MJF kicked off the main card of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, getting a win over Hechicero. The former AEW World Champion defeated the CMLL star in the opening match of the PPV’s main card, getting the win with a brainbuster. You can see clips from the match below....

MJF Opens AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door With Win Over Hechicero

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Swerve Strickland faced big pressure at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, and he emerged victorious. In the main event of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, Swerve Strickland defended the AEW World Championship against AEW International Champion Will Ospreay. Jim Jones of The Diplomats introduced Strickland ahead of his entrance, while Ospreay paid tribute to Hayabusa with his gear.

Swerve Strickland Beats Will Ospreay, Retains AEW World Title At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door is in the books, and the post-show media scrum livestream is online. You can see the livestream below for the scrum:

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Post-Show Media Scrum Is Online

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For the third consecutive year, All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling team up to present a dual-company pay-per-view event. Since 2022, both companies presented Forbidden Door, which allowed wrestling fans to see some dream matches become reality. The same can be said for this year. On Sunday, June...

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 live results and highlights

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He may have never landed a breakout role, but his career has held an impact nonetheless. Yesterday, it was revealed to the public and media outlets that actor Tom Bower has passed away. He was 86 years old.

'The Waltons' and 'Die Hard 2' Actor Dies at 86

Angelo Dawkins got married over the the weekend, with his tag partner Montez Ford officiating the occasion. Dawkins posted to his Twitter account on Sunday to note that he married his partner and shared pics of the ceremony, which was overseen by Dawkins’ Street Profits partner. Bianca Belair was...

Angelo Dawkins Gets Married, Montez Ford Officiates Ceremony

Swerve Strickland spoke about his win over Will Ospreay at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, and how he has Bryan Danielson on his list of matches he needs to have. Strickland spoke about getting the win over Ospreay at the PPV during the post-show media scrum, and you can see highlights below:

Swerve Strickland On Proving He Was Right Again At Forbidden Door, Wants Rematch With Bryan Danielson

Zack Sabre Jr. was inspired by the main event of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, and hopes to get another match with Bryan Danielson. Sabre spoke at the post-PPV media scrum about AEW, NJPW, CMLL and STARDOM working together as well as his hopes for one more match with Danielson. You can see highlights below:

Zack Sabre Jr. On Why Forbidden Door Was Special This Year, Wants Another Match With Bryan Danielson

The following is an opinion-based preview and does not reflect the views of the website. The Forbidden Door doesn’t seem as forbidden this year. With the cross-pollination of talent built through AEW’s working relationships with CMLL and NJPW, the newness of the event isn’t what it was. These relationships are undeniably good. The influx of CMLL talent in AEW on a more regular basis had led to some of the better matches on AEW TV this year, but it does make this event lose some of its rarity.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door preview & predictions: Open door policy

– Fightful Select has some backstage nots from last night’s edition of WWE SmackDown. According to the report, multiple people within WWE expressed frustration over the heavy censorship on last night’s live FOX Network broadcast for SmackDown. One WWE talent referred to watching SmackDown on FOX as a...

Backstage Notes From Last Night’s WWE SmackDown, Frustration Over Censorship

A 4-Way Tag Team Match is set for the Zero Hour event before the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view. During the June 29 AEW Collision, it was announced that the pre-show for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door will feature a 4-Way Tag pitting Kyle O'Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. House Of Black (Brody King & Malakai Black).

4-Way Tag Team Bout Set For AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door: Zero Hour

It’s back to the pay per view schedule with one of the biggest shows AEW presents every year. This is built around the international guest stars, including several stars from New Japan and CMLL. The main event will see Swerve Strickland defending the World Title against Will Ospreay in a pretty big showdown. Let’s get to it.

Hall’s AEW Forbidden Door 2024 Review

Zack Sabre Jr. made a statement at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, Orange Cassidy and Zack Sabre Jr. battled it out in a long-awaited dream match. The bout turned into a technical masterclass as the competitors went back and forth. Sabre Jr. utilized a variety of submission holds throughout the bout, but Cassidy held his own with the NJPW star.

Zack Sabre Jr Makes Orange Cassidy Tap Out At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024

– Rikishi took to social media to react to The Bloodline taking out Paul Heyman on WWE Smackdown. As noted, the stable destroyed Heyman in the Smackdown main event segment when he refused to acknowledge Solo Sikoa as the Tribal Chief. Rikishi posted to Twitter to comment on the matter, writing:

WWE News: Rikishi Reacts To Bloodline’s Paul Heyman Attack, Clips Of Shinsuke Nakamura At UFC 303

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At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, Toni Storm defended the AEW Women’s World Championship against STARDOM star Mina Shirakawa. Toni Storm has been feuding with Shirakawa in recent weeks, as Mariah May has been caught in the middle, given her relationships with the two. It all came to a head at AEW x NJPW Forbidden […]
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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door: Toni Storm vs. Mina Shirakawa Result

– CBS Sports’ Shakiel Mahjouri recently spoke to AEW International Champion Will Ospreay ahead of this weekend’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. Ospreay addressed the low ratings for the June 20 edition of AEW Dynamite, which drew the lowest ratings and audience for non-preempted episode of Dynamite ever. Below are some highlights:

Will Ospreay on the Low Ratings for AEW Dynamite on June 20, AEW’s Growing Pains

PWInsider reports that NXT wrestler Nathan Frazier is backstage at tonight’s episode of Smackdown in Madison Square Garden. It was noted that he is likely there to film an episode of WWE Speed. Meanwhile, it was noted that Wes Lee and Joe Coffey are also backstage. There may be...

Several NXT Wrestlers Backstage For Tonight’s Episode of WWE Smackdown (POSSIBLE SPOILERS)

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Riho made her return on tonight’s episode of AEW Collision to confront Serena Deeb after her match. Deeb defeated Kelly Madan and then made another open challenge. Riho came out and went face-to-face with her. Riho has been absent since AEW Big Business back in March.

Riho Makes Return on AEW Collision to Confront Serena Deeb

Jeff Cobb is teaming with The Learning Tree this Sunday. Chris Jericho, Big Bill, and Bryan Keith spent Collision walking around backstage giving patronizing advice to those they came into contact with. However, the trio ended up coming into contact with their Forbidden Door opponents Hook, Katsuyori Shibata, and Samoa Joe. They ended up brawling into the ringside area. That was Cobb came and attacked all of The Learning Tree’s opponents. The segment ended with Jericho raising Cobb’s hand.

Jeff Cobb to team with Chris Jericho & Big Bill at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

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Mariah May Advances In Owen Hart Tournament At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door: Zero Hour

Mariah May has moved on the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, defeating Saraya on the AEW...

Mariah May Advances In Owen Hart Tournament At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door: Zero Hour

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