Difficulty Spike: In the Road to Elite mode, several of the storylines can end with difficult boss fights. For example, in Block 2C, you will face Pac which doesn't sound too hard, but then you find out that the rest of Death Triangle interfere in the match, which makes it far more difficult.note And don't even think about using weapons to level the playing field, as doing so will get you disqualified. As well, in Block 4C, you have to fight both Young Bucks at the same time, two highly rated characters, which is fairly difficult.
Funny Moments: The reveal trailer for Matt Hardynote in both his Broken persona and his normal self being the Pre-Order Bonus in AEW Fight Forever featured a few gems:
Broken Matt going to Hardy House and ringing the doorbell, which is answered by...Normal Matt.
Normal Matt Hardy: Broken Matt, I knew you'd come.
Tony Schiavone:AEW Fight Forever introduces...Matt Hardy...and another Matt Hardy.
The two Matts playing the game together:
Normal Matt Hardy: Did you know the only way to play as me...for free on day one is to pre-order AEW Fight Forever?
Broken Matt Hardy: But you must ask yourself: "Which ME shall it BE?!"
The final shot in the trailer has Broken Matt and his various children doing the "DELETE!" gesture, with this disclaimer on the screen:
Disclaimer: Matt Hardy's family is not included in AEW Fight Forever...yet.
Spiritual Successor: The game has been explicitly touted by the developers, specifically Kenny Omega, as a successor to the AKI-produced wrestling games on Nintendo 64 (with WWF No Mercy in particular getting mention), right down to its gameplay.
The announcement of the late Owen Hart being added to the game was a surprise to some since AEW didn't exist during his life. His inclusion was part of a partnership with The Owen Hart Foundation.
AEW referee Aubrey Edwards was an unexpected inclusion in the roster since she hadn't wrestled a single match at the time of her announcement.
Given that he had already left AEW for WWE the year prior, few if any were expecting Cody Rhodes to be playable in the game, although it can be forgiven considering that he played a pivotal role in AEW's early years. note Consequently, this gave Cody the distinction of being the first wrestler in 24 years to be featured in two wrestling games from rival promotions within the same year, as he was featured in WWE 2K23 which had released three months earlier
