The Forbidden Door 2023 show is in the books and it was one of the best PPVs of the year and the matches were top notch and some of the matches were among the best matches of the year. This was the strongest AEW PPV that they have ever done and the next show that they have is All In at the Wembley Stadium 2 months from now. This was a true dream match PPV and it will be a regular edition of the yearly calendar.
So, let’s look at the results of the AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door.
MJF beat Hiroshi Tanahashi for AEW World Championship
This was the first match on the show and this was a great match as both were at different stages In their careers and they put on an incredible match which went 16 minutes and both these Wrestlers put on a story in the match where MJF was playing the heel and he was trying anything to retain the Championship and after trying he was able to retain his title and the show was off to the perfect start.
CM Punk beat Satoshi Kojima
This was the second match of the PPV and this match kept the momentum of the show going se this was also a match that went for 14 minutes and they both did the Job that they were asked to do. CM Punk received loud boos which he was taking it all in and he showed that he is still a great wrestler. And CM Punk started his second run with a good win.
Orange Cassidy beat Zack Sabre Jr , Katsuyori Shibata and Daniel Garcia for AEW International Championship
This was the Third match and it was a Fatal Four Way match and this was one of the weaker matches of the show and that is a shame because all these 4 are extremely talented wrestlers and Orange Cassidy is having a great run with the title so he won this match after a good 11 minutes match which could have gone for much longer and be better but it did its job.
Sanada beat Jungle Boy Jack Perry for IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
This was one of those matches for which there was not much excitement but they went out there and delivered much more and the fans got into this match and Jungle Boy Jack Perry showed the world that he is to be taken seriously and they only had a 11 minute match and for a match for the World Championship they should have wrestled for 5 minutes more but Sanada won the match and after the match finally Jungle Boy Jack Perry turned heel which the fans has been waiting for since a long time.
The Elite best Blackpool Combat Club
This was a 10 man tag team match and this was the first match of the night that went over 21 minutes and they made the most out of every minute of this match as these 10 wrestlers are some of the best in the world. There was The Young Bucks, Adam Page, Eddie Kingston and Tomohiro Ishii and they faced Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, Claudio Castagnoli, Konasuke Takeshita and Shota Umino. This was a 5 star match and not the last of the night.
Tony Storm beat Willow Nightingale for AEW Women’s Championship
This was one of the few women’s matches on the show and they went out there and they delivered as both these women were determined to show that women deserve equal opportunities as the men and they can also have 30 minutes classic matches. They had a 11 minute match and In this match Tony Storm best Willow Nightingale to retain her AEW Women’s Championship.
Will Osperay beat Kenny Omega for IWGP United States Championship
The match of this year by far and it is unlikely that it will be topped this year. This match was absolutely mind boggling. They went out there and they had a 40 minutes match and the crowd was on their feet for the entire match and Will Osperay and Kenny Omega had the match of the year and of the best matches of the decade. The moves and the counters they hit were simply our of this world. Will Osperay hit a one winged Angel to Kenny Omega who kicked out at 1 but after 40 minutes of professional wrestling magic it was Will Osperay who won the match and the IWGP United States Championship.
Sting, Darby Allen and Tetsuya Naito beat Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara and Minoru Suzuki
This was the co main event of the show and this was a palate cleansing match after the barn burner that everyone experienced minutes ago but they had a good 6 man tag team match and they wrestled for 16 minutes and it was one of those rare moments where Sting wrestled and it was glorious and at the end his team won the match.
Bryan Danielson beat Kazuchika Okada
This was the main event of the show and it was the most anticipated match of the event. However after the Will Osperay vs Kenny Omega it was tough for even these 2 greatest of all time to match that level but they tried their best and they had a 27 minutes match which had everything that the fans wanted and in the end it was Bryan Danielson who tapped out Kazuchika Okada and the show was over. AEW is in a great place and WWE is in a great place and this is the best for professional wrestling fans.
