As seen during last night’s episode of Dynamite, AEW President Tony Khan announced that a joint show between AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling titled “AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door” will be taking place from the United Center in Chicago, IL on Sunday, June 26th.

During a recent interview with Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso, Tony Khan commented on the two companies working together and why he believes the working relationship is ‘mutually beneficial’ for both, what it means for pro wrestling fans, and more.

You can check out some highlights from the interview below:

On AEW and NJPW collaborating on a pay-per-view event together: “It would have been unfathomable to collaborate on a pay-per-view when AEW first started, but a lot has changed since then in the world of wrestling. I believe we’ve earned their trust. We started working closely together last year. The more we’ve collaborated, the better the relationship has become and the more trust we’ve built. It’s culminating at this huge event on pay-per-view with the stars of AEW and the stars of New Japan Pro-Wrestling colliding at Forbidden Door.”

On AEW and NJPW’s relationship being mutually beneficial: “It’s a mutually beneficial relationship. Many of our top stars in AEW have wrestled in New Japan and held titles there. A lot of the biggest names from New Japan have never been to AEW, and there are a lot of great wrestlers here that have been in the ring with Okada, Tetsuya Naito, Kota Ibushi, and Hiroshi Tanahashi, and so many others. I’m excited for fans to see matches they’ve always wanted to see.”

On what this even means for wrestling fans: “This is going to be very exciting for wrestling fans. We’re going to open the forbidden door together.”

Tickets for the “AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door” event will go on sale on Friday, May 6th.