Sunday night\u2019s AEW Forbidden Door event saw the introduction of a new steel cage: Death\u2019s Door. It\u2019s a circular structure that surrounds the ring, reminiscent of AAA\u2019s circular cage that TNA used in the early 2010s and called the Steel Asylum. Unlike that cage, Death\u2019s Door doesn\u2019t have a roof, which is probably for the best because people trying to climb it rarely went well.<\/p>\n
The cage is locked, the bell has sounded, and the fight is on!<\/p>\n
Watch #ForbiddenDoor<\/a> LIVE on HBO Max PPV pic.twitter.com\/kmLPLRNSlV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Tony Khan was asked about the new structure during the post-show media scrum<\/a>, and he credited Mike Mansury with the idea.<\/p>\n Tony Khan on the Creation of Death\u2019s Door<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a very cool idea. It was Mike Mansury who asked about putting a round steel cage. I thought it was a really cool concept. So it came out really good and being at Forbidden Door and being a deadly cage, we called it Death\u2019s Door. It was a very cool idea and it looks great and I would love to bring it back. So it was a very good debut for Death\u2019s Door.\u201d <\/p>\n Mike Mansury is currently Co-Executive Producer and a Senior Production Executive for AEW. He previously worked for WWE and was one of the contenders to replace Kevin Dunn<\/a> until moving to AEW in 2022. It remains to be seen whether or not future editions of AEW Forbidden Door will include the structure.<\/p>\n If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit AEW with a h\/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t