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(PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American
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(AEW) and the Japan-based
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(NJPW). It was the third annual
Forbidden Door Forbidden Door or ''The Forbidden Door'' may refer to: * ''The Forbidden Door'', professional wrestling term referring to working agreement between promotions * AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, professional wrestling joint events: ** Forbidden Door ( ...
event and took place on June 30, 2024, at the
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in the
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hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
of
Elmont, New York Elmont is an unincorporated Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in northwestern Hempstead, New York, Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, New York, United States, along its border with the borough ...
. The event also featured the involvement of wrestlers from NJPW's sister promotion
World Wonder Ring Stardom , is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Ross ...
, as well as Mexico's
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...
(CMLL), a partner of both AEW and NJPW. Fifteen matches were contested at the event, including five on Zero Hour pre-show. In the main event,
Swerve Strickland Stephon Strickland (born September 30, 1990) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Swerve Strickland. He also appears on the independent circuit. Strickl ...
defeated
Will Ospreay William Peter Charles Ospreay (born 7 May 1993) is an English professional wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former two-time AEW International Champion. He is also known for his eight year tenure with New Japa ...
to retain the
AEW World Championship The AEW World Championship is a men's professional wrestling World championship (professional wrestling), world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Unveiled on ...
. In other prominent matches,
Tetsuya Naito is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his 20-year run in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he served as the leader of the ''Los Ingobernables de Japon'' stable, and was a multi-time world champion. ...
defeated
Jon Moxley Jonathan David Good (born December 7, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Jon Moxley and is the current AEW World Championship, AEW World Champion in his ...
to win the
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship The is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . The championship was created on March 1, 2021, by the unification of t ...
,
Mercedes Moné Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and actress. , she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Mercedes Moné () and is the current AEW TBS Champio ...
defeated
Stephanie Vaquer Ana Stephanie Vaquer González (born March 29, 1993), is a Chilean Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand. She is a former one-time NXT Women' ...
in a
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to retain the
AEW TBS Championship The AEW TBS Championship is a women's professional wrestling television championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on October 6, 2021, it is the secondary championship of the promotion's f ...
and win the NJPW Strong Women's Championship,
Jack Perry Jack Perry (born June 16, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Elite (professional wrestling), The Elite stable. He is also a former one-time FTW Champion, a former ...
defeated
Konosuke Takeshita is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to American Wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and one-half of the tag team Protoshita with Kyle Fletcher. He is a former AEW ...
,
Mark Briscoe Mark Pugh (born January 18, 1985) is an American professional wrestler best known as Mark Briscoe. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he made a name teaming with his brother Jay as the Briscoe Brothers. ...
,
Dante Martin Dante Martin (born March 3, 2001) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also appears for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He performs alongside his older brother Darius Martin and Leila G ...
,
Lio Rush Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994), better known by the ring name Lio Rush, is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is one-half of CRU with Action Andretti. He also performs ...
, and
El Phantasmo Riley Vigier (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the ring name El Phantasmo (often shortened to ELP) and is the NJPW World Tel ...
in a
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to win the vacant
AEW TNT Championship The AEW TNT Championship is a Professional wrestling championship#Gimmick/style championships, men's professional wrestling television championship created and promoted by the United States, American professional wrestling promotion, promotion Al ...
, and "Timeless" Toni Storm defeated
Mina Shirakawa is a Japanese professional wrestler and Television personalities in Japan, ''tarento''. , she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). Shirakawa first gained ...
to retain the
AEW Women's World Championship The AEW Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on October 2, 2019, the inaugural champion was Riho. The current cham ...
. The event also featured the return of Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., who had been on hiatus since September 2023.


Production


Background

Forbidden Door Forbidden Door or ''The Forbidden Door'' may refer to: * ''The Forbidden Door'', professional wrestling term referring to working agreement between promotions * AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, professional wrestling joint events: ** Forbidden Door ( ...
is an annual
professional wrestling Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...
pay-per-view Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program ...
(PPV) event co-produced by the American promotion
All Elite Wrestling All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid Khan, Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as President (corporate title), president an ...
(AEW) and Japan-based
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Puroresu, Japanese professional-wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo. It is currently majority owned by card-game company Bushiroad, with TV As ...
(NJPW). Established in 2022, the event is held in June and features direct competition between wrestlers from the two companies. The event takes its name from the same term often used by AEW when referring to working with other professional wrestling promotions. On April 11, 2024, AEW announced that the third Forbidden Door would take place on June 30, 2024, at the
UBS Arena UBS Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located within in Elmont, New York, on Long Island. The venue is situated directly adjacent to the eastern limits of the borough of Queens in New York City. Opened in 2021, it is the home of the New York ...
in the
Long Island Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York (state), New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land are ...
hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
of
Elmont, New York Elmont is an unincorporated Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in northwestern Hempstead, New York, Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, New York, United States, along its border with the borough ...
.
Rocky Romero John Raymond Rivera (born October 28, 1982), better known by his ring name Rocky Romero (ロッキー・ロメロ, ''Rokkī Romero''), is a Cuban-American professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and All Elite Wrest ...
, who is a vice president for both AEW and NJPW, said that wrestlers from
World Wonder Ring Stardom , is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Ross ...
, a women's Japanese company and sister promotion of NJPW, would also take part in the 2024 event. He also said that wrestlers from the Mexican partner promotion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Co., Ltd. (CMLL; , "World Wrestling Council") is a ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City. The promotion was previously known as (EMLL) (''Mexican Wrestling Enterprise''). Founded in 1933, it is the oldest profe ...
(CMLL) would be involved.


Storylines

Forbidden Door featured
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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Storylines were primarily advanced on AEW's weekly television shows ''
Dynamite Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and Stabilizer (chemistry), stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish people, Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern German ...
'', ''
Rampage Rampage may refer to: People * Rampage (rapper) (born 1974) * Quinton Jackson (born 1978; nicknamed "Rampage"), American mixed martial artist and actor * Randy Rampage (1960-2018), Canadian musician Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional chara ...
'', and ''
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'', the
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series ''Being The Dark Order'', and also at NJPW, Stardom, and CMLL events. During the May 22 episode of ''Dynamite'', it was announced that on the following week's episode, a Casino
Gauntlet match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick, gimmick matches" in the Glossary of professional wrestling terms, jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick m ...
would be held to determine who would challenge
Swerve Strickland Stephon Strickland (born September 30, 1990) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Swerve Strickland. He also appears on the independent circuit. Strickl ...
for the
AEW World Championship The AEW World Championship is a men's professional wrestling World championship (professional wrestling), world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Unveiled on ...
at Forbidden Door. The match was won by
Will Ospreay William Peter Charles Ospreay (born 7 May 1993) is an English professional wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former two-time AEW International Champion. He is also known for his eight year tenure with New Japa ...
. At
Double or Nothing Double or nothing (UK often double or quits) is a gamble to decide whether a loss or debt should be doubled. The result of a "double or nothing" bet is either cancellation of a debt ''or'' the doubling of a debt. It can be seen as a gentleman's ag ...
,
Adam Copeland Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30, 1973), better known by the ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Cope. He is best known for his te ...
legitimately injured his leg in his successful title defense of the
AEW TNT Championship The AEW TNT Championship is a Professional wrestling championship#Gimmick/style championships, men's professional wrestling television championship created and promoted by the United States, American professional wrestling promotion, promotion Al ...
. On the following episode of ''Dynamite'', AEW executive vice presidents
The Young Bucks The Young Bucks are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Matthew Massie and Nicholas Massie, who perform under the ring names Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson. , they are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), whe ...
( Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) stripped Copeland of the title due to the injury. As they were about to award the championship to their
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stablemate
Jack Perry Jack Perry (born June 16, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Elite (professional wrestling), The Elite stable. He is also a former one-time FTW Champion, a former ...
,
Christopher Daniels Christopher Daniel Covell (born March 24, 1970), better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he works as the Head of Ta ...
—who had been fired by the Bucks two weeks prior—appeared, revealing that AEW president
Tony Khan Antony Rafiq Khan (born October 10, 1982) is an American businessman, sports executive, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the founder, co-owner, president, CEO, executive producer, and head booker of All Elite Wrestling ...
had reinstated him as an interim executive vice president in the absence of
Kenny Omega Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name , is a Canadian-born professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW International Champion in his first reign. He also works as an ...
, who had surgery due to
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, and that any announcement made by Daniels came directly from Khan. Daniels then announced that the TNT Championship would not be handed to Perry and instead, the next champion would be determined by a
ladder match A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling, most commonly one in which an item (usually a title belt) is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item. The ladder itself become ...
at Forbidden Door and the six participants would come from qualifying matches over the next few weeks. The first qualifying match took place on that week's episode of ''Rampage'', where
Konosuke Takeshita is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to American Wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and one-half of the tag team Protoshita with Kyle Fletcher. He is a former AEW ...
defeated
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.
Mark Briscoe Mark Pugh (born January 18, 1985) is an American professional wrestler best known as Mark Briscoe. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he made a name teaming with his brother Jay as the Briscoe Brothers. ...
then qualified on the next week's ''Dynamite'' by defeating
Brian Cage Brian Christopher Joseph Button Perry qualified next by defeating
Dustin Rhodes Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11, 1969) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Dustin Rhodes, with a nickname of "The Natural" and is a member of The Sons of ...
on the June 12 episode of ''Dynamite'', followed by
Dante Martin Dante Martin (born March 3, 2001) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also appears for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). He performs alongside his older brother Darius Martin and Leila G ...
defeating Lee Moriarty on the June 15 episode of ''Collision''.
Lio Rush Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994), better known by the ring name Lio Rush, is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is one-half of CRU with Action Andretti. He also performs ...
then qualified on the June 21 episode of ''Rampage'' by defeating
Action Andretti Tyler Reber (born February 1, 1998) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Action Andretti and is one-half of CRU with Lio Rush. He also makes appearances for its sister promotion Ring o ...
.
El Phantasmo Riley Vigier (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the ring name El Phantasmo (often shortened to ELP) and is the NJPW World Tel ...
earmed the final spot in the ladder match by defeating
AR Fox Thomas James Ballester (born September 5, 1987), better known by his ring name AR Fox, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former member of Mogul Embassy. He also ...
on the June 28 episode of ''Rampage''. Following her successful defense of the
AEW TBS Championship The AEW TBS Championship is a women's professional wrestling television championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on October 6, 2021, it is the secondary championship of the promotion's f ...
on the May 29 episode of ''Dynamite'',
Mercedes Moné Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler and actress. , she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Mercedes Moné () and is the current AEW TBS Champio ...
was interrupted by NJPW Strong Women's Champion
Stephanie Vaquer Ana Stephanie Vaquer González (born March 29, 1993), is a Chilean Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand. She is a former one-time NXT Women' ...
, who performs in NJPW, Stardom, and CMLL. The two subsequently stared each other down while holding their respective titles up. The following week, it was announced that the two would face each other at Forbidden Door in a
Winner Takes All match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. ...
for both championships. Before that, however, Moné was scheduled to defend the TBS Championship against Vaquer's
CMLL World Women's Tag Team Championship The CMLL World Women's Tag Team Championship (''Campeonato Mundial Femeniles de Parejas del CMLL'' in Spanish) is a women's professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CML ...
partner Zeuxis on the June 12 episode of ''Dynamite'' and it was announced that if Moné lost her title to Zeuxis, then the Forbidden Door match would only be for Vaquer's Strong Women's Championship; Moné retained. Prior to signing with AEW in November 2023, Mariah May performed in Stardom where she teamed together with
Mina Shirakawa is a Japanese professional wrestler and Television personalities in Japan, ''tarento''. , she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). Shirakawa first gained ...
as part of Club Venus. After signing with AEW, May became a protege of AEW Women's World Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm, who also previously performed in Stardom from 2016 to 2019. Storm made a surprise appearance at Stardom American Dream on April 4 after a Club Venus match and teased a match at Forbidden Door; in return, Shirakawa made her first appearance in AEW on the April 10 episode of ''Dynamite'', saving May from a post-match beatdown before kissing her. Over the next two months, Shirakawa would periodically appear on AEW shows and compete with Storm for May's affection. During Stardom's June 2 event, Storm, along with May, appeared in a vignette where Storm said she had been observing Shirakawa and while she also considered Shirakawa a friend due to her friendship with May, Storm wanted to challenge Shirakawa to a match at Forbidden Door with the AEW Women's World Championship on the line. Shirakawa accepted the challenge and the match was made official on the June 5 episode of ''Dynamite'', with May listed as the cornerwoman for both participants upon her request. At Forbidden Door in 2023, AEW's
Orange Cassidy James Cipperly (born May 4, 1984), better known by his ring name Orange Cassidy, is an American professional wrestler and Glossary of professional wrestling terms#school, wrestling trainer. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is ...
won a four-man match which also involved NJPW's
Zack Sabre Jr. Lucas James Uggles Eatwell (born 24 July 1987), known by his ring name and its abbreviated form ZSJ, is an English-born professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In NJPW, he is the second and current leader of the ...
The following year on the June 8, 2024, episode of ''Collision'', Sabre challenged Cassidy to a rematch as a singles match at Forbidden Door, claiming the two men had unfinished business. At NJPW's Windy City Riot in April, AEW's
Jon Moxley Jonathan David Good (born December 7, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Jon Moxley and is the current AEW World Championship, AEW World Champion in his ...
defeated NJPW's
Tetsuya Naito is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his 20-year run in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he served as the leader of the ''Los Ingobernables de Japon'' stable, and was a multi-time world champion. ...
to win the
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship The is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . The championship was created on March 1, 2021, by the unification of t ...
. After retaining the title at NJPW's
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on June 9, Moxley cut a promo for anyone to challenge him. Naito came out to confront Moxley, and a rematch for the title was set for Forbidden Door. At Double or Nothing, MJF made a surprise return from injury after being out since Worlds End in December 2023. He subsequently made his first appearance back on ''Dynamite'' on the June 5 episode where he badmouthed The Elite. Following MJF's match on the June 19 episode, Cage of Agony (
Brian Cage Brian Christopher Joseph ButtonToa Liona, and Bishop Kaun) and CMLL's
Hechicero Hechicero ( Spanish for "Wizard") is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler). He is signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He also makes appearances on the Mexican independent circuit, as well as in Japan fo ...
appeared on the titantron. Cage subsequently announced that The Elite had a gift for MJF and it was that he would be facing Hechicero in MJF's hometown at Forbidden Door. The
Owen Hart Cup The Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, simply known as the Owen Hart Cup, is a series of professional wrestling tournaments produced annually by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in partnership with The Owen Hart Foundation. It consis ...
is an annual
professional wrestling tournament On various occasions in professional wrestling, a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a champion for a vacant or newly-created championship, to determine the number-one contender for a championship, t ...
held by AEW in partnership with The Owen Hart Foundation in honor of
Owen Hart Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian-American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (W ...
. It consists of two
single-elimination tournament A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, ...
s, one each for men and women, and the respective winners receive a trophy called "The Owen". Additionally, for 2024, it was announced that the respective winners would earn matches for AEW's men's and women's world championships at All In in August. During the June 19 episode of ''Dynamite'', it was announced that AEW's
Bryan Danielson Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs on a part time basis. He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under t ...
would face NJPW's
Shingo Takagi (born 21 November 1982), known by the ring name Shingo Takagi (鷹木信悟, ''Takagi Shingo''), is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a former member of the ''Los Ingob ...
at Forbidden Door in a first-round tournament match.


Event


Pre-show

There were five matches contested on the Zero-Hour pre-show. In the opener,
ROH World Television Champion The ROH World Television Championship is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling)#Gimmick/style championships, world television championship in the Ring of Honor (ROH) professional wrestling promotion, promotion. With the int ...
Kyle Fletcher faced
Serpentico Jonathan Cruz Rivera (born February 23, 1984) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is signed to the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Serpentico and occasionally under his real name of Jon Cruz, as well as ...
. In the closing stages, Fletcher delivered a big boot and a tombstone piledriver. Fletcher then delivered a turnbuckle brainbuster to Serpentico and pinned him to win the match. Next, Kings of the Black Throne (
Malakai Black Tom Büdgen (born 19 May 1985) is a Dutch professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Aleister Black. Before signing with WWE, Büdgen was known for his extensive work on the indepe ...
and
Brody King Nathan Troy Blauvelt (born March 17, 1987), better known by his ring name Brody King, is an American professional wrestler, singer, and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Hounds of Hell and is a form ...
) faced
Kyle O'Reilly Kyle Richard Thomas Greenwood (born March 1, 1987), better known by his ring name Kyle O'Reilly, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon (professio ...
and
Tomohiro Ishii is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is currently a double champion: being the Strong Openweight Champion in his first reign, and one-half of the current IWGP Tag Team Champions with Ta ...
, Private Party ( Zay and Quen), and
Roderick Strong Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his ring name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon stable and is a former one-time AEW I ...
and NJPW Strong Openweight Champion
Gabe Kidd Gabriel Michael McMenamin (born 24 April 1997) is an English people, English Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Gabe Kidd, is a member of the Bullet Club and its Li ...
(accompanied by
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and The Undisputed Kingdom
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Matt Taven Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985), known by his ring name, Matt Taven, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is one- ...
and Mike Bennett). In the closing stages, Zay delivered a diving crossbody to Kidd for a two-count. Ishii delivered a massive brainbuster to King, but Quen broke up the pin attempt. Private Party then delivered double tope suicidas to all the teams on the outside. Private Party attempted the Silly String on Black, but Black escaped and delivered a jumping knee strike on Zay and King hit the Gonzo Bomb on the latter for the win. Following that, a tag team match between
Tam Nakano , better known by her ring name is a Japanese singer, former idol, dancer, and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she was the leader of the Cosmic Angels stable. Nakano began her ca ...
and
Willow Nightingale Danielle Paultre (born January 25, 1994), better known by the ring name Willow Nightingale, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a current member of The Conglomeration and a former AEW T ...
, and
Kris Statlander Kristen Statlander (born August 7, 1995) is an American professional wrestler and stuntwoman. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Kris Statlander and is a former one-time AEW TBS Champion. Early l ...
and
Momo Watanabe (born March 22, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of H.A.T.E. Since Watanabe made her Stardom debut on November 16, 2014, she became a three-time Artist of Stardom Cha ...
(accompanied by
Stokely Hathaway Stokely Hathaway (born November 12, 1990) is an American professional wrestling manager and professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs mononymously as Stokely and is the on-screen manager for FTR. He is ...
). In the opening stages, Statlander delivered a delayed vertical suplex to Nakano for a two-count. Nakano hit a roundhouse kick on Statlander and tagged in Willow, who delivered a big boot and a spinebuster, but Statlander responded with a discus lariat on Willow. Nakano tagged in and Statlander delivered a German suplex to Nakano for a two-count. Willow delivered an avalanche Death Valley Driver to Momo for a two-count. Willow then hit the Pounce on Momo and tagged in Nakano, who performed a hammerlock German suplex on Momo and pinned her to win the match for her team. Following that, Mariah May (accompanied by AEW Women's World Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm and Luther) faced Saraya (accompanied by
Harley Cameron Danielle Glanville is an Australian professional wrestler, singer, and model. She is signed to the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Harley Cameron. Early life Danielle Glanville was born in the small town of Alst ...
) in the Women's Owen Hart Foundation tournament
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, with the winner facing
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on Rampage: Beach Break. In the opening stages, Mariah hit the Mariah-Go-Round on Saraya and delivered a missile dropkick. Mariah delivered a headbutt and a running corner hip attack to Saraya. Saraya then hit a neckbreaker on Mariah for a two-count, as Mariah touched the ropes. Saraya then attempted the Ram-Paige, but Mariah reversed it into an inside cradle for the win. In the final match of the Zero-Hour pre-show,
The Lucha Brothers The Lucha Brothers were a Mexican professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Penta and Rey Fénix. They are signed to WWE, where Penta performs on the Raw brand while Fénix performs on the SmackDown brand. They are appeared in All ...
(
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and
Rey Fénix Rey Fénix (born December 30, 1990) is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler). He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. He is also known for his tenure in Mexican promotions Lucha Libre AAA , ...
) and CMLL's
Místico Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde (born December 22, 1982), better known by his ring name Místico (Spanish for "Mystic"), is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (or masked professional wrestler), who works for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL ...
(accompanied by
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) faced NJPW's ''
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'' (
Hiromu Takahashi (born December 4, 1989) is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the ''Los Ingobernables de Japón'' stable. Takahashi made his debut for NJPW on Augus ...
, Titán and
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). In the closing stages, Místico delivered a senton to Takahashi. Takahashi responded with a powerbomb off the apron onto the floor to Místico. Titán then delivered a diving splash to Místico for a two-count. Penta then delivered slingblades to ''LIJ'' and hit a Canadian Destroyer on Takahashi. The Lucha Brothers then hit the Fear Factor on Takahashi and Místico locked in ''La Mística'' on Titán, forcing him to tap out for the win.


Preliminary matches

In the opening match of the pay-per-view, MJF faced CMLL's
Hechicero Hechicero ( Spanish for "Wizard") is a Mexican '' luchador enmascarado'' (masked professional wrestler). He is signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He also makes appearances on the Mexican independent circuit, as well as in Japan fo ...
. In the opening stages, Hechicero performed an arm breaker over the top rope and hit a Mad Scientist Bomb on MJF for a two-count. Hechicero delivered a running corner knee strike and locked in a double armbar, but MJF reached the ropes. MJF then delivered the Panama Sunrise and a sheer-drop brainbuster on Hechicero for the win. Next, The Elite ( AEW Continental Champion
Kazuchika Okada (born November 8, 1987) is a Japanese professional wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is a member of the Don Callis Family stable and is the current AEW Continental Champion in his first reign. Known as the , he is b ...
and
AEW World Tag Team Champions The AEW World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the United States, American professional wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a standard tag team ...
The Young Bucks The Young Bucks are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Matthew Massie and Nicholas Massie, who perform under the ring names Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson. , they are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), whe ...
Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) faced Scissor Ace (
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and The AcclaimedMax Caster and
Anthony Bowens Anthony Bowens (born December 18, 1990) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion and one-time and longest reigning AEW World Trios Champion as a f ...
). In the opening stages, The Acclaimed performed double Scissor Me Timbers on The Bucks. Okada delivered an Air Raid Crash neckbreaker to Caster. Caster delivered a diving crossbody to Nicholas and tagged in Bowens, who delivered a Fameasser and a superkick to Nicholas. Tanahashi and Okada tagged in and Tanahashi deliverd a bodyslam and a middle-rope senton to Okada for a two-count. Tanahashi hit a dragon screw leg whip on Okada, but Matthew immediately hit a superkick on Tanahashi. Caster hit a slingblade on Matthew, Nicholas delivered a DDT to Caster, Bowens hit a rolling elbow strike on Nicholas and Okada delivered an uppercut to Bowens. The Acclaimed then delivered The Arrival/Mic Drop combination on Okada. Tanahashi attempted the High Fly Flow, but The Bucks stopped him. The Bucks then performed a double plancha to the outside onto The Acclaimed. Okada delivered a diving elbow drop to Tanahashi, but Tanahashi reversed it into an inside cradle for a two-count. Okada landed a dropkick on Tanahashi and delivered the Rainmaker lariat for the win. Next,
Bryan Danielson Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs on a part time basis. He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under t ...
faced
Shingo Takagi (born 21 November 1982), known by the ring name Shingo Takagi (鷹木信悟, ''Takagi Shingo''), is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a former member of the ''Los Ingob ...
in the Men's Owen Hart Foundation tournament quarterfinals match, with the winner facing
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in the
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on Dynamite: Beach Break. In the opening stages, Danielson locked in a STF, but Takagi escaped and delivered a senton. Danielson delivered a diving clothesline and a running dropkick; Danielson attempted a suicide dive, but his feet got caught in the ropes and Takagi used that opportunity to land a DDT on the apron to Danielson. Takagi delivered a suplex to Danielson back in the ring and attempted a german suplex, but Danielson escaped and landed a german suplex of his own. Danielson delivers a running corner dropkick to Takagi and places him on the top rope and lands an avalanche back suplex. Takagi attempted a flying clothesline, but Danielson caught him into a triangle choke. Takagi escaped with a Death Valley Driver and delivered a Pumping Bomber lariat in the corner, a superplex and a sliding lariat for a two-count. Takagi attempted the ''Made in Japan'', but Danielson escaped. Takagi planted him with a Pumping Bomber and then hit the Made in Japan for a massive nearfall. Takagi attempted another sliding lariat, but Danielson escaped and locked in a Fujiwara armbar. Takagi escaped and headbutted Danielson. Danielson responded with a Regal Plex and the Busaiku Knee for a nearfall. Danielson then locked in a triangle Fujiwara armbar, forcing Takagi to tap out, and thus Danielson advanced to the semifinals. Next, "Timeless" Toni Storm (accompanied by Luther) defended the
AEW Women's World Championship The AEW Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Established on October 2, 2019, the inaugural champion was Riho. The current cham ...
against Stardom's
Mina Shirakawa is a Japanese professional wrestler and Television personalities in Japan, ''tarento''. , she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). Shirakawa first gained ...
, with Mariah May supporting both competitors. In the opening stages, Storm delivered a backstabber and a Perfect Plex to Mina for a two-count. On the outside, Storm attempted a running hip attack to Mina on the steel steps, but Mina moved out of the way. Mina then performed a diving crossbody from the top rope onto Luther and Storm on the outside. Storm attempted a running corner hip attack to Mina back in the ring, but Mina impeded her with a dropkick to the knee and delivered an electric chair facebuster. Mina locked in a figure four leglock on Storm, but Storm managed to reach the ropes. Mina then delivered a diving DDT and another DDT to Storm for a two-count. Mina attempted the ''Glamorous Driver MINA'', but Storm escaped and hit a snap german suplex and a running corner hip attack for a two-count. Mina performed the ''Glamorous Collection MINA'' on Storm for a two-count. Mina hit a spinning backfist, a rolling elbow and the ''Glamorous Driver MINA'', but Storm kicked out for a nearfall. Mina landed a roundhouse kick on Storm, but Storm managed to sneak an inside cradle for a two-count; Storm then headbutted Mina, delivered a german suplex and the Storm Zero to retain her title. Post-match, Mariah, Storm and Mina embraced and kissed each other. Next, NJPW's
Zack Sabre Jr. Lucas James Uggles Eatwell (born 24 July 1987), known by his ring name and its abbreviated form ZSJ, is an English-born professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In NJPW, he is the second and current leader of the ...
clashed with
Orange Cassidy James Cipperly (born May 4, 1984), better known by his ring name Orange Cassidy, is an American professional wrestler and Glossary of professional wrestling terms#school, wrestling trainer. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is ...
. In the opening stages, Cassidy performed a running dropkick and a plancha to the outside on Sabre Jr.. Cassidy attemfoed a diving crossbody back in the ring, but Sabre Jr. caught him; Cassidy escaped and hit a dragon scew leg whip and a Michinoku Driver for a two-count. Cassidy then hit a diving DDT on Sabre Jr. for a two-count. Cassidy attempted the ''Beach Break'', but Sabre Jr. reversed it into an armbar, which forced Cassidy to reach the ropes. Cassidy then hit Beach Break on Sabre Jr. for a two-count and then an Orange Punch. Cassidy attempted a mousetrap pin, but Sabre Jr. reversed it into a grapevine armbar, forcing Cassidy to tap out. Next,
Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), better known by the ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Opps, and is one-third of the AEW Worl ...
,
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and
Katsuyori Shibata } is a Japanese professional wrestler, trainer, and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Opps and is one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions with Samoa Joe and Powerhouse Hobbs. ...
took on NJPW World Television Champion
Jeff Cobb is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. As of May 2025, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name JC Mateo and is a member of The Bloodline. He is best known for his tenure in N ...
and
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(
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Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler, rock musician, and actor. As a wrestler, he has been signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) , where he ...
and
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) (accompanied by Bryan Keith). In the opening stages, Joe delivered a series of punches, a shoulder tackle and a corner enzeguiri to Cobb. Hook tagged in and Cobb delivered a body slam and a standing moonsault for a two-count. Shibata tagged in and Cobb landed a spinebuster, but Shibata responded with a PK for a two-count. Shibata attempted an armbar on Cobb, but Big Bill broke up the submission attempt with an elbow drop. Jericho tagged in and attempted a Lionsault, but Shibata got his knees up. Shibata attempted a tag to Joe, but Big Bill pushed Joe down, allowing Bryan Keith to deliver a low blow to Shibata and Jericho lock in the Walls of Jericho, forcing Shibata to reach the ropes and tag Hook. Big Bill delivered a chokeslam to Joe, Shibata delivered an STO to Big Bill and a spinning back suplex to Cobb, Hook landed a T-bone suplex on Jericho, but Jericho responded with a Codebreaker for a two-count. Hook then locked in the RedRum on Jericho, while Shibata and Joe locked in a sleeper hold and the Coquina Clutch on Cobb and Big Bill respectively. Hook released the RedRum, delivered a T-Bone suplex and the Judas Effect to Jericho for the win. The next match was a ladder match for the vacant AEW TNT Championship contested between Jack Perry, Konosuke Takeshita, NJPW's El Phantasmo, Lio Rush,
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Mark Briscoe and Dante Martin. In the opening stages, El Phantasmo delivered an Argentine neckbreaker to Rush through a ladder. Dante then delivered a diving crossbody to El Phantasmo from a ladder. Takeshita threw a ladder into Dante and landed a brainbuster to the latter onto a ladder. Briscoe then set up a table, placed Takeshita on top of it, placed a ladder on top of Takeshita and performed a tope con gilo over the top rope onto Takeshita through the table. Briscoe then set up a ladder on the apron and Rush delivered a suicide dive to Takeshita in between the ladder. Briscoe then delivered a diving splash to Perry through a table. Rush and Dante are on top of the ladder, but Takeshita grabs Dante and powerbombs him. Takeshita then delivered a Last Ride powerbomb to Rush through a ladder in the corner. El Phantasmo delivered two superkicks to Takeshita, but Takeshita responded with a Powerdrive Knee. Takeshita then delivered a Blue Thunder Bomb to El Phantasmo through a table on the outside. Briscoe then set up a ladder and delivered the Jay Driller to Takeshita onto the ladder off an already set-up ladder. Briscoe then started climbing the ladder to retrieve the title, but Perry stopped him and threw a ladder on him. Perry then beat Briscoe with a chair and proceeded to climb the ladder and retrieved the championship, thus making him the youngest AEW TNT Champion. The next match was a Winner Takes All match for both the AEW TBS Championship and NJPW Strong Women's Championship between Mercedes Moné (TBS) and CMLL's Stephanie Vaquer (NJPW). In the opening stages, Moné performed a meteora from the middle rope and attempted a swinging DDT on the outside, but Vaquer blocked it and threw her into the
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board. Vaquer then delivered a springboard crossbody to Moné foot a two-count. Vaquer attempted a diving crossbody, but Moné impeded it with a dropkick in mid-air. Moné attempted the Three Amigos, but Vaquer countered it with a headscissors takedown into a cradle stretch submission hold, but Moné reached the ropes. Moné then delivered two running double knees in the corner to Vaquer and a tornado DDT for a two-count. Moné attempted the Moné Maker, but Vaquer escaped and hit a fireman's carry gutbuster. Moné delivered two Backstabbers and attempted a frog splash, but Vaquer got her knees up and delivered a dragon screw leg whip. Vaquer then delivered a running double knee in the corner and attempted the package backbreaker, but Moné escaped and hit the Moné Maker. Moné then locked in the Bank Statement, forcing Vaquer to tap out and thus, Moné retained the TBS Championship and won the Strong Women's Championship. After the match, Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. made her return for the first time in 11 months and stared down Moné. In the penultimate match, Jon Moxley defended the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito. In the opening stages, Moxley delivered a piledriver and a saito suplex to Naito for a two-count. Naito delivered a running back elbow and a neckbreaker for a two-count. Moxley delivered a running knee strike for a two-count and attempted a figure four leglock, but Naito reversed it into an inside cradle for a two-count. Naito attempted a top-rope hurricarana, but Moxley transitioned it into a powerbomb for a two-count. Moxley attempted the Death Rider, but Naito escaped and hit a springboard swinging DDT. Naito attempted the ''Destino'', but Moxley ducked and locked in a sleeper hold. Naito escaped and hit the Destino. Natio attempted another Destino, but Moxley stopped it and hit the Paradigm Shift. Naito landed an enzeguiri on Moxley, but Moxley responded with a lariat and then the Death Rider for a massive nearfall. Moxley attempted another Death Rider, but Naito escaped and delivered another Destino. Naito then delivered a Northern Lights Bomb and another Destino. Naito covered Moxley for the three-count to win back the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.


Main event

In the main event, Swerve Strickland (accompanied by
Prince Nana Nana Osei Bandoh (born August 1, 1979), better known by his ring name, Prince Nana, is an American professional wrestling manager and former professional wrestler of Ghanaian descent. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he serves a ...
) defended the AEW World Championship against AEW International Champion Will Ospreay. In the opening stages, Ospreay delivered a plancha over the top rope to Swerve and hit a running dropkick in between the ropes on the latter. Swerve delivered a diving European uppercut and three neckbreakers. Ospreay then delivered a handspring enzeguiri and a hurricarana to Swerve onto the floor. Back in the ring, Ospreay hit the Phenomenal Forearm on Swerve for a two-count. Ospreay delivered a Styles Clash to Swerve for a two-count. Ospreay attempted the OsCutter, but Swerve impeded it with a Swerve Stomp. Swerve hit a backbreaker and an avalanche Olympic Slam on Ospreay for another two-count. Swerve attempted an apron brainbuster, but Ospreay escaped and attempted the OsCutter to Swerve on the apron, but Swerve moved out of the way. Swerve then hit a Swerve Stomp to Ospreay onto the announce table. Swerve then delivered a piledriver to Ospreay onto the guardrail. Back in the ring, Swerve hit a Michinoku Driver on Ospreay for a massive nearfall. Swerve attended another Swerve Stomp, but Ospreay rigged the ropes. Ospreay then delivered two consecutive OsCutters for a nearfall. Ospreay then hit the Stormbreaker for a two-count. Ospreay attempted the Tiger Driver '91, but Swerve escaped. Ospreay headbutted Swerve and attempted the Tiger Driver '91 again, but Swerve reversed it into a cradle pin for a two-count. Swerve then hit the ''Hidden Blade'' on Ospreay and attempted the Swerve Stomp, but Ospreay ducked. Ospreay attempted the Hidden Blade, but Swerve ducked and Ospreay accidentally hit the referee. In the midst of the confusion, Swerve hit a poisonrana, but Ospreay landed on his feet and hit the Hidden Blade on Swerve.
Don Callis Donald Callis (born October 13, 1963) is a Canadian professional wrestling manager (wrestling), manager, color commentator, actor, and former professional wrestler and business executive. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he works a ...
then came out and attempted to hand Ospreay a
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, but Ospreay hesitated. Prince Nana shoved Callis, which caused Ospreay to get furious and almost hit Nana with the screwdriver. Ospreay left Nana and immediately he entered back in the ring, Swerve hit a ''House Call'' and then a Swerve Stomp for a nearfall, as another referee had entered the ring to make the count. Swerve hit another House Call for another two-count. Ospreay attempted a weak Hidden Blade, but Swerve caught him and delivered the JML Driver. Swerve covered Ospreay for the three-count to retain his AEW World Championship.


Reception

Mike Malkasian of ''Wrestling Headlines'' gave the overall show an 8.75/10, saying "A very solid PPV tonight, and we’ve come to expect that from AEW. While the match quality was a little lower than Double or Nothing, it was still strong, and we got a lot of storylines advancement, too. Go out of you way to see the main event and Dragon vs. Dragon, for sure. The Mariah May, Toni Storm, and Mina Shirakawa stuff is great. Britt Baker returns. Going to be a strong summer for AEW". John Canton of ''TJR Wrestling.net'' gave the show a 7.75/10, saying "I thought Forbidden Door was a pretty good show overall, but I also gave it the lowest rating out of the four AEW PPVs so far this year. There were too many average or below average matches for my liking and it’s not normal for AEW PPVs to be like that. With that said, the Swerve Strickland/Will Ospreay match lived up to the hype and I enjoyed it a lot. The Forbidden Door concept isn’t as interesting as AEW thinks. There were several matches where the fans were quiet for the majority of the match or cared more about what a fan was wearing in the crowd. They did come alive for the main event at least so that’s good thing. It’s a long night for the fans with 15 matches taking place over five hours. The hardcore AEW fans that never see anything wrong with the company will say that stuff doesn’t matter, but the reality is it does matter". Erik Beaston of ''
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'' graded the show an A, notably saying "The AEW president routinely churns out quality PPV cards. After one night of exhilarating action, fans are quick to trumpet the next great era in the company, until Wednesday's Dynamite reminds everyone that the follow-up to those events is equally as important as the shows themselves. For now, Forbidden Door gets an easy thumbs up for a show that was rather excellent between the ropes". Fred Morlan of ''Voices of Wrestling'' gave the overall show an 8/10, saying "Even though the main event broke the Forbidden Door mold in terms of not being AEW vs. someone outside of the company, it turned out to be the right call. There are still major concerns about this company. This crowd was cold for a lot of the night, which hurt several matches that were otherwise well worked. Still, all in all, this show delivered very high-quality in-ring action with lots of finishes that made sense and should set up future storylines. One can only hope that this is a step in AEW steering out of their creative doldrums of the past few months. Forbidden Door may not quite be what 2022 or 2023 were, but it’s a strong show easily worth your time and money". Wrestling journalist
Dave Meltzer David Allen Meltzer (born October 24, 1959) is an American journalist, author, and historian who reports on professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Since 1983, he has been the publisher and editor of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter' ...
of the ''
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'' rated the following matches: Pre-show – Fletcher/Serpentico bout 1 star (lowest rated match on the entire card), four-way tag team match 3.25 stars, Willow & Tam/Statlander & Momo match 3.5 stars, Mariah vs. Saraya bout 2 stars and the trios match 4.25 stars; PPV – MJF/Hechicero match 3.25 stars, the Scissor Ace vs. Elite match 3.75 stars, Danielson vs. Takagi 4.75 stars, the Women's World Championship match 4 stars, the Sabre Jr./Cassidy battle 4.5 stars, Learning Tree & Jeff Cobb vs. Joe, Hook and Shibata 3.25 stars, the TNT Championship ladder match 4.5 stars, the Winner Takes All match 4 stars, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match 3 stars, and the main event 5.5 stars (the highest rated match on the card).


Results


See also

* 2024 in professional wrestling *
List of All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view events This is a list of All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view events, detailing all wrestling shows promoted on pay-per-view (PPV) by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The formation of AEW was announced on January 1, 2019, with the promotion holding its inaugur ...
* List of major NJPW events


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* * {{New Japan Pro Wrestling events, Forbidden Door 2024 All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view events New Japan Pro-Wrestling shows Professional wrestling shows in New York (state) Professional wrestling joint shows Events in Elmont, New York June 2024 in the United States