous. Okay.

Mine are all sensible actually.

I've made a terrible error.

Let's kick off with something sensible then.

I think Athena should win the title.

I think Athena should beat Tony Storm.

I... Like, we've only had four successful casino cash-ins, right?

Last one was Tony Storm in January, which, yeah, okay, we had a successful one there.

But do I realistically see, you know, like, it's not what we think, but like, do I realistically see her, no?

But after that promo, after she come out and just beat

seven shades out of her, and then she had Billy Starks backing her up. And just the definitive

statement of like, and she's on top. And then having her come in. And I think essentially, it's just

a big shock. I like anything that disrupts the status quo. And for most people, it's like,

now Tony's going to win that. If Athena wins it, it puts Tony on the back foot. I quite like Tony when she's in pursuit of the title. And for me, I'm kind of like, yeah, it's a huge moment for Athena. It sort of brings a new, well, not like a new star, but an established star. It puts them on that kind of pedestal in AEW almost immediately.

They've already been sort of really, really handling her well in terms of how she's been presented

on AEW. Ring of Honor, you know, less people are watching and engaging with Ring of Honor.

I think it makes more sense to have Athena come in, have that massive moment. So to just kind of put a definitive full stop there

and then push Tony Storm away for a little bit, it frees us up for potentially Monet versus

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