AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Card is Officially STACKED

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Card is Officially STACKED

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If you thought the card for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door was looking good before, the fully revealed lineup is on another level entirely. What is taking place at the O2 Arena in London is not just another pay-per-view; it is a monumental, can't miss event loaded with dream matches, huge championship clashes, and a war inside a steel cage that defies belief. This card is absolutely insane from top to bottom.

Championship Gold on the Line

The night will feature several high stakes championship encounters. In the main event, AEW World Champion "Hangman" Adam Page faces his ultimate rival, MJF. Elsewhere, the newly minted AEW Unified Champion Kazuchika Okada will defend his title against the formidable Swerve Strickland.

The women's division is set for a massive night. AEW Women's World Champion Toni Storm will go one on one with the dominant ROH Women's Champion, Athena. And in a truly international affair, TBS Women's Champion Mercedes Moné defends her title in a four way match against the UK's Alex Windsor, a top star from CMLL, and a representative from Stardom.

An Unfathomable 10-Man War

Words can hardly do this match justice. In a Lights Out Steel Cage match, it will be a 10-man war. On one side, you have a dream team of legends and high flyers: Darby Allin, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Kota Ibushi. They will step inside the cage to face the combined might of The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli), Gabe Kidd, and The Young Bucks. This is a recipe for pure, unadulterated chaos and is guaranteed to be a violent spectacle.

The Full Forbidden Door Card

  • AEW World Championship: "Hangman" Adam Page (c) vs. MJF
  • AEW Unified Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Swerve Strickland
  • AEW Tag Team Championship: The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. Winner of Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament
  • Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. Nick Wayne & Kip Sabian
  • AEW Women’s World Championship: Toni Storm (c) vs. Athena
  • TBS Women’s Championship: Mercedes Moné (c) vs. Alex Windsor vs. Persephone from CMLL vs. TBD from Stardom
  • TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi
  • Lights Out Steel Cage Match: Darby Allin, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi vs. The Death Riders (Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli), Gabe Kidd & The Young Bucks

The Final Stop Before London

The go-home edition of AEW Dynamite next week is also loaded and will set the final stage for London. Two huge matches have been announced, plus a face-to-face confrontation between two of the men involved in the Lights Out Steel Cage match.

The announced lineup for AEW Dynamite includes:

  • Toni Storm & Alex Windsor vs. Mercedes Moné & Athena
  • AEW Tag Team Title Eliminator Tournament Finals: FTR vs. Brodido
  • Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay will have a face-to-face confrontation

5 Greatest Feuds in AEW History

"It was so unique and so personal," Swerve Strickland said about his blood feud with Hangman Adam Page. "It got so personal because it wasn't just two wrestlers, it's two human beings, and crossing the line of men. How far you're willing to go to push those buttons of someone that you truly hate? Why are you hating them? What are you going to do about it?"

"It's that hatred that actually brings out the best in the product of what AEW is, in my opinion. People get uncomfortable because we pushed the line so far." 

Throughout its short lifespan, AEW has created some of the most iconic and vicious feuds in pro wrestling history. A brand that isn't afraid to turn the violence up to sickening heights, AEW has allowed its rivalries to escalate to Tarantino levels, solidifying stars like MJF and Toni Storm in the process.

Some of these rivalries were simply to prove who exactly was the best in the world inside the ring, while others devolved into deeply personal wars based on hatred and the thirst for revenge. Regardless of intention, these are the five greatest feuds in AEW history.

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11 Most Shocking + Violent Moments in AEW History

"I am unapologetic about my love of... whatever you want to call it... the deathmatch style, hardcore. I love that stuff," Jon Moxley famously told Chris Van Vliet. "I understand most people are gonna think that's crap and they're not gonna want to watch that. Although I make no apologies that I like that stuff, I would never foist it upon everybody else. It's not like I walked into AEW and was like 'Look, all my matches are going to be crazy.' I never imagined we'd be able to do stuff like that."

Since its official formation in 2019, AEW has become wrestling's premiere destination for extreme acts of violence. With an entire locker room influenced by Atsushi Onita's FMW and Paul Heyman's ECW, both the men and women of AEW have created gruesome and iconic moments that rival any era of pro wrestling.

Tables, ladders, chairs, garbage cans and even kendo sticks have become commonplace in hardcore matches. But a bat full of a nails? A hypodermic needle? A champagne bucket filled with broken glass? These instruments of pain remain sickening to the core.

Check out the most shocking and violent moments from AEW below.

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Filed Under: Forbidden Door, Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, The Young Bucks, Will Ospreay
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