Welcome to the Fightful.com discussion & coverage for the 6/30/2024 edition of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on BR Live & FITE TV from the UBS Arena in Elmont (Long Island), New York.
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Here's what is set for the show. Refresh the site for the latest updates as the show happens.
Match Card.
- AEW World Heavyweight Championship Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
- TNT Championship Ladder Match: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Lio Rush vs. Dante Martin vs. El Phantasmo.
- TBS Championship & NJPW STRONG Women's Championship Match: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Stephanie Vaquer (c).
- AEW Women's World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) (w/ Luther) vs. Mina Shirakawa (w/ Mariah May).
- Katsuyori Shibata, Samoa Joe & HOOK vs. NJPW Television Champion Jeff Cobb & The Learning Tree (Chris Jericho & Big Bill) (w/ Bryan Keith).
- Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
- MJF vs. Hechicero.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) vs. The Elite (AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada and AEW Tag Team Champions Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson).
- 2024 Men's Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament - First Round Match: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi.
- Zero Hour/ 2024 Women's Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament - First Round Match: Mariah May vs. Saraya.
- Zero Hour: Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano.
- Zero Hour: Kings of The Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Kyle O'Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii vs. NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong (w/ Matt Taven & Mike Bennett).
- Zero Hour: Místico & Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fénix) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Titán, Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi).
Live Coverage.
Zero Hour.
- RJ City, Rocky Romero, Jeff Jarrett & Renee Paquette hosted the Zero Hour previewing the card of the show.
- The Acclaimed (Billy Gunn, Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) cut a promo backstage, where Billy Gunn said he pulled some strings to get Bowens & Caster to team with Hiroshi Tanahashi against The Elite and promised to kick Okada back to his Studio Apartment in Manhattan.
- Amanda Huber & Negative One talked about the collaboration between AEW & Reebok Classic Leather to pay tribute to Jon Huber, famously known as Brodie Lee Jr.
- Kyle Fletcher def. Serpentico via Pinfall (BRAINBUSTAH!).
- Four Way Tag Match: Kings of The Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King) def. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen), Kyle O'Reilly & Tomohiro Ishii, and NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong (w/ Gedo, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) via Pinfall (Ganzo Bomb from King on Kassidy).
- Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano def. Momo Watanabe & Kris Statlander (w/ Stokely Hathaway) via Pinfall (Hammerlock Dragon Suplex from Nakano on Watanabe).
- 2024 Women's Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament - First Round Match: Mariah May (w/ Toni Storm & Luther) def. Saraya (w/ Harley Cameron) via Pinfall (Roll-Through Bridge).
- Mina Shirakawa appeared after the match to celebrate with Mariah May. Storm & Shirakawa then butted heads due to Shirakawa's sudden appearance.
- Místico & Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Rey Fénix) (w/ Alex Abrahantes) def. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Titán, Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi) via Submission (La Mística from Místico on Titán).
Main Show.
- Excalibur, Nigel McGuiness & Taz welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening match.
- Maxwell Jacob Freidman def. Hechicero via Pinfall (Sheer Drop Brainbuster).
- The Elite (AEW International Champion Kazuchika Okada and AEW Tag Team Champions Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) def. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed (Max Caster & Anthony Bowens) via Pinfall (Rainmaker from Okada on Tanahashi).
- Okada was going to hit another Rainmaker on Tanahashi, but Billy Gunn came to the ring and made the save.
- 2024 Men's Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament - First Round Match: Bryan Danielson def. Shingo Takagi via Submission (Disarmer Arm Breaker).
- AEW Women's World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) (w/ Luther & Mariah May) def. Mina Shirakawa (w/ Mariah May) via Pinfall (Storm Zero).
- After a vicious match, Mina Shirakawa & Toni Storm embraced with a hug and a handshake before they & May kissed. Nigel McGuiness was spotted crying at the wholesome ending.
- Zack Sabre Jr def. Orange Cassidy via Submission (Clarky Cat Lock).
- Katsuyori Shibata, Samoa Joe & HOOK def. NJPW Television Champion Jeff Cobb & The Learning Tree (Chris Jericho & Big Bill) (w/ Bryan Keith) via Pinfall (Judas Effect from HOOK on Jericho).
- TNT Championship Ladder Match: Jack Perry def. Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Briscoe, Jack Perry, Lio Rush, Dante Martin & El Phantasmo to win the title.
- TBS Championship & NJPW STRONG Women's Championship Match: Mercedes Mone (c) def. Stephanie Vaquer (c) via Submission (Banks Statement).
- After the match, Dr. Britt Baker DMD made her AEW return to have a staredown with Moné from the stage.
- NJPW announced they will host the " WrestleDynasty " event from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 5, 2024.
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: Tetsuya Naito def. Jon Moxley (c) via Pinfall (Destino).
- AEW World Heavyweight Championship Match: Swerve Strickland (c) (w/ Prince Nana & Jim Jones) def. AEW International Champion Will Ospreay via Pinfall (JML Driver).
- After the referee was taken out, Don Callis tried to give a screwdriver to help Ospreay, but Prince Nana took him out. Ospreay then threatened to stab Nana with the screwdriver, but had second thoughts and tossed the tool away. Ospreay got back in the ring, but Swerve then hit the House Call and a Swerve Stomp to try and pick up the win, but Ospreay kicked out. Swerve got back up and hit another House Call before hitting the JML Driver for the win. Swerve Strickland celebrated with Flash Garments, Jim Jones, and Prince Nana ss Ospreay was consoled by Kyle Fletcher in the ring to end the broadcast.
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