Former NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion “Filthy” Tom Lawlor made an appearance during the AEW Rampage tapings on Wednesday at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

During a segment where Adam Cole called out AEW World Champion MJF, it was revealed that MJF asked Tony Khan to book Adam Cole to face off against “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, who attacked Cole and set up a match between the two at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door this Sunday.