AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023 live results and highlights
By Scott Rogust
AEW and NJPW present their pay-per-view event, Forbidden Door, on Sunday, June 25, live from Toronto, ON, Canada. Here are the full results and highlights from the show.
One of the most anticipated events of the professional wrestling calendar year has arrived. On Sunday, June 25, live from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada, All Elite Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling present their pay-per-view special, Forbidden Door.
There are 13 matches set across the main card and Zero Hour pre-show. The main card begins at 8:00 p.m. ET, while the Zero Hour show will air for free at 7:00 p.m. ET on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
The headlining matches are Kenny Omega defending the NJPW United States Heavyweight Championship against Will Ospreay in a Wrestle Kingdom 17 rematch. Then, there’s the battle between two of the best wrestlers in the world, as Kazuchika Okada faces Bryan Danielson in a dream match.
Other big matches on the show include MJF defending the AEW World Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi, “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry challenging Sanada for the NJPW World Heavyweight Championship, CM Punk facing Satoshi Kojima in the quarterfinals of the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament, and much, much more.
For those of you who won’t be able to tune into the show, we have you covered. Below are the full live results and highlights for Forbidden Door 2023.
Full live results and highlights for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023
Zero Hour Pre-Show
Mogul Embassy (Swerve Strickland, Brian Cage, Toa Liona, and Bishop Kaun) vs. Chaos (Rocky Romero, Chuck Taylor, and Trent Beretta) and El Desperado | OFFICIAL RESULT: Mogul Embassy def. Chaos and El Desperado (via pinfall)
Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Athena vs. Billie Starkz | OFFICIAL RESULT: Athena def. Starkz (via pinfall)
Stu Grayson vs. El Phantasmo | OFFICIAL RESULT: El Phantasmo def. Grayson (via pinfall)
United Embassy (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher, and TJP) vs. Los Igobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, Bushi, and Hiromu Takahashi) | OFFICIAL RESULT: Los Igobernables de Japon def. United Embassy (via pinfall)
Main Card
AEW World Championship: MJF (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi | OFFICIAL RESULT: MJF def. Tanahashi (via pinfall)
Highlights:
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1673122247752515585?s=20
Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinals: CM Punk vs. Satoshi Kojima | OFFICIAL RESULT: Punk def. Kojima (via pinfall)
Highlights:
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1673128218914697216?s=20
AEW International Championship: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Daniel Garcia vs. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Zack Sabre Jr. | OFFICIAL RESULT: Cassidy def. Garcia, Shibata, and Sabre (via pinfall) to retain the AEW International Championship
Highlights:
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1673132788088799232?s=20
NJPW World Heavyweight Championship: Sanada (c) vs. “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry | OFFICIAL RESULT: Sanada def. Perry (via pinfall) to retain the NJPW World Heavyweight Championship
Highlights:
The Elite (“Hangman” Adam Page, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson), Eddie Kingston, and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta), Shota Umino, and Konosuke Takeshita | OFFICIAL RESULT: The Elite, Kingston, and Ishii def. Blackpool Combat Club, Umino, and Takeshita (via pinfall)
Highlights:
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1673143807875899394?s=20
AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm (c) vs. Willow Nightingale | OFFICIAL RESULT: Storm def. Nightingale (via pinfall) to retain the AEW Women’s World Championship
Highlights:
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Will Ospreay | OFFICIAL RESULT: Ospreay def. Omega (via pinfall) to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
Highlight:
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1673159294441734144?s=20
Sting, Darby Allin, and Tetsuya Naito vs. Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Minoru Suzuki | OFFICIAL RESULT: Sting, Allin, and Naito def. Jericho, Guevara, and Suzuki (via pinfall)
Highlights:
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1673169125223407617?s=20
Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada | OFFICIAL RESULT: Danielson def. Okada (via submission)
Highlights:
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1673174975086313473?s=20
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1673175556051857408?s=20
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1673176978348703744?s=20
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1673177540251336704?s=20
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