The inaugural crossover event for AEW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling got off to a rollicking start with some great matches at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view.
Let’s take a look at the results from the event held in Chicago this Sunday:
Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi versus Aaron Solo and QT Marshall
Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi picked up the victory against Aaron Solo and QT Marshall. The match ended when Goto Yoshi and Goto delivered a double-team hanging elbow drop slam on Solo to secure the win via pinfall.
Winners – Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi
Nick Comoroto versus Lance Archer
Lance Archer got the better of Nick Comoroto after executing the Blackout finisher in a match that had swung both ways.
Winner – Lance Archer and Nick Comoroto
Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee versus Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado
The former WWE Superstars Strickland and Lee picked up the victory when the Limitless managed to pin Kanemaru after a fireman’s carry powerslam.
Winner – Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee
Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Max Caster versus Yuya Uemura, Kevin Knight, The DKC, and Alex Coughlin – 8-man tag team match
Max Caster delivered a flying elbow drop on The DKC. Caster went for the cover and the referee counted to three as Billy Gunn and co., picked up a huge victory.
Winner – Billy Gunn, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Max Caster
The previous four matches we have discussed were all on the pre-show/buy-in. The actual PPV results begin from hereon:
Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta, and Shota Umino versus Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Minoru Suzuki – 6-man tag team match
The legendary Chris Jericho helped his team to get the victory after he stunned Shota Umino with a Judas Effect in what turned out to be quite a chaotic affair.
Winners – Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Minoru Suzuki
FTR versus United Empire versus Roppongi Vice Winner Take All match for the ROH World Tag Team Championship and IWGP Tag Team Championship
FTR entered the match as ROH World Tag Team Champions while United Empire entered as IWGP Champions. In the end, it was FTR who walked out with all the gold at stake. This was after Cash Wheeler delivered a Big Rig to pin Rocky Romero.
Winners – FTR
Clark Connors versus Malakai Black versus PAC versus Miro – AEW All-Atlantic Championship
PAC executed a beautiful 450 splash on Black followed by a Brutalizer submission hold on Connors to become the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion.
Winner PAC
Young Bucks and El Phantasmo versus Sting, Darby Allin, and Shingo Takagi
Shingo Takagi picked up the win for his team after pinning El Phantaso with the pumphandle half-nelson fireman’s carry driver.
Winners – Sting, Darby Allin, and Shingo Takagi
Thunder Rosa (c) versus Toni Storm – AEW Women’s World Championship
Thunder Rosa managed to retain her title as she won a spectacular match against the former WWE Superstar with the Final Reckoning.
Winner – Thunder Rosa
Will Ospreay (c) versus Orange Cassidy – IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
Orange Cassidy put up a great fight but in the end, he fell short. Ospreay picked up the victory thanks to The Storm Breaker and retained his title.
Winner – Will Ospreay
Zack Sabre Jr. versus Claudio Castagnoli
The crowd went into a frenzy as Bryan Danielson’s replacement turned out to be the much-anticipated Claudio Castagnoli (fka Cesaro in WWE). The Swiss Superman won the match after delivering a Ricola Bomb.
Winner – Claudio Castagnoli
Adam Cole versus Hangman Page versus “Switchblade” Jay White (c) versus Kazuchika Okada – IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
The title did not change hands. Jay White retained the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship after pinning Adam Cole.
Winner – Jay White
Jon Moxley versus Hiroshi Tanahashi – AEW Interim World Championship
Jon Moxley became the champion after delivering the Death Rider DDT to his opponent. This was an epic main event match.
Winner – Jon Moxley
AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2022 Talking Points:
- FTR’s domination in the tag team circuit continued as they won the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
- PAC managed to win his first championship in AEW. He has been involved with Tony Khan’s company since its inception and now he is the first-ever AEW All-Atlantic Champion.
- Jon Moxley becomes the new AEW Interim World Champion. Surely the beginning of something special for the Blackpool Combat Club member.
- The top talking point is certainly the AEW debut of Claudio Castagnoli. He is the newest member of the Blackpool Combat Club. The faction managed by William Regal is destined for huge things going forward.
