MJF Leaves Early, Danhausen Reacts To Jack Perry Heel Turn | AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Fight Size
Here is your post-AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023 fight size update.
– A man of his word, Maxwell Jacob Friedman bailed on the event after his opening match, where he successfully defended the AEW World Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi.
MJF posted the following video to Twitter:
— out Forbidden door.
Never again. pic.twitter.com/bOMkWZJ50B— Maxwell Jacob Friedman (@The_MJF) June 26, 2023
– After losing his opportunity to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry turned heel on HOOK. This led to a very heated Twitter interaction with Danhausen:
WAIT, WHAT @boy_myth_legend #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor
https://t.co/CkfxC2VBqd
— https://t.co/2RPTamuzf4 pic.twitter.com/yB6zQL6n0O— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) June 26, 2023
Did you win
— Danhausen (@DanhausenAD) June 26, 2023
– CM Punk and Athena advanced in their respective Owen Hart Foundation Tournaments.
– In a four-way championship battle, Orange Cassidy defended his AEW International Championship against Daniel Garcia, Katsuyori Shibata, and Zack Sabre Jr. Cassidy pinned Daniel Garcia to retain the gold.
Mission accomplished. @orangecassidy — @K_Shibata2022 #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor
https://t.co/CkfxC2VBqd
— https://t.co/2RPTamuzf4 pic.twitter.com/duTndTt2uc— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) June 26, 2023
– Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay had an absolute classic match for the IWGP United States Championship. In the end, Ospreay regained his championship and earned his victory back against Kenny.
#AndNEW
IWGP US Heavyweight Champion once again, Will Ospreay.Order #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor on PPV right now!
—-: https://t.co/QkT7hO9Xh4
–: https://t.co/SWp7bcLK64@willospreay pic.twitter.com/aXtRE7OpEC— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 26, 2023
– Tomohiro Ishii picked up a victory for himself, The Elite, and Eddie Kingston in an absolutely wild 10-Man Tag against Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, Shota Umino, and Konosuke Takeshita. After the match, Eddie Kingston was still reluctant to get close to Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson, and Adam Page.
HELL YEAH @Takesoup! #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor
https://t.co/CkfxC2VBqd
— https://t.co/2RPTamuzf4 pic.twitter.com/LC6iLDPaQy— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) June 26, 2023
HOLY BALLS THIS MATCH RULED #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor
https://t.co/CkfxC2VBqd
— https://t.co/2RPTamuzf4 pic.twitter.com/navFRYR5vw— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) June 26, 2023
– Toni Storm successfully retained her AEW Women’s World Championship over Willow Nightingale and Saraya’s back in the fold, too.
– Sting, Darby Allin, and Tetsuya Naito defeated Le Suzuki Gods (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Minoru Suzuki) in a six-man tag team match. Naito eventually won after pinning Suzuki with a double-team help from Sting.
.@Sting to the rescue! #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor
https://t.co/CkfxC2VBqd
— https://t.co/2RPTamuzf4 pic.twitter.com/WYzLgT3Ur9— TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) June 26, 2023
– AEW has officially announced that AEW All Out will be presented at the United Center on September 3. The AEW All Out tradition will continue in Illinois in 2023, but this location will be upgraded. In addition, AEW will spend the remainder of the week in Illinois presenting events.
AEW TAKES OVER CHICAGO!
-Wednesday, August 30th: AEWDynamite & #AEWRampage at the NOW Arena!
-Saturday Sept 2nd: #AEWCollision at the United Center
-Sunday Sept 3rd: #AEW ALL OUT at the United Center! pic.twitter.com/UZpU4ckcJi— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 26, 2023
– Bryan Danielson entered for his main event match against Kazuchika Okada to Europe’s Final Countdown and would actually tap out the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion in the main event.
IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
For the first time ever, Bryan Danielson takes on Kazuchika Okada in your main event on Forbidden Door!Order #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor on PPV right now!
—-: https://t.co/QkT7hO9Xh4
–: https://t.co/SWp7bcLK64@bryandanielson @rainmakerXokada pic.twitter.com/Kkr8Ozy5tJ— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 26, 2023
Danielson continues to isolate Okada!
Order #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor on PPV right now!
—-: https://t.co/QkT7hO9Xh4
–: https://t.co/SWp7bcLK64@bryandanielson @rainmakerXokada pic.twitter.com/eMDg8g3p2O— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 26, 2023
– On Sunday night, AEW President Tony Khan went to Twitter to report that the event had grossed $1.2 million, making it AEW’s highest gate ever.
Tonight #ForbiddenDoor in Toronto is officially the biggest live gate in @AEW history at about
$1.2 million (USD), and it’s one of the top 3 biggest live gates in the history of pro wrestling in Canada!You can watch the show right now live!
PPV stream: https://t.co/tVqnhL7mdR
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 26, 2023
– Fans can find Fightful’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door coverage by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review of the action by clicking here.
