Here is a complete look at the card for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023, along with in-depth analysis regarding the bouts fans won't want to miss.
Where: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto
When: Sunday, June 25 at 8 p.m. ET (Buy-In pre-show starts at 7 p.m. ET)
Forbidden Door 2023 Match Card
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Will Ospreay
Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada
AEW World Championship: MJF (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Sanada (c) vs. "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry
Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round: CM Punk vs. Satoshi Kojima
AEW Women's World Championship: Toni Storm (c) vs. Willow Nightingale
AEW International Championship Four-Way: Orange Cassidy (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Daniel Garcia
10-Man Tag Team match: Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Konosuke Takeshita and Shota Umino vs. "Hangman" Adam Page, The Young Bucks, Eddie Kingston and Tomohiro Ishii
Six-Man Tag Team match: Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Minoru Suzuki vs. Sting, Darby Allin and Naito
Adam Cole vs. Tom Lawlor
Pre-Show Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round: Athena vs. Billie Starkz
Cant believe they used the NJPW Title to do a Jungle Boy heel turn. Ending was total shithouse.
I liked it. All things considered.
SANADA issues an open challenge and Jack Perry accepts. SANADA who finally won the big one is offended that Jack Perry accepts which basically implies he thinks he's beatable. Jack Perry has also never won the big one but has vowed to win gold.
Jack in his buildup disrespects/plays mind games in his promo package by saying he doesn't know anything about him and hasn't watched any tape but he'll win anyway.
The match was only 10 minutes where it looked like Jack was trying and SANADA was basically fucking around. Kevin Kelly builds up the Deadfall as SANADAs finisher and Jack is so below his level that he finishes with a Moonsault.
Post match he turns on Hook and picks up the FTW title. Idk if he's going to challenge for it but Jack was already feeling like a Nepo baby. It finally ties in to what Christian told him. He doesn't have the mental to win the big ones but maybe heel Jack Perry will.