Tetsuya Nito, who had been without gold for a few months, is now the IWGP World Heavyweight champion after defeating Jon Moxley on Sunday at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door. Naito won the match after hitting the Destino. The match was wild and spilled out all over the ringside. Moxley appeared to have won the • Read More »
Britt Baker, who had been out of the ring for more than ten month, returned to AEW’s Forbidden Doors pay-per view on Sunday to face Mercedes Mone. Baker’s music was a huge hit with Long Island, New York fans after Mone’s victory over Stephanie Vaquer, which earned her the NJPW Strong Women title in addition • Read More »
Jack Perry is now the TNT Champion. Perry won the title in Sunday’s Forbidden Door ladder match. In a match filled with wild bumps and crazy spots, Perry won the match after striking Mark Briscoe, stepping over Mark Briscoe in order to climb the ladder and grab his title. This was the first time he • Read More »
Mercedes Mone, TBS Champion, is now a “champ champion” after she defeated NJPW’s Strong Women’s Championship Stephanie Vaquer at Sunday’s AEW x NJPW’s Forbidden Door in a competitive title vs. championship match. The end came as Mone hit the Mone Maker, which led to the crossface where Vaquer gave a quick tap. Both women were • Read More »
During the AEW x NJPW forbidden door on Sunday, AEW announced the date of September’s Grand Slam and also provided presale information. The show will be broadcast from Arthur Ashe Stadium, Queens, New York on Wednesday, 25th September. As usual, the show will be broadcast live and in a new twist, a two hour Rampage • Read More »
Bryan Danielson and Mariah may have advanced to the next round. Both men and women won their qualifying matches in Sunday’s Forbidden Doors to reach the semi-finals of the Owen Hart Foundation tournaments for men and women, respectively. May was the first one to advance in the Forbidden Doors Zero Hour pre-show, after she pinned • Read More »
Swerve Strickland defends his AEW World Championship tonight against Will Ospreay at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in Long Island, New York. Toni Storm defends her AEW Women’s world title against Mina Shirakawa, while a ladder match of six will determine the new TNT champion. TBS Champion Mercedes Mone will face NJPW Strong Women’s champion • Read More »
Bryan Danielson was impressed by Mina Shirakawa’s recent performances on AEW. Shirakawa and Toni Storm will fight for the AEW Women’s World Championship at Forbidden Doors tonight. Danielson spoke with SI.com ahead of the pay-per view to discuss how he thinks the former Wonder Of Stardom champ has performed in AEW. Danielson said, “Mina Shirakawa • Read More »
Riho is back! Serena Deeb, after quickly defeating her opponent in Collision, issued a challenge for anyone at her level to challenge Serena. Riho appeared and the two stared each other down. Riho was out of action for the past 13 days, when she lost against Willow Nightingale at AEW’s Big Business. Riho revealed on • Read More »
Jeff Cobb will be collaborating with The Learning Tree on Sunday. Chris Jericho and Big Bill spent the backstage of Collision giving patronizing advice. The trio did end up interacting with their Forbidden Door rivals Hook, Katsuyori Schibata, Samoa Joe. They ended up fighting in the ringside area. Cobb attacked The Learning Tree’s competitors. The • Read More »