AEW Forbidden Door 2025 Results

AEW Forbidden Door 2025 Results
The 02 Arena
London, England

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Commentators: (Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Bryan Danielson, Jim Ross)

Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts & Takuro Shibata 

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. Killswitch & Kip Sabian w/Mother Wayne 

Adam Copeland and Kip Sabian will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Copeland sends Sabian face first into the canvas. Sabian kicks Copeland in the gut. Sabian is throwing haymakers at Copeland. Copeland slides out of the ring. Copeland is playing mind games with Sabian. Copeland clotheslines Sabian. Copeland rolls Sabian back into the ring. Copeland tags in Cage. Reverse DDT/Sidewalk Slam Combination for a two count. Cage transitions into a corner mount. Sabian tags in Killswitch. Cage tags out to Copeland. Copeland ducks a clothesline from Killswitch. Copeland with rapid fire haymakers. Killswitch SuperKicks Copeland. Killswitch slams Copeland’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Killswitch uppercuts Copeland. Killswitch whips Copeland across the ring. Copeland clotheslines Sabian off the ring apron. Copeland sends Killswitch tumbling to the floor. Copeland with a Baseball Slide Dropkick. Mother gets in Copeland’s way. Killswitch PowerBombs Sabian into Copeland. Killswitch Chokeslams Copeland on the apron. Killswitch with a straight right hand. Sabian tags himself in.

Sabian with two knife edge chops. Copeland with forearm shivers. Sabian drives his knee into the midsection of Copeland. Sabian with the hammer throw. Copeland launches Sabin over the top rope. Sabian with two forearm smashes. Sabian slams Copeland’s head on the top rope. Sabian with The Missile Dropkick for a two count. Sabian tags in Killswitch. Sabian slams Copeland’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Double Hammer Throw into the turnbuckles. Assisted Cannonball Senton. Killswitch hooks the outside leg for a two count. Killswitch applies the cravate. Killswitch with clubbing blows to Copeland’s chest. Copeland with heavy bodyshots. Killswitch sends Copeland to the corner. Copeland is displaying his fighting spirit. Killswitch stops Copeland in his tracks. Killswitch drives Copeland back first into the turnbuckles. Killswitch with a Sidewalk Slam. Killswitch viciously tags in Sabian. Sabian is busted open. Mother trips Cage from the outside. Sabian knocks Cage off the apron.

Sabian puts Copeland on the top turnbuckle pad. Killswitch puts Sabian on his shoulders. Copeland delivers The Doomsday Spear. Copeland uses his feet to create separation. Copeland tags in Cage. Cage kicks Sabian out of the ring. Cage with a flurry of palm strikes. Killswitch goes for a Chokeslam, but Cage lands back on his feet. Cage unloads a series of knife edge chops. Killswitch HeadButts Cage. Cage drives Killswitch shoulder first into the steel ring post. Cage stands on the back of The Patriarchy’s necks. Copeland with The SitOut Rear Mat Slam on the apron. Cage with a Flying Crossbody Block to the outside. Cage rolls Killswitch back into the ring. Killswitch sits up. Cage denies The Avalanche Chokeslam. Copeland PowerBombs Killswitch. Cage with The Diving HeadButt for a one count. Cage tags in Copeland. Killswitch prepares for The Double Chokeslam. Sabian tags himself in. Double Impaler DDT. The referee reminds Cage that Killswitch is not the legal competitor. Sabian rolls Cage over for a two count. Cage drops Sabian with The Reverse DDT. Killswitch grabs Cage by his throat. Copeland Spears Killswitch out of the ring. Sabian with a Pump Knee Strike. Cage denies The Killswitch. Cage and Copeland connects with The Pop Up Spear to pickup the victory. After the match, Copeland shakes hands with Cage.

Winner: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage via Pinfall 

Second Match: Kyle Fletcher (c) w/The Don Callis Family vs. Hiromu Takahashi For The AEW TNT Championship 

Walker Stewart joins the commentary team for this match. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Fletcher sends Takahashi face first into the canvas. Fletcher poses for the crowd. Takahashi applies a side headlock. Fletcher whips Takahashi across the ring. Fletcher drops Takahashi with a shoulder tackle. Takahashi unloads a flurry of chops. Takahashi ducks a clothesline from Fletcher. Fletcher goes for a PowerBomb, but Takahashi lands back on his feet. Takahashi stomps on the left foot of Fletcher. Takahashi with a Running Crossbody Block. Takahashi with a corner clothesline. Fletcher drops Takahashi with The Big Boot. Fletcher backs Takahashi into the turnbuckles. Chop Exchange. Fletcher scores the elbow knockdown for a two count. Fletcher stomps on the left shoulder of Takahashi. Fletcher with The PK. Fletcher with Two Bodyslams for a two count. Fletcher toys around with Takahashi. Takahashi with Three Overhand Cops. Fletcher drives his knee into the midsection of Takahashi. Fletcher with a Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Fletcher applies a rear chin lock. Takahashi with elbows into the midsection of Fletcher. Takahashi is lighting up Fletcher’s chest. Fletcher answers with Muay Thai Knee Strikes.

Takahashi runs around Fletcher. Takahashi with a Running Headscissors Takeover. Takahashi kicks Fletcher in the face. Takahashi with a Headscissors Takeover to the outside. Takahashi rolls Fletcher back into the ring. Takahashi with a corner clothesline. Following a snap mare takeover, Takahashi with a Running Basement Dropkick for a two count. Fletcher hammers down on the back of Takahashi’s neck. Fletcher sends Takahashi to the corner. Takahashi kicks Fletcher in the face. Takahashi with a short-arm clothesline. Takahashi blocks a boot from Fletcher. Takahashi with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Takahashi with a drop toe hold into the middle rope. Takahashi kicks the middle rope into Fletcher’s face. Fletcher with The Half & Half Suplex. Takahashi rises back on his feet. Takahashi with The Snap German Suplex. Fletcher responds with The Protostar Driver for a two count. Fletcher tugs on Takahashi’s hair. Fletcher bodyslams Takahashi. Fletcher ascends to the top turnbuckle. Takahashi with two knife edge chops.

Takahashi goes for The Avalanche Cazadora FaceBuster, but Fletcher counters with The Avalanche Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Fletcher with The Liger Bomb for a two count. Takahashi starts laughing at Fletcher. Fletcher repeatedly kicks Takahashi in the face. Fletcher with forearm shivers. Fletcher with The Big Boot for a one count. Fletcher wastes time stalling. Fletcher goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Takahashi counters with a DDT on the ring apron. Takahashi hits The Running Sunset Bomb off the apron. Takahashi rolls Fletcher back into the ring. Takahashi delivers The Pumping Bomber for a two count. Fletcher blocks The Time Bomb II. SuperKick Exchange. Fletcher rocks Takahashi with a forearm smash. Fletcher goes for The Liger Bomb, but Takahashi counters with The Canadian Destroyer for a two count. Takahashi connects with The Time Bomb for a two count. Fletcher nails Takahashi with The Jumping Tombstone PileDriver for a two count. Fletcher argues with the referee. Fletcher with a Diving Enzuigiri to the back of Takahashi’s head. Fletcher with a Running Enzuigiri. Fletcher goes for The BrainBuster, but Takahashi counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Fletcher plants Takahashi with The Teardrop BrainBuster to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still AEW TNT Champion, Kyle Fletcher via Pinfall 

Third Match: Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Alex Windsor vs. Bozilla vs. Persephone In A Fatal Four Way Match For The AEW TBS Championship 

Mone bumps into Bozilla after the bell rings. Windsor and Persephone pulls Mone down to the mat. Bozilla with a double irish whip. Bozilla blocks the double chop. Bozilla with a double clothesline. Bozilla blocks a quick rollup from Mone. Bozilla launches Mone to the corner. Mone kicks Bozilla in the face. Mone drives Bozilla face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Bozilla with a Press Slam into Persephone and Windsor on the outside. Bozilla rolls Persephone back into the ring. Bozilla catches Persephone in mid-air. Bozilla with a Swinging Uranage Slam. Windsor jumps on Bozilla’s back. Bozilla drops Mone with a shoulder tackle. Bozilla backs Windsor into Mone. Bozilla with a corner clothesline. Mone and Windsor sends Bozilla shoulder first into the steel ring post. Double Irish Whip. Double Flapjack to Mone. Windsor goes for the cover, but Persephone gets in the way. Persephone with a Headscissors Takeover. Windsor answers with a Japanese Arm-Drag. Forearm Exchange. Bozilla with a Double Belly to Back Suplex. Mone applies The Sleeper Hold. Bozilla drives Mone back first into the turnbuckles.

Persephone decks Bozilla with a back elbow smash. Bozilla catches Mone in mid-air. Bozilla PowerBombs Mone. Double Leg Sweep to Persephone and Windsor. Mone kicks Bozilla in the face. Mone with The Draping LungBlower. Bozilla catches Mone in mid-air. Windsor with a Flying Cannonball Senton to the outside. Persephone lands The Suicide Dive. Mone rolls Persephone back into the ring. Persephone blocks The Money Maker. Persephone rolls Mone over for a two count. Mone rocks Persephone with a forearm smash. Mone with a Lucha Libre Arm-Drag. Mone does her signature dance. Persephone side steps Mone into the turnbuckles. Rollup Exchange. Persephone blocks The Sharpshooter. Second Rollup Exchange. Bozilla applies The Bear Hug. Bozilla with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Bozilla is fired up. Bozilla repeatedly stomps on Mone’s chest. Bozilla is choking Mone with her boot. Bozilla with The Shotgun Meteora. Windsor kicks Bozilla in the face. Windsor with a Flying Clothesline. Persephone with The Missile Dropkick. Mone follows that with The Flying Meteora for a two count. Persephone and Windsor puts Mone on the top turnbuckle. Windsor is throwing haymakers at Mone. Mone with forearm shivers. Mone gets Windsor tied up in the tree of woe.

Persephone goes for The Tower Of Doom, but Windsor counters with The Avalanche German Suplex. Windsor drops Bozilla with The Draping DDT. Persephone rolls Windsor over for a two count. Mone turns a Rolling Crucifix into a Double Statement Maker. Windsor with a Sliding Double Lariat. Windsor applies The Double Sharpshooter. Bozilla breaks up the submission hold. Bozilla tees off on Windsor in the corner. Persephone Spears Windsor. Bozilla Chokeslams Windsor. Bozilla with The Double MoonSault for a two count. Mone begs for mercy. Bozilla goes for The Liger Bomb, but Mone counters with The Reverse Hurricanrana for a two count. Windsor ducks a clothesline from Mone. Windsor with The Fisherman’s Buster for a two count. Standing Switch Exchange. Bozilla with a Release German Suplex. Bozilla clotheslines Windsor. Bozilla drives Windsor face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Bozilla with repeated headbutts. Bozilla tells Persephone to bring it. Persephone obliges with a back chop. Persephone nails Bozilla with The Razor’s Edge. Windsor applies The Sharpshooter. Mone clocks Windsor with The LungBlower for a two count. Persephone goes for another Razor’s Edge, but Mone counters with The Hurricanrana to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still AEW TBS Champion, Mercedes Mone via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: Zack Sabre Jr (c) vs. Nigel McGuinness w/Daniel Garcia For The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship 

Feeling out process. Nigel backs Sabre into the ropes. Greco Roman Knuckle Lock. Nigel with a wrist lock takeover. Sabre applies a full nelson lock. Sabre with a snap mare takeover. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Nigel with a side headlock takeover. Sabre gets back to a vertical base. Sabre with a side headlock takeover of his own. Nigel mocks Sabre. Strong lockup. Wrist Lock Exchange. Sabre with a wrist lock takedown. Second Wrist Lock Exchange. Sabre scores the ankle pick. Sabre applies a top wrist lock. Sabre transitions into a hammerlock. Third Wrist Lock Exchange. Sabre works on his joint manipulation game. Sabre applies another knuckle lock. Sabre talks smack to Nigel. Sabre maintains wrist control. Nigel gives Sabre the middle finger salute. Nigel with a wrist lock takedown. Nigel with a knee drop. Nigel applies a hammerlock with his legs. Nigel bends his back on the right shoulder of Sabre. Nigel rolls Sabre over for a two count. Nigel kicks the left elbow of Sabre. Nigel applies The Cobra Clutch. Sabre drops Nigel with The Overhead Kick. Following a snap mare takeover, Sabre cranks on Nigel’s neck.

Sabre starts bending Nigel’s fingers. Sabre stomps on the left elbow of Nigel. Short-Arm Reversal by Nigel. Nigel with The Divorce Court. Sabre avoids The Elbow Drop. Sabre hyperextends the left shoulder of Nigel. Sabre applies a double wrist lock. Nigel backs Sabre into the turnbuckles. Sabre applies a front face lock. Nigel with The Swinging Arm-Ringer. Nigel side steps Sabre into the turnbuckles. Nigel kicks Sabre in the back. Nigel with a Falling Lariat. Nigel drives Sabre back first into the turnbuckles. Nigel with a Running Uppercut. Nigel poses for the crowd. Nigel with an Inside Out Lariat for a two count. Nigel applies The London Dungeon. Sabre puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Nigel puts Sabre on the top turnbuckle. Nigel goes for The Tower Of London, but Sabre lands back on his feet. Sabre kicks Nigel in the face.

Nigel goes for The Rebound Lariat, but Sabre counters with The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Sabre adds a toe hold/arm-bar. Sabre is tying Nigel up in a knot. Sabre transitions into The Fujiwara Arm-Bar. Nigel puts his foot on the bottom rope. The referee yells at Daniel Garcia for getting too close to the ring. Uppercut Exchange. Sabre is bleeding from the nose. Sabre sweeps out the legs of Nigel. Rollup Exchange. Following a snap mare takeover, Sabre drops down on the canvas. Double HeadButt. Nigel drops Sabre with The Rebound Lariat for a two count. Nigel delivers The Rainmaker for a two count. Sabre with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count. Nigel brings Sabre down to the mat. Nigel applies a top wrist lock. Nigel transitions into a Triangle Choke. Nigel follows that with a Cross-Arm-Breaker. Sabre puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Nigel pulls Sabre off the top turnbuckle. Sabre applies The Rope Assisted Arm-Bar. Sabre argues with Garcia. Nigel hits The Tower Of London for a two count. Sabre with an up kick. Second Rollup Exchange. Nigel whips Sabre across the ring. Nigel with a jackknife rollup for a two count. Nigel goes for The Sunset Flip, but Sabre rolls him over to pickup the victory. After the match, Sabre hugs Nigel. Sabre had a nice embrace with Johnny Saint and Marty Jones at ringside.

Winner: Still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Zack Sabre Jr via Pinfall 

– Queen Aminata got into a massive brawl with Thekla. The Triangle Of Madness gangs up on Aminata. Jamie Hayter arrives to make the save.

Fifth Match: The Hurt Syndicate (c) vs. FTR w/Stokely Hathaway vs. Brody King & Bandido In A Triple Threat Match For The AEW World Tag Team Championship 

FTR attacks Lashley after the bell rings. All hell is breaking loose at ringside. Lashley throws Harwood into the steel guard rail. Lashley with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex on the floor. Benjamin is brawling with King and Bandido. Benjamin avoids The Running Crossbody Block. FTR throws Lashley into the steel ring steps. Bandido with a Flying Hurricanrana off the barricade. Bandido taunts Harwood. Bandido ducks a clothesline from Harwood. Bandido with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Bandido with a backslide cover for a two count. Harwood scores the elbow knockdown. Harwood with a knife edge chop. Double Hip Toss. Lashley made the blind tag. Lashley with a pair of double clotheslines. Lashley with The Delayed Vertical Suplex. Lashley tags in Benjamin. Harwood ducks a clothesline from Benjamin. Harwood with two knife edge chops. Benjamin responds with a Biel Throw. Harwood blocks The German Suplex. Harwood tags in Bandido. Bandido with The Apron Enzuigiri. Bandido with a flying mare takeover. Bandido follows that with The Suicide Dive. Bandido plays to the crowd. Benjamin sends Bandido chest first into the canvas. Benjamin tags in Lashley.

Lashley with The Dominator for a two count. Lashley dumps Bandido out of the ring. Lashley tags in Benjamin. Benjamin repeatedly drives Bandido back first into the barricade and the ring apron. Benjamin with a Pumphandle Toss for a two count. Benjamin slams Bandido’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Benjamin tags in Lashley. Lashley with clubbing shoulder blocks. Lashley is throwing haymakers at Bandido. Lashley stands on the back of Bandido’s neck. Lashley knocks King off the apron. Lashley tags in Benjamin. Benjamin applies The Sleeper Hold. Benjamin goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Bandido lands back on his feet. Bandido SuperKicks Benjamin. FTR hops off the apron. Benjamin bodyslams Bandido. Benjamin tags in Lashley. Lashley toys around with Bandido. Lasley blocks The Counter Vertical Suplex. Bandido blocks The Hurt Lock. Lashley tags in Benjamin. Benjamin stops Bandido in his tracks. Bandido SuperKicks Benjamin. Bandido with a Corkscrew Pescado. Bandido tags in King. King with a chop/forearm combination to FTR. King with The Side Belly to Belly Suplex. King blasts The Hurt Syndicate off the apron. King with a Double Body Avalanche.

Benjamin punches King. King reverses out of the irish whip from Benjamin. King levels Benjamin with The Body Avalanche. King with a Running Cannonball Strike. King has a huge standoff with Lashley. Lashley pie faces King. Forearm Exchange. Lashley drives his knee into the midsection of King. Lashley sends King to the corner. King runs into Lashley. Lashley with a cross chop. King decks Lashley with a back elbow smash. Lashley drops King with The SpineBuster. King rises back on his feet. King with The Discus Lariat. King clotheslines Lashley over the top rope. Benjamin SuperKicks King. Benjamin with Two German Suplex’s. Tip Up by Benjamin. Benjamin with a Rising Knee Strike to Bandido. Benjamin follows that with Three German Suplex’s to King. King kicks Benjamin in the face. King and Wheeler nails Benjamin with The Shattering Machine.

Wheeler with clubbing blows to King’s back. King with an Inside Out Lariat. Wheeler begs for mercy. King and Wheeler knocks Lashley off the apron. The Hurt Syndicate catches Wheeler in mid-air. King lands The Suicide Dive. Bandido ascends to the top turnbuckle. Harwood punches Bandido. Bandido with The MoonSault Fallaway Slam to the outside. Lashley Spears Wheeler on the floor. Benjamin SuperKicks Bandido. Benjamin with a Running Knee Strike. Lashley rolls King back into the ring. Benjamin with a Rising Knee Strike. Lashley Spears King. The Hurt Syndicate gets into a brawl with Ricochet and The Gates Of Agony. Stokely gives Harwood a steel chair. Bandido SuperKicks Wheeler. Wheeler Powerslams Bandido in mid-air. King rocks Wheeler with a forearm smash. Harwood delivers a massive chair shot for a two count. FTR puts King on the top turnbuckle. Bandido sends Wheeler crashing to the outside. Harwood with The SuperPlex. Bandido responds with The Frog Splash. Brodido connects with their Monkey Flip/450 Splash Combination to pickup the victory.

Winner: New AEW World Tag Team Champions, Brody King & Bandido via Pinfall 

Sixth Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) w/Don Callis vs. Swerve Strickland w/Prince Nana For The AEW Unified Championship

Jim Ross joins the commentary team for this match. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Okada backs Strickland into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Okada pats Strickland on the chest. Strickland is throwing haymakers at Okada. Okada with forearm shivers. Okada applies a side headlock. Strickland whips Okada across the ring. Okada drops Strickland with a shoulder tackle. Strickland drops down on the canvas. Strickland goes for a Dropkick, but Okada holds onto the ropes. Strickland reveres out of the irish whip from Okada. Okada holds onto the ropes. Strickland with a Fake Out Dropkick. Okada kicks Strickland in the gut. Strickland drives Okada back first into the ring apron. Strickland nails Okada with The Pump Kick. Strickland with The Space Fly Tiger Drop. Strickland plays to the crowd. Strickland rolls Okada back into the ring. Strickland with a knee drop. Strickland ducks a clothesline from Okada. Strickland with Two NeckBreakers. Strickland brings Okada to the corner. Strickland with two uppercuts. Following a snap mare takeover, Strickland with a Diving Uppercut across the back of Okada’s neck. Strickland does the Griddy around the ring.

Strickland slams Okada’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Strickland with The Snake Eyes. Okada blocks a boot from Strickland. Okada with a back heel trip. Okada catapults Strickland out of the ring. Okada with a Baseball Slide Dropkick. Okada resets the referee’s ten count. Strickland drives Okada back first into the ringside barricade. Strickland slams Okada’s head on the steel ring steps. Okada kicks Strickland in the chest. Strickland with a Belly to Back Suplex onto the ring apron. Strickland goes for The PileDriver, but Okada counters with The DDT on the ring steps. Okada rolls Strickland back into the ring. Okada whips Strickland back first into the turnbuckles. Okada with forearm shivers. Okada sends Strickland to the corner. Strickland decks Okada with a back elbow smash. Okada drops Strickland with The Reverse NeckBreaker for a two count. Okada toys around with Strickland.

Forearm Exchange. Okada kicks the right knee of Strickland. Strickland thrust kicks the midsection of Okada. Strickland with The Rolling Elbow. Strickland with a Roll Through Flatliner. Strickland follows that with a Vertical Suplex. Strickland with a Forearm/Big Boot Combination in the corner. Strickland puts Okada on the top turnbuckle. Okada hammers down on the back of Strickland’s neck. Strickland punches Okada in the ribs. Strickland with The Avalanche Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Okada avoids The Swerve Stomp. Okada nails Strickland with The Tombstone PileDriver on the floor. Okada rolls Strickland back into the ring. Okada bodyslams Strickland. Okada with The Flying Elbow Drop. Rain Maker Pose. Strickland blocks The Rainmaker. Okada with The Backslide Rainmaker. Okada with another short-arm clothesline. Okada maintains wrist control. Strickland kicks the right knee of Okada. Strickland clocks Okada with The House Call.

Strickland maintains wrist control. Strickland with three short-arm clotheslines. Okada dropkicks Strickland. Strickland avoids The Rainmaker. Okada with another dropkick. Okada goes for The Rainmaker, but Strickland counters with a Powerslam. Strickland delivers The Swerve Stomp for a two count. Okada rolls out to the apron. Strickland with clubbing blows to Okada’s back. Okada rakes the eyes of Strickland. Okada sweeps out the legs of Strickland. Okada with a KneeBreaker on the top turnbuckle pad. Strickland denies The Rainmaker. Strickland with The Swinging Arm-Ringer. Okada avoids The House Call. Okada denies The Big Pressure. Strickland drops Okada with The House Call. Strickland goes for another House Call, but Okada ducks out of the way. Okada connects with The Rainmaker to pickup the victory. After the match, Okada attacks Strickland from behind. Okada drags Strickland towards the steel ring post. Okada viciously attacks the right knee of Strickland with a steel chair. Prince Nana runs down with a led pipe to make the save. Wardlow clotheslines Nana. Wardlow transitions into a ground and pound attack. Wardlow lays out multiple security guards. Wardlow has joined The Don Callis Family.

Winner: Still AEW Unified Champion, Kazuchika Okada via Pinfall 

Seventh Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Athena w/Billie Starkz For The AEW Women’s World Championship 

Storm avoids a running dropkick from Athena. Storm with forearm shivers. Athena reverses out of the irish whip from Storm. Storm dives over Athena. Storm dropkicks Athena. Storm blasts Athena off the ring apron with a Running Hip Attack. Storm rolls Athena back into the ring. Storm nails Starkz with Storm Zero on the floor. Athena dropkicks Storm into the ringside barricade. Athena tosses Storm around the ringside area. Athena rolls Storm back into the ring. Athena with forearm shivers. Following a snap mare takeover, Athena SuperKicks Storm for a two count. Athena drives her knee into Storm’s back. Athena applies the cavate. Athena drives Storm face first into the canvas for a one count. Athena repeatedly slams Storm’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Athena applies the cravate across the middle rope. Athena poses for the crowd. Storm fires back with two forearm smashes. Athena drops Storm with The STO. Storm avoids The Senton Splash. Storm decks Athena with a JawBreaker. Athena reverses out of the irish whip from Storm. Athena with a running forearm smash. Athena repeatedly drives Storm face first into the steel ring post.

Athena kicks Storm in the face. Athena applies the cravate. Athena with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Athena pulls Storm down to the mat. Athena is choking Storm with her boot. Athena with clubbing blows to Storm’s back. Storm dodges The Big Boot. Storm rolls Athena over for a two count. Storm hammers down on the back of Athena’s neck. Athena sends Storm face first into the middle turnbuckle pad. Athena wastes time postering around the ring. Athena goes for a Running Hip Attack, but Storm counters with two clotheslines. Storm with The Bridging Fisherman’s Suplex for a two count. Athena blocks Storm Zero. Athena with a back heel trip. Athena kicks Storm in the face. Athena with a NeckBreaker. Athena with a Butterfly Suplex. Athena dives over Storm. Storm drops Athena with The Sky High for a two count. Storm goes for Storm Zero, but Athena counters with The Backdrop Driver. Storm with Tornado DDT. Storm hits The Tiger Driver for a two count. Forearm Exchange. Athena delivers her combination offense. Storm avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Storm with Three Mongolian Chops. Athena dodges The Running Boot. Athena SuperKicks Storm. Athena with a big forearm smash for a two count. Athena goes for Storm Zero, but Storm lands back on her feet.

Storm kicks Athena in the face. Starkz runs interference. Athena with a single leg dropkick. Athena with a Top Rope Hurricanrana for a two count. Athena follows that with The Liger Bomb for a two count. Athena with a Reverse PowerBomb. Athena applies The Koji Clutch. Storm puts her foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Athena talks smack to Storm. Athena uppercuts Storm. Storm applies The CrossFace Chicken Wing. Athena dumps Storm out of the ring. Athena lands The Suicide Dive. Athena goes for Storm Zero, but Storm blocks it. Storm starts biting the right knee of Athena. Storm dumps Athena face first on the steel ring steps. Storm throws Athena into the barricade. Storm rolls Athena back into the ring. Storm HeadButts Athena. Storm hits Storm Zero for a two count. Athena clings onto the ring skirt. Starkz trips Storm from the outside. Athena delivers The O-Face across the top strand. Starkz talks smack to Storm. Mina Shirakawa runs off Starkz who was holding a steel chair. Rollup Exchange. Athena uppercuts Storm. Storm reverses out of the irish whip from Athena. Storm denies The O-Face. Storm makes Athena tap out to The CrossFace Chicken Wing.

Winner: Still AEW Women’s World Champion, Toni Storm via Submission  

Eight Match: Hangman Page (c) vs. MJF For The AEW World Championship  

Friedman is playing mind games with Page after the bell rings. Page with rapid fire haymakers. The referee admonishes Page. Friedman regroups on the outside. Page with a straight right hand. Page tees off on Friedman on the outside. Page repeatedly sends Friedman chest first into the ringside barricade. Page resets the referee’s ten count. Page clotheslines Friedman over the barricade. Page rolls Friedman back into the ring. Page with a Belly to Back Suplex. Friedman once again exits the ring. Friedman is sitting on a chair at ringside. Page drops Friedman with a Running Boot. The referee tells Page to drop the chair. Friedman with a drop toe hold into the steel ring post. Friedman rolls Page back into the ring. Friedman transitions into a ground and pound attack. Friedman poses for the crowd. Friedman rakes the eyes of Page. Following a snap mare takeover, Friedman applies a rear chin lock. Page with heavy bodyshots. Friedman pulls Page down to the mat. Page with three haymakers. Page blocks a boot from Friedman. Friedman with the greco roman eye poke. Friedman with The Sunset Flip for a two count. Page reverses out of the irish whip from Friedman. Friedman springboards off the ropes. Friedman drops Page with The Stuffed PileDriver for a two count.

Friedman drives Page back first into the turnbuckles. Friedman with a hammer throw into the turnbuckles. Friedman flexes his muscles. Friedman hammers down on the back of Page’s neck. Page reverses out of the irish whip from Friedman. Friedman decks Page with a back elbow smash. Friedman with The Flying Double Foot Stomp. Friedman applies an arm-bar. Friedman with a Vertical Suplex. Friedman puts Page on the top turnbuckle. Friedman starts biting Page’s forehead. Page attacks the midsection of Friedman. Page slams Friedman’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Page with a pelvic thrust. Page HeadButts Friedman. Page with a flying lariat. Page with two haymakers. Short-Arm Reversal by Page. Page with The Fallaway Slam. Page pops back on his feet. Page clotheslines Friedman over the top rope. Page with The Orihara MoonSault. Page rolls Friedman back into the ring. Page ducks a clothesline from Friedman. Page with The Pop Up SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Page prepares for The Buckshot Lariat. Friedman with an arm-ringer across the top strand. Page blocks The Heat Seeker. Page goes for The Buckshot Lariat, but Friedman counters with The Salt Of The Earth Arm-Bar.

Page rolls Friedman over for a two count. Page applies The CrossFace. Friedman rolls Page over for a two count. Friedman applies a rear chin lock. Page with a snap mare escape. Friedman sends Page out to the apron. Friedman with The Slingshot Cutter. Friedman drops Page with The Hammerlock DDT for a two count. Friedman repositions the timekeeper’s table. Friedman rakes the eyes of Page. Friedman lays Page flat on the table. Friedman ascends to the top turnbuckle. Friedman with another rake eye. Page kicks Friedman off the apron. Page turns an Apron MoonSault into a TombStone PileDriver on the floor. Page delivers The Dead Eye through the table on the floor. Page rolls Friedman back into the ring. Page hooks the outside leg for a two count. Friedman wisely put his foot on the bottom rope. Friedman heads to the outside. Page goes for a Running Boot, but Friedman counters with a drop toe hold into the ringside chair. Page is busted open. Friedman is raining haymakers. Friedman throws Page into the steel ring steps. Friedman talks smack to Bryan Danielson. Friedman goes after the open wound of Page. Friedman with The Running Tombstone PileDriver into the broken table.  Page gets back in the ring at the count of nine. Friedman removes the top turnbuckle pad. Page drives Friedman face first into the exposed steel. Friedman is busted open.

Page and Friedman are trading back and forth shots. Both guys are knocked down after a Double Rolling Elbow. Misfired Tombstone PileDrivers. Rollup Exchange. Page nails Friedman with The Dead Eye for a two count. Page toys around with Friedman. Friedman tells Page to hit him with The Dynamite Diamond Ring. Friedman spits at Page. Page nearly hits Friedman with the ring. Page spits at Friedman. Page blocks The Heat Seeker. Page slams Friedman’s head on the top rope. Page goes for The Buckshot Lariat, but Friedman pulls the referee into the path. Friedman shoves Page into the referee. Friedman connects with The Heat Seeker. The referee made the three count without realizing that Page had his foot on the bottom rope. Mark Briscoe had to be detained by AEW Security Guards. Friedman argues with the referee. Bryce Remsburg shoves Friedman. Page clotheslines Friedman. Friedman blocks The Buckshot Lariat. Standing Switch Exchange. Friedman delivers the low blow. Friedman rolls Page over for a two count. Friedman slides the CMLL World Title into the ring. Friedman clocks Page with The Casino Gauntlet Contract for a two count. Friedman puts on The Dynamite Diamond Ring. The referee stops Friedman in his tracks. Page smashes Friedman with The Casino Gauntlet Contract. Page connects with The Dead Eye. Page plants Friedman with The Buckshot Lariat to pickup the victory.

Winner: Still AEW World Champion, Hangman Page via Pinfall 

– Bryan Danielson is removing himself from commentary due to personal issues he has with fellow competitors in tonight’s main event.

Ninth Match: Will Ospreay, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, The Golden Lovers vs. Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Gabriel Kidd, The Young Bucks In A Lights Out Steel Cage Match 

Jim Ross joins the commentary team for this match. Pier six brawl ensues after the bell rings. Kidd goes after Ospreay. Allin attacks Moxley with a kendo stick. Ospreay drives his elbow into the midsection of Kidd. Tanahashi kicks Castagnoli in the face. Tanahashi launches Nick over the top rope. Tanahasi with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Tanahashi plays the air guitar. Chop Exchange. Kidd starts biting Ospreay’s forehead. Ospreay with a Tiger Wall Flip Kick. Ospreay with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Ospreay plays to the crowd. Ospreay delivers The Sasuke Special. Castagnoli rolls Allin back into the ring. Double Irish Whip. Allin with a Springboard Coffin Drop. Allin with a Flying Cannonball Senton through the ropes. The Bucks starts brawling with The Golden Lovers. Assisted Double Dropkick from The Bucks. Matt is throwing haymakers at Omega. Golden Lovers responds with Stereo Hurricanranas. Stereo Golden Triangle MoonSaults. Allin is handcuffed to Moxley. Moxley is throwing haymakers at Allin. Moxley kicks Allin in the ribs. Allin drops Castagnoli with The CodeRed.

Ospreay rolls Kidd back into the ring. Omega with The Rolling Senton. Ibushi gives Omega a trash can. Kidd avoids The Trash Can MoonSault. Nick with a Cazadora FaceBuster. Nick with a Rising Knee Strike. Matt follows that with The Assisted Slice Bread. Nick with a Running Knee Strike. Moxley kicks Allin in the face. Nick pours thousands of gummy bears into the ring. Ospreay drops Moxley with Pip Pip Cherio. Ospreay sends Matt tumbling to the floor. Nick with a Corksckrew Kick. Tanahashi with a Running Bulldog into the gummy bears. Omega starts shoving gummy bears down Matt’s throat. Ibushi with The Roundhouse Kick. PowerBomb/German Suplex Combination. Castagnoli drops Omega with a Running Uppercut. Castagnoli with Two Double Foot Stomps. Ospreay rocks Castagnoli with a forearm smash. Castagnoli uppercuts Ospreay in mid-air. The Bucks attacks Ospreay and The Golden Lovers with a Ladder. The Bucks PowerBombs Allin into the ladder. Matt lays Allin flat on the ladder. Nick with The Springboard Swanton Bomb. The Bucks shoves the gummy bears out of the ring. Ospreay is busted open.

The Bucks tees off on Ospreay. Ospreay with a back flip escape. Ospreay with a Double Handspring Kick. Ospreay attacks Moxley with a steel chair. Ospreay wraps the chair around Moxley’s neck. Kidd nails Ospreay with The PileDriver. Kidd poses for the crowd. Omega checks on Ospreay. Omega with The Roundhouse Kick. Kidd goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Omega blocks it. Omega with forearm shivers. Kidd HeadButts Omega. Kidd has Omega draped across the top strand. Flying Double Foot Stomp/SitOut PowerBomb Combination. Giant Swing/Dropkick Combination. Catasgnoli catapults Omega into a SuperKick from Matt. Nick with The Missile Dropkick for a two count. Ibushi with a chop/forearm combination. Ibushi with a Spinning Back Kick. Matt SuperKicks Ibushi. Double SuperKick to Ibushi. The Bucks hits The TK Driver for a two count. The Death Riders are putting the boots to Allin. Castagonoli throws Allin into the cage. Tanahashi is displaying his fighting spirit. Nick inadvertently kicks Matt in the face. Tanahasi drops Castagnoli with The Twist and Shout. Moxley responds with a DDT. Moxley transitions into a ground and pound attack. Kidd rakes the eyes of Allin.

Allin is bleeding from his ear. Castagnoli duck tapes Allin to a steel chair. Moxley stabs Allin’s ear with a fork. Allin spits at Moxley. Castagnoli bodyslams Allin. Moxley tees off on Tanahashi on the outside. Moxley sends Ibushi face first into the steel. Wheeler Yuta and Marina Shafir sets up a table contraption outside the cage. The Bucks brings a barbed wire table into the ring. Castagnoli puts Allin on his shoulders. Allin rakes the eyes of Castagnoli. Allin side steps Castagnoli into the cage. Nick blasts Allin with The PK. Tanahashi decks Matt with a back elbow smash. Moxley kicks Tanahashi in the gut. Tanahashi drives Moxley’s face into the barbed wire. Tanahashi with Two SlingBlades. Castagnoli kicks Tanahashi in the face. Castagnoli with The Neutralizer. The Bucks delivers The BTE Trigger for a two count. Castagnoli is putting the boots to Ospreay. Kidd applies The Sleeper Hold. Moxley talks smack to Ospreay. Moxley grips the neck of Ospreay. Ospreay Spears Moxley through the barbed wire table in the corner. Omega with Four Snap Dragon Suplex’s.

Moxley kicks Omega in the gut. Omega ducks a clothesline from Moxley. Ibushi with The Roundhouse Kick. Stereo Snap Dragon Suplex’s. Ibushi with The Slingshot Pescado. Omega lands The Rise Of The Terminator. Ospreay and Ibushi tells Tanahashi to get off the ladder. Ospreay with The MoonSault off the top of the cage. Forearm Exchange. Omega unloads a flurry of left jabs. Omega is lighting up Kidd’s chest. Kidd with a throat thrust. Omega responds with The V-Trigger. Omega with a Running Knee Strike. The Bucks SuperKicks Omega. Tanahashi with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Tanahashi goes for The Twist and Shout, but Castagnoli counters with a Vertical Suplex. Ibushi with The Pele Kick. Moxley with The Cutter. Matt SuperKicks Ospreay. Ospreay delivers Two Hidden Blades. Kidd rocks Omega with a forearm smash. Ospreay drops Kidd with The Styles Clash. Hidden Blade/V-Trigger Combination for a two count. Matt with The Slinghshot DDT on the apron. Ospreay answers with The OsCutter on the apron. Kidd with The PileDriver on the apron. Allin follows that with The Coffin Drop on the apron.

Lariat Exchange. V-Trigger 3 and 4. Omega hits The One Winged Angel for a two count. Yuta pulls Moxley out of the ring. Allin tugs on Yuta’s hair. Allin bites Yuta’s forehead. Allin sends Yuta crashing through the NJPW World Announce Table. Allin with clubbing kendo stick shots. Allin throws Moxley into the barricade. Allin climbs up the cage. Shafir pulls Moxley out of the harms way. Kidd delivers the low blow. Kidd HeadButts Allin. Kidd applies The Sleeper Hold. Allin rakes the eyes of Kidd. Allin sends Kidd crashing through the table contraption outside the cage. Second Forearm Exchange. Castagnoli with rapid fire uppercuts. Ibushi with The Half & Half Suplex. V-Trigger 5. Ospreay with The Storm Breaker. V-Trigger 6. Golden Lovers delivers The Golden Trigger. Ospreay drops Matt with The Hidden Blade. Hidden Blade/One Winged Angel Combination. Tanahashi connects with The High Fly Flow to pickup the victory. After the match, Castagnoli drops Ospreay with a Running Uppercut. Death Riders locks out The Golden Lovers, Allin and Tanahashi of the cage. Moxley delivers a series of Paradigm Shifts. Moxley wraps a chair around Ospreay’s neck. The Opps are trying to open the cage. Moxley plants Ospreay with The Curb Stomp. Samoa Joe tells the production team to raise the cage. The Death Riders were able to escape before The Opps can get their hands on them.

Winner: Will Ospreay, Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, The Golden Lovers via Pinfall 

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