Jon Moxley wins interim AEW World Championship at Forbidden Door: Best tweets, memes
By Scott Rogust
Jon Moxley and Hiroshi Tanahashi battled for the interim AEW World Championship at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view.
All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling dream pay-per-view event, Forbidden Door, took place at the United Center in Chicago, Ill. The main event of the show was Jon Moxley facing Hiroshi Tanahashi for the interim AEW World Championship. Current champion CM Punk, who defeated “Hangman” Adam Page at Double or Nothing in May for the title, is currently sidelined with an injury.
To see who would represent AEW and eventually take on Punk when he returns to unify the titles, Moxley and Tanahashi battled it out in the main event. Moxley was victorious after hitting Tanahashi with his finishing move, the Death Rider, to win the interim title.
#DeathRider by @JonMoxley! What an absolute battle here in the main event. Order the #ForbiddenDoor PPV right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/8iTyEMNJgH
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
Twitter reacts to Jon Moxley winning interim AEW World Championship
Twitter users reacted to Moxley winning the title by defeating Tanahashi in a dream match at Forbidden Door.
Jon Moxley gotta do blood & guts this Wednesday and he already bleeding 😭 #ForbiddenDoor
— The Real One ☄️ (@WWEREALONE) June 27, 2022
Jon Moxley and Hiroshi Tanahashi also cooking up a 5-star meal course over here. This PPV really all hits, no misses.#ForbiddenDoor
— Wrestling Banana 🍌 (@WrestleBanana) June 27, 2022
I would've preferred this PPV to go off the air with a simple handshake between Moxley and Tanahashi actually. #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor
— Jordan Patu (@Jordan_Patu) June 27, 2022
Tanahashi really had an AEW audience rooting for him against Moxley
— 🇦🇷🇲🇦 #FreePalestine (@lariatoooooo) June 27, 2022
He really is the perfect babyface#ForbiddenDoor
https://twitter.com/AnnetteReid247/status/1541265786270093313
How dare Moxley getting blood all over Tanahashi’s glorious luscious hair.
— GameVolt (@GameVolt1) June 27, 2022
https://twitter.com/UndergroundTem1/status/1541268166646571009
#ForbiddenDoor
— Blkmdle (@blkmdle) June 27, 2022
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Not a single soul:
Jon Moxley: pic.twitter.com/utHKmJjmaf
The two exchanged finishing moves, from Moxley hitting the Paradigm Shift to Tanahashi performing the High Fly Flow, but neither ended the match. At one point in the match, Moxley was shown on the ringside floor with blood spouting from his head.
Ultimately, it was Moxley who was victorious after hitting Tanahashi with the Death Rider, and he stood tall with the interim championship.
Moxley’s celebration was cut short by an attack by the Jericho Appreciation Society. Moxley’s stable, Blackpool Combat Club, will take on Jericho’s group in a Blood and Guts cage match on AEW Dynamite this Wednesday, June 29. Just when the odds were against the Blackpool Combat Club, newest member Claudio Castagnoli made the save.
.@ClaudioCSRO showing the #JerichoAppreciationSociety what they're in for this Wednesday at #BloodAndGuts in Detroit next Wednesday! it's not too late to order the #ForbiddenDoor PPV! pic.twitter.com/OD9xkGsQpd
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
Now, Moxley is the interim champion and is set for a collision course against Punk when he returns from his injury.
Next. Claudio Castagnoli, formerly Cesaro, debuts at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. dark
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