WrestleCon owner urges AEW President Tony Khan to host Forbidden Door during WWE WrestleMania 43 weekend.

WWE WrestleMania 43 will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in April 2027. The promotion hasn’t announced the date or venue so far. However, recent reports suggest the announcement could come during tomorrow’s Crown Jewel PLE. The current expected dates are April 10 and 11. It will be the first time the show is held outside North America.

WWE’s decision to host WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia has led people to press Tony Khan to run a big AEW event in the US during that weekend.

During a recent Sign-it-Live session with Mick Foley, WrestleCon/Highspots owner Michael Bochicchio proposed that Tony Khan host an AEW Forbidden Door weekend in the US when WWE holds WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia.

Foley: “Just a heads-up, I’m gonna be cutting way back on outside appearances in 2027. I’m gonna make AEW my priority… It might be one convention, or two signings in a weekend but just one weekend a month I’m gonna do some outside stuff.”

Bochicchio: “Well, hopefully you’ll fit WrestleCon into that schedule.”

Foley: “Oh! Where is it gonna be this year?”

Bochicchio: “That’s the question. I need to get ahold of Tony (Khan). Here’s my idea. I’m gonna pitch it to you. He does this pay-per-view called Forbidden Door where he brings in other groups. I think we should make a global weekend out of that pay-per-view.”

Foley: “Whoa! Woah, and hold it where?”

Bochicchio: “Well, I mean, I’ll let Tony decide where he wants to hold it… I think the fans want something like that.”

Foley: “They do. I mean, it’s tradition that we have this week-long celebration of wrestling.”

Bochicchio: “We’re not gonna do it in Saudi.”

Foley: “No. I know the money might be good but, man, it’s just leaving a very wide space for someone to fill that void.”