IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Gabe Kidd Out With Knee Injury, Withdraws From G1 Climax 35

By night five of G1 Climax 35, it was evident that the injury was too severe to make a return, and Kidd officially withdrew from the tournament, forfeiting his remaining block matches with his scheduled opponents receiving 2 points each by default.

According to Fightful Select, the situation was "touch and go" initially and fortunately just a hyperextension rather than a torn MCL as they originally feared. NJPW wanted to be on the safe side and pull him from the tournament altogether to avoid a more serious injury. Sources told Fightful Select that they didn't believe Kidd was slated to make it to the semifinals, which made it easier to adjust the remaining dates of the tournament in his absence.

A week after the conclusion of G1 Climax 35 on August 17 is the AEW and NJPW co-produced Forbidden Door London in Gabe Kidd's home country of England. Due to Kidd being IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion and an active member of the Death Riders in AEW on several occasions, he has been widely expected to be involved in this year's August 24 Forbidden Door event. We'll know more in the coming weeks about whether he'll be cleared to compete in time for the PPV in the O2 Arena.