AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door Results 6/30 - Several Titles On The Line, Orange Cassidy Vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & More
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on June 30, 2024, coming to you live from the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York!
The AEW World Championship will be on the line, as Swerve Strickland will be defending against reigning International Champion Will Ospreay. Tensions between Strickland and Ospreay have meteorically risen over the past few weeks, and while they were able to put their differences aside to defeat The Gates of Agony this past Wednesday on "AEW Dynamite", they had found themselves involved in a series of verbal exchanges and heated looks prior to then.
Toni Storm will be putting the AEW Women's World Championship on the line for the first time since successfully retaining against Serena Deeb at AEW Double or Nothing as she collides with Mina Shirakawa. While Storm and Shirakawa have made their disdain for one another well known, their shared ally Mariah May has been torn between which one to side with and has tried to get the two women to be on the same page.
A new TNT Champion will be crowned tonight, as New Japan Pro-Wrestling star El Phantasmo collides with Lio Rush, Dante Martin, Ring of Honor World Champion Mark Briscoe, The Don Callis Family's Konosuke Takeshita, and Jack Perry of The Elite in a Six Man Ladder Match. The title has been vacant since May when former titleholder Adam Copeland was forced to relinquish it after suffering a leg injury.
TBS Champion Mercedes Mone takes on NJPW STRONG Women's Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a huge Winner Takes All match. The issues between the pair have remained no secret, crossing paths with one another on a number of occasions and Mone even defending her TBS Championship against Vaquer's CMLL tag team partner Zeuxis on the June 12 episode of "Dynamite".
Jon Moxley dethroned Tetsuya Naito as IWGP World Heavyweight Champion at NJPW's Windy City Riot event on April 12 to become the new titleholder. Tonight, Naito has the chance to seek his retribution as he challenges Moxley for the title he lost to him.
A quarterfinals match in the Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament is set for tonight, as Bryan Danielson of Blackpool Combat Club squares off with Shingo Takagi. Not only have the pair encountered one another a handful of times over the course of the last few weeks, but the winner will go on to face Death Triangle's PAC in the semifinals of the tournament.
Two weeks ago, The Young Bucks faced The Acclaimed in an AEW World Tag Team Championship Eliminator Match with the latter duo ultimately coming out on top and earning themselves a future title shot. Ahead of such, however, the two teams will be meeting in a trios match tonight as Anthony Bowens and Max Caster join forces with NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi (collectively known as Scissor Ace) while Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson team up with their Elite stablemate and AEW Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada.
Zack Sabre Jr. will be colliding with Orange Cassidy singles competition. The two met in an All Star Eight Man Tag Team match two weeks ago, with Cassidy's team ultimately being the ones to emerge victorious. They then met again this past Wednesday on "Dynamite" when Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, and Tomohiro Ishii encountered Sabre Jr. and his TMDK teammates Shane Haste and Robbie Eagles.
MJF will be competing in his first pay-per-view match since AEW Worlds End back in December of last year as he goes head-to-head with CMLL star Hechicero. The two men came face-to-face two weeks ago when Hechicero and his allies Cage of Agony appeared in a video directed at MJF. Later that night, the four men attacked Daniel Garcia and "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, prompting MJF (and the aforementioned Ospreay) to come to the latter duo's aid.
Additionally, after coming face-to-face in a trios match this past Wednesday on "Dynamite", the aforementioned May will be taking on Saraya in a quarterfinals match for the Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament on the Zero Hour Pre-Show. Speaking of the Zero Hour Pre-Show, Willow Nightingale and Kris Statlander will be joining forces with Tam Nakano and Momo Wantanabe respectively in tag team action ahead of their semifinals match in the Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament this coming Wednesday. Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix will also be teaming up with Mistico to take on Los Ingobernables de Japón's Hiromu Takahashi, Titán, and Yota Tsuji.
We are live! Excalibur, "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard, and Nigel McGunniess greet audiences at home as Serpentico makes his way down to the ring. Kyle Fletcher follows.
Kyle Fletcher vs. Serpentico (Zero Hour Pre-Show)
The bell rings and Fletcher lands a boot on Serpentico. He fires off right hands and stomps on him in the corner, but Serpentico lands a hurricanrana on him. Fletcher runs him over with a clothesline and yanks on Serpentico's mask. Fletcher then connects with a kick on Serpentico, then follows it up with a variation of a Tombstone and sits him on the top rope. He joins him up there and lands a turnbuckle Brainbuster for the win.
Winner: Kyle Fletcher
House of Black then makes their way down to the ring. Tomohiro Ishii and Kyle O'Reilly, Private Party, Roderick Strong and Gabe Kidd follow.
House of Black vs. Tomohiro Ishii and Kyle O'Reilly vs. Private Party vs. Roderick Strong and Gabe Kidd (w/ Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) (Zero Hour Pre-Show)
O'Reilly and Black begin the action. The bell rings and they go back and forth. Ishii and King tag in, and the two exchange forearms. King levels Ishii before Kidd tags in and fires off right hands on King. Quen tags in and lands a springboard kick on Strong, then fires off right hands on Kidd and catapults him into an enzuigiri to Kassidy.
The legal Kassidy delivers a crossbody to Kidd from the apron, then delivers a neckbreaker-double stomp combination to him with Quen and goes for a pin. Kidd kicks out, and O'Reilly tags in. Kidd clotheslines Kassidy out of the ring, then levels O'Reilly with a clothesline of his own and follows it up with a chop. Strong tags in and fires off chops on O'Reilly. Kidd becomes angered by Strong tagging himself in and gets in his face.
O'Reilly tags in Ishii, and Kidd and Strong look to level him with chops. Ishii stays standing and delivers a double clothesline to both before King tags in. Black lands a boot on Ishii, but Ishii levels him with a clothesline. O'Reilly and Ishii double team on King, then deliver a kick-elevated DDT combination to him.
Everyone then gets in the ring and begins brawling with one another. Kidd bites King, but King levels him and stares down Private Party. Private Party low bridge him onto the apron, then fly to level him and everyone else on the outside. They get King back in the ring, but Black levels Quen and Kassidy with The End. Kassidy rolls up King, but King kicks out and levels him with a clothesline. He then sends him crashing into the mat with a slam-piledriver combination for the win.
Winners: House of Black
Kris Statlander, Momo Wantanabe, and Stokely Hathaway then make their way down to the ring. Willow Nightingale and Tam Nakano follow.
Willow Nightingale and Tam Nakano vs. Kris Statlander and Momo Wantanabe (w/ Stokely Hathaway) (Zero Hour Pre-Show)
Statlander and Nakano begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Nakano fires off right hands on Statlander, then lands a kick on her and tags in Nightingale. Statlander quickly tags out to Watanabe, and Nightingale delivers a sliding clothesline to her. Nakano tags in, and fires off a series of forearms on Watanabe. Nakano then connects with a thrust kick on Nakano's head, but Statlander lands a back suplex on her as Hathaway distracts Nightingale and the referee. Watanabe pins Nakano, but Nakano kicks out.
Statlander tags in and delivers a delayed vertical suplex to Nakano. She then delivers a Fallaway Slam, but Nakano sends her crashing to the outside and looks to tag in Nightingale. Statlander pulls Nightingale off the apron, then sends Nakano crashing into the top turnbuckle face first and tags in Watanabe. Watanabe delivers a kick to Nakano's spine before Statlander tags back ini and wears her down with a submission. Nakano lands a roundhouse kick on Statlander's head, then tags in Nightingale.
Nightingale fires off right hands on Statlander, then connects with a boot. Watanabe tags in and Nightingale whips her into the corner. She wears her down and delivers a spinebuster, and Statlander tags in. She lands a discus lariat on Nightingale and pins her, but Nightingale kicks out. Nightingale lands a missile dropkick off the rope, then tags in Nakano. Nakano looks to land a crossbody on Statlander, but Statlander sees her coming and sets up for a rolling German suplex. Nakano avoids it, then lands a German suplex of her own. Nightingale and Watanabe tag in, and Watanabe sends Nightingale crashing into the mat. Statlander gets Nakano into an Electric Chair position as Watanabe ascends up the ropes, but Nakano levels Statlander with a German suplex and Nightingale gets Wantanabe up her shoulders before sending her crashing into the mat.
Wantanabe fires off a couple kicks on Nightingale, but Nightingale intercepts her with a shoulder pounce. She levels Statlander on the outside, but the legal Nakano delivers a German suplex to Wantanabe for the win.
Winners: Willow Nightingale and Tam Nakano
Mariah May, Toni Storm, and Luther then make their way down to the ring. Saraya and Harley Cameron follow.
Saraya (w/ Harley Cameron) vs. Mariah May (w/ Toni Storm and Luther) in a Quarterfinals Match for the Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament (Zero Hour Pre-Show)
The bell rings and May rolls up Saraya. Saraya kicks out, and May lands a boot on her. She whips her into the corner, then lands an uppercut on her and connects with a Sidewalk Slam. May then lands a single legged dropkick on Saraya and sits her on the top turnbuckle before landing a double chop and a reverse hurricanrana. She ascends to the top and connects with a missile dropkick, then goes for a pin. Saraya kicks out.
May looks to land a Hip Attack on Saraya in the corner, but Saraya sees her coming and delivers a jawbreaker to her off the top rope. The pair teeter on the top rope before Saraya sends May colliding with the ring post. Saraya sends May's face bouncing off the ring apron, then jams her boot into May in the corner as we see Hikaru Shida watching the action from backstage.
The pair fire off forearms on one another before May lands a Hip Attack on Saraya in the corner. Cameron hops up on the apron, but Storm pulls her off and lands a forearm on her. Saraya delivers a kick to May, then follows it up with a Fisherman's Neckbreaker and goes for a pin. May gets her hand on the bottom rope to break the fall. Saraya wears May down and sends her head bouncing off the mat, but May manages to execute a jackknife pin for the win.
Winner: Mariah May
After the match, Mina Shirakawa joins May and Storm on the ramp to celebrate May's win. Storm and Shirakawa get in one another's face, but May breaks things up.
Los Ingobernables de Japón then make their way down to the ring. Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, Mistico, Alex Abrahantes follow.
Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, and Mistico (w/ Alex Abrahantes) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japón (Zero Hour Pre-Show)
Fenix and Titán begin the action. The bell rings and Fenix lands a chop on Titán. Titán responds with one of his own, then lands a kick on Fenix's midsection. Fenix sends Titán crashing into the turnbuckles, then flies off the top to level him. Titán connects with a Tornado DDT on Fenix, but Fenix lands on his feet.
Penta and Tsuji tag in, and Penta lands his signature pose on Tsuji. He delivers a kick to his midsection, then connects with an enzuigiri on him in the corner and delivers a Bronco style kick. Tsuji sends Penta crashing into the mat, then lands a chop on him. Penta responds with a chop of his own, and the two go back and forth landing chops on one another. Tsuji lands a jumping knee on Penta before Mistico and Takahashi tag in.
Mistico lands an arm drag on Takahashi, then flies to level him on the outside as Penta and Fenix send Tsuji and Titán crashing into one another.
Mistico ascends to the top rope, then delivers a Swanton Bomb to Takahashi. Tsuji tags in and sends Mistico's face repeatedly bouncing off the turnbuckles. LIJ triple teams on Mistico, and Tsuji lands a splash on Mistico. The legal Titán lands a splash of his own on Mistico off the ropes, but Mistcico takes all three members of LIJ down and tags in Penta. Penta lands a Sling Blade on Titán, then lands a superkick on Titán. LIJ, Penta, Fenix, and Mistico then all begin brawling with one another before Titán lands a Tornado DDT and a kick on Fenix. Titán pins Fenix, but Fenix kicks out and lands a superkick on Titán. Mistico tags in and Fenix helps him land a Tornado DDT on everyone else on the outside. Mistico lands a springboard crossbody on Titán, then transitions into a Fujiwara Arm Bar on Titán. Titán taps out.
Winners: Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, and Mistico
We are live on the main show! Excalibur, Taz, and Nigel McGunniess greet audiences at home as Hechicero makes his way down to the ring. MJF follows.
MJF vs. Hechicero
The bell rings and Hechicero lands a boot on MJF's midsection. He looks to land a cross arm breaker on MJF, but MJF avoids it and offers his hand to Hechicero. Hechicero shakes it, but MJF responds with a boot to his midsection. Hechicero uses the referee as a shield, then dumps MJF to the outside.
MJF sends Hechicero crashing into the barricade twice, then sits him in a chair and lands a running knee on Hechicero. He dumps Hechicero back inside the ring, but Hechicero sends his arm bouncing off the top rope and stomps on it. He wears it down with an arm submission, then lands a Tornado on MJF. He follows it up with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and an elbow drop, then lands a jumping knee on him in the corner.
MJF lands a back body drop on Hechicero, then connects with a piledriver. Hechicero lands a dropkick on MJF, then looks to cinch in a cross arm breaker. MJF transitions into the Salt Of The Earth Arm Bar, but Hechicero avoids it by transitioning into a pinfall. MJF kicks out, and Hechicero locks in a cross arm breaker. MJF escapes by getting his foot on the bottom rope before he and Hechicero level one another with clotheslines.
MJF rains down right hands on Hechicero, then bites him and lands the Panama Sunrise. He follows it up with a Sheer Drop Brainbuster for the win.
Winner: MJF
The Elite then make their way down to the ring. Hiroshi Tanahashi and The Acclaimed follow.
Scissor Ace vs. The Elite
Caster and Okada begin the action. The bell rings and Okada clocks Tanahashi on the apron. Tanahashi tags in, but Okada tags out to Nicholas. Nicholas and Tanahashi lock up, and Tanahashi lands a springboard crossbody on Nicholas. Bowens tags in and locks up with Nicholas, then fires off a couple kicks on his face and follows it up with a snapmare. Bowens rolls up Nicholas, but Nicholas kicks out. Caster tags in and double teams on Nicholas with Bowens. Caster bodyslams Nicholas and an interfering Matthew, then holds them both in place with Tanahashi as Bowens delivers the Scissor Me Timbers.
Okada makes the blind tag in, and The Elite deliver a triple enzuigiri to Caster. Okada follows it up with a shoulderbreaker before Matthew tags in. Nicholas locks Caster in a Camel Clutch as Matthew runs the ropes several times, then tags in Okada. Okada delivers a running basement dropkick to Caster, then whips him into the corner. Nicholas tags in and sits Caster on the top rope, but Caster bites Nicholas and lands a crossbody on him off the middle rope.
Okada tags in and Caster lands a jawbreaker on him. Matthew tags in, and Caster lands a back body drop on him. Bowens tags in and double teams on The Young Bucks. He delivers a Famouser to Nicholas, then gets Matthew up on his shoulders and sends him crashing into the mat. He goes for a pin, but Nicholas breaks the fall. Caster goes after Matthew, then levels him as Bowens does the same thing to Matthew.
Okada and Tanahashi tag in, and Tanahashi lands a pair of strikes on Okada. He follows it up with a bodyslam and a senton off the ropes, then delivers a Dragon Screw to Okada's leg and locks in a Texas Cloverleaf. Nicholas breaks the fall, and Caster levels him. Tanahashi ascends to the top and delivers a splash to Okada. The Bucks land superkicks on Bowens and Caster, then land one each on Tanahashi.
Okada delivers an elbow drop off the ropes to Tanahashi, but Tanahashi rolls him up. Okada kicks out, then delivers a Dragon Screw to Nicholas and runs the ropes. Okada catches Tanahashi with a dropkick, then lands the Rainmaker for the win.
Winners: The Elite
After the match, Okada looks to continue beating down Tanahashi. Billy Gunn runs down to the ring to come to Tanahashi's aid.
Shingo Takagi then makes his way down to the ring. Bryan Danielson follows.
Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi in a Quarterfinals Match for the Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament
The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns wearing one another down with submission holds before Danielson wears down Takagi with a Bow and Arrow. Takagi lands a shoulder tackle on Danielson. He follows it up with an elbow drop and a senton and a dropkick that sends Takagi crashing out of the ring, then connects with a tope suicida. Takagi responds with a twisting neckbreaker to Danielson off the ring apron.
Takagi delivers a jumping knee to Danielson, then lands a series of strikes on him. Danielson lands a roundhouse kick on Takagi's head, and the two exchange chops and uppercuts with one another. Danielson delivers a low German suplex to Takagi, then lands a kick on him and ascends to the top. Takagi fires off chops on him and joins him up there, but Danielson trips him and rains down Hammer and Anvil Elbows on him. He then delivers a back suplex to him off the middle rope and goes for a pin, but Takagi kicks out.
Danielson connects with The Yes Kicks on Takagi, then looks to cinch in a cross arm breaker. Danielson blocks it and Danielson transitions into a Triangle. Takagi counters into a powerslam to escape, then delivers a lariat to Danielson in the corner and a superplex off the top. Takagi lands a sliding lariat on Danielson and goes for a pin, but Danielson kicks out. Takagi then lands a lariat on Danielson and connects with Made In Japan, then goes for a pin but Danielson kicks out once again.
Takagi rains down more Hammer and Anvil Elbows on Danielson, but Danielson cinches in a Fujiwara Arm Bar on Takagi. He looks to transition into the LeBell Lock, but Takagi avoids it. Takagi gets Danielson up on his shoulders, but Danielson escapes and lands a kick on Takagi. Danielson then connects with a suplex on Takagi and follows it up with the Busaiku Knee, then goes for a pin. Takagi kicks out.
Danielson fires off stomps on Takagi and locks in a Triangle on Danielson. Takagi makes his way up to his feet, but Danielson transitions into a Fujiwara Arm Bar. Takagi fades.
Winner: Bryan Danielson
After the match, Danielson pays his respects to Takagi.
Mina Shirakawa then makes her way down to the ring. Toni Storm, Luther, and Mariah May follow.
Toni Storm (w/ Luther) (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa for the AEW Women's World Championship (w/ Mariah May at Ringside)
Before the match, May gives Storm and Shirakawa a bunch of flowers each. The bell rings and the two lock up. Storm fires off right hands on Shirakawa, then levels her and lands an overhand double chop on her. Shirakawa then delivers a baseball dropkick to Storm, then drives her knees into the mat and cinches in a Figure Four Leg Lock on her using the ring post.
Shirakawa drives Storm's knee onto the floor, then gets her back in the ring and uses the ring rope to wear down her knee further. She then lands a dropkick on her knee, then connects with a suplex and lands a Hip Attack that sends her crashing out of the ring. She looks to land a second one on Shirakawa, but Shirakawa moves out of the way and Storm collides with the ring post.
Shirakawa delivers a crossbody to Storm on the outside off the ropes before she trips her in the ring with a kick and gets her up in an Electric Chair position. She sends her crashing into the mat and cinches into a Figure Four Leg Lock. Storm reverses the submission hold, but Shirakawa reverses it once again.
Storm and Shirakawa exchange forearms with one another, but Shirakawa connects with a rolling elbow on Storm and ascends to the top. Storm joins her up there and the two exchange strikes before Shirakawa lands a diving DDT on Storm and lands a second DDT. She goes for a pin, but Storm kicks out. Storm delivers a German suplex to Shirakawa, then connects with a Hip Attack on her in the corner. Shirakawa pins Storm, but Storm kicks out and lands a boot on Shirakawa. Shirakawa lands a back fist and a rolling elbow, then lands a Falcon Arrow and goes for a pin. Storm kicks out.
Shirakawa lands a roundhouse kick on Storm, but Storm rolls her up. Shirakawa kicks out and Storm lands a German suplex on her, then delivers Storm Zero for the win.
Winner (and still): Toni Storm
After the match, May joins Storm in the ring as she still looks torn up about what just happened. Storm helps up Shirakawa, but Shirakawa pulls away from her. She offers her hand to Storm, and Storm shakes it. Storm and Shirakawa then hug one another and both kiss May.
Zack Sabre Jr. then makes his way down to the ring. Orange Cassidy follows.
Orange Cassidy vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
The bell wins and the two lock up. They take turns locking one another in submission holds before Cassidy lands an arm drag on Sabre Jr. from the apron. Cassidy and Sabre Jr. then take turns rolling up one another, but Sabre Jr. delivers a neck crank to Cassidy and follows it up with an uppercut. He locks in a Boston Crab, then transitions into another submission.
Sabre Jr. mocks Cassidy by landing his signature kicks on him, then connects with a second neck crank. Cassidy responds with a Dragon Screw on Sabre Jr., then lands a tope suicida and delivers two more Dragon Screws. He gets Sabre Jr. back inside the ring and lands a fourth Dragon Screw, then looks to land Stun Dog Millionaire. Sabre Jr. avoids it and Cassidy sends him crashing into the mat.
Cassidy delivers a diving DDT to Sabre Jr. and goes for a pin, but Sabre Jr. kicks out. Sabre Jr. delivers a boot to Cassidy's forearm, then begins wearing down his wrist. Sabre Jr. locks in an Arm Bar, but Cassidy fires off strikes on Sabre Jr.'s knee and locks in a Texas Cloverleaf. Sabre Jr. escapes and continues wearing down Cassidy's wrist.
Cassidy lands Beach Break on Sabre Jr. and goes for a pin, but Sabre Jr. kicks out. Cassidy lands an Orange Punch, but Sabre Jr. comes back and levels Cassidy. Cassidy and Sabre Jr. then take turns pinning one another, and Sabre Jr. locks in a full body submission on Cassidy. Cassidy taps out.
Winner: Zack Sabre Jr.
After the match, Sabre Jr. hands his sunglasses to Cassidy as a sign of respect.
HOOK, Samoa Joe, and Katsuyori Shibata then make their way down to the ring. Chris Jericho, Big Bill, and Jeff Cobb follow.
Chris Jericho, Big Bill and Jeff Cobb vs. HOOK, Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata
Bill and Shibata begin the action. The bell rings and Shibata fires off forearms on Bill. Bill intercepts him with an open palm strike and a boot, then lands a Brainbuster and tags in Jericho. Shibata fires off several chops on Jericho, then tags in HOOK. HOOK rains down right hands on Jericho, then sends him crashing into the top turnbuckle.
Cobb and Joe tag in, and Joe runs Cobb over with a shoulder tackle. He fires off right hands on Cobb, then whips him into the corner and lands an enzuigiri. He fires off more right hands on him, but Cobb sends him crashing into the mat with a chokeslam and tags in Bill. Bill rains down right hands on Joe, then tags in Jericho. Cobb tags in, and Jericho holds Joe in place as Cobb fires off a few strikes on him. HOOK tags in and dumps Bill out of the ring, but Bryan Keith distracts him and Cobb takes advantage. He lands a chop on HOOK, then tags in Jericho.
Jericho jams his knee into HOOK's neck and Bill fires off right hands on him from the apron as the referee is distracted. Bill tags back in and lands a bodyslam on HOOK, then lands a pair of elbow drops on him and tags in Cobb. Cobb lands a standing moonsault, but Shibata tags in and fires off chops on Cobb. Cobb lands a Fallaway Slam on Shibata, then tags in Jericho. Jericho looks to land a Lionsault, but Shibata gets his knees up as Bill sends Joe crashing into the barricade. HOOK flies off the top to level Joe.
Jericho locks in the Walls of Jericho on Shibata, but HOOK tags in and double teams on Jericho with Joe. Bill and Cobb take down Joe and HOOK, but Shibata levels Bill. Cobb takes out Shibata, and HOOK lands a T-Bone suplex on Cobb. Jericho lands a Codebreaker on HOOK, but HOOK locks in Redrum on Jericho as Shibata and Joe lock in Sleepers on Bill and Cobb. Jericho rolls up HOOK, but HOOK escapes and lands the Judas Effect on Jericho for the win.
Winners: HOOK, Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata
Mark Briscoe makes his way down to the ring. Jack Perry, El Phantasmo, Lio Rush, Konosuke Takeshita, and Dante Martin follow.
Jack Perry vs. El Phantasmo vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Lio Rush vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Dante Martin in a Six Man Ladder Match for the TNT Championship
The bell rings and Takeshita levels Perry with a headbutt. Everyone else then goes after Takeshita and lands strikes on him in the corner, then each grab a ladder. ELP, Briscoe, Martin, and Rush then all grab ladders and hit each other with them. ELP and Martin brawl on the outside as Briscoe and Rush do the same. Rush uses a chair to fly, but Briscoe intercepts him.
Briscoe grabs a table from under the ring and sets up one leg of it. Perry sets up a ladder in the ring and climbs it, but Rush pulls him down and ascends up it. Perry lands a stomp on Rush in the corner, then sets up a ladder in the opposite corner. Rush sends Perry crashing into the ladder, then lands a kick on him and levels Briscoe with a second ladder. ELP gets Rush on his shoulders and sends him crashing through a ladder. Martin ascends up a ladder, but ELP intercepts him and gets him up on his shoulders. Martin escapes and lands a jumping knee.
Takeshita lands a Brainbuster on the side of a ladder, and Briscoe tosses a ladder on Rush. He sets Takeshita up on the table on the outside, then places a ladder on top of him and grabs a chair. He then flies to send Takeshita crashing through the table. Perry ascends up a ladder looking to grab the TNT Championship, but Rush pulls him down. Perry then sets up a ladder between the corner and the one set up into the ring. ELP meets Perry up on top of the ladder that's set up and sends Perry crashing off it. Martin jumps over Perry to join ELP on top of the ladder, but Perry sends both men crashing off the ladder.
Perry grabs another table from under the ring and sets it up on the outside. He looks to send Rush through it, but Rush escapes. Martin lands a dropkick on Perry, then sets Perry up the table and fires off right hands on him. Briscoe ascends to the top of a ladder, then delivers a splash to Perry on the table. Martin sets up a ladder and climbs it, but Rush joins him up there. The pair look to grab the TNT Championship, but Takeshita pulls down Martin and connects with a powerbomb.
Takeshita powerbombs Rush on top of a ladder, then climbs up one that's already set up. ELP lands a pair of superkicks on Takeshita, but Takeshita rocks him with a knee and lands the Blue Thunder Bomb on him through a pair of tables set up on the outside. Takeshita ascends up the ladder, but Briscoe cracks a chair across his spine to stop him. He sets up a ladder in the corner, then sends Takeshita crashing through it. Briscoe ascends up the ladder, but Perry uses a second ladder to send Briscoe crashing off it. He then cracks a chair repeatedly across Briscoe's spine, then climbs the ladder to grab the TNT Championship.
Winner (and new): Jack Perry
Stephanie Vaquer makes her way down to the ring. Mercedes Mone follows.
Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Stephanie Vaquer (c) for the TBS Championship and NJPW STRONG Women's Championship in a Winner Takes All Match
Vaquer lands a headbutt on Mone. The bell rings and Mone lands a Monkey Flip on Vaquer. She fires off right hands on her, then sends her crashing into the corner and lands a double arm drag on her. Vaquer delivers an arm drag to Mone off the top rope, but Mone responds with one of her own and delivers a tijeras to Vaquer on the outside under the bottom rope. She gets Vaquer back in the ring and delivers a meteora off the bottom rope, then looks to land a Tornado DDT on Vaquer on the outside off the ring apron.
Vaquer intercepts Mone, then delivers Sole Food on her through the ropes and lands a knee off the turnbuckle. She lands a crossbody off the top rope to level Mone on the outside, then gets her back inside the ring and fires off boots on her. She goes for a pin, but Mone kicks out.
Mone lands a boot on Vaquer, then connects with a suplex. Vaquer locks in a full body submission on Mone, then sends her head repeatedly crashing into the mat. Vaquer looks to fly off the ropes, but Mone sees her coming. She then lands a Tornado DDT on Vaquer, but Vaquer connects with a leg drop on Mone. She looks to land a second one, but Mone avoids it.
Vaquer intercepts Mone with a neckbreaker, and both women then kip up. They fire off forearms on one another before Vaquer rolls up Mone. Mone kicks out, and Vaquer transitions into a crossface. Mone locks in one of her own, but Vaquer then catches Mone with a gutbuster. Mone lands a pair of backstabbers and ascends to the top rope, then looks to fly. Vaquer gets her feet up and lands a pair of double knees on her in the corner. She goes for a pin, but Mone kicks out.
Mone locks in a crossface on Vaquer, but Vaquer escapes with a jackknife pin. Mone escapes and lands the Mone Maker, then locks in a crossface on Vaquer. Vaquer taps out.
Winner (and still TBS Champion/new NJPW STRONG Women's Champion): Mercedes Mone
After the match, Britt Baker's music hits and she makes her way down to the ring to put Mone on notice.
Jim Ross joins the commentary desk as Tetsuya Naito makes his way down to the ring Jon Moxley follows.
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
The bell rings and the two waste no time firing off forearm strikes on one another. Moxley delivers a series of stomps to Naito in the corner, but Naito catches him with a boot. Moxley sends Naito's leg bouncing off the ring post, then thumbs his eye and sends the same leg of Naito's bouncing off the ring post once again.
Moxley sends Naito crashing on top of the announce desk, then rains down right hands on him. He locks in a Half Boston Crab on Naito back inside the ring, then transitions into a crossface. Naito makes his way over to the bottom rope to break the hold, then connects with a piledriver on him and goes for a pin. Naito kicks out and Moxley rains down right hands on him. He connects with a suplex on Naito and goes for a pin, but Naito kicks out.
Moxley sits Naito on the top rope and rakes his back. Naito pushes Moxley off the top rope, then sends him crashing between the commentary desk and the barricade near the timekeeper's area. The pair get back in the ring, and Naito lands a kick on Moxley. He connects with a neckbreaker on him, then goes for a pin. Moxley kicks out and sends Naito crashing into the mat.
Naito rolls up Moxley, but Moxley kicks out. Moxley powerbombs Naito off the middle rope. Naito lands a Tornado DDT on Moxley, then uses the ropes to level Moxley. Moxley locks in a sleeper on Naito, but Naito sends Moxley crashing into the corner face first. Moxley connects with a double underhook on Naito, and the two exchange strikes with one another.
Moxley runs over Naito with a clothesline, then connects with Death Rider and goes for a pin. Naito kicks out, and Moxley gets in the referee's face. Moxley then grabs a chair and sets it up, then looks to land Death Rider on Naito through it, but before he can, the referee grabs the chair. Moxley lands a boot on Naito's head, but Naito sends Moxley crashing into the mat and lands a Sliced Bread on him for the win.
Winner (and new): Tetsuya Naito
Will Ospreay then makes his way down to the ring. Swerve Strickland and Prince Nana follow.
Swerve Strickland (w/ Prince Nana) (c) vs. Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship
The bell rings and the two lock up. They exchange forearm strikes and kicks with one another before Ospreay fires off chops on Strickland in the corner. Strickland and Ospreay look to land boots on one another, but both intercept the other's boot. Ospreay then delivers a crossbody over the top rope to level Strickland on the outside, then connects with a chop and a forearm. He fires off right hands on Strickland through the bottom rope, then lands a running kick on him.
Strickland and Ospreay get back inside the ring, and Ospreay ascends to the top. Strickland trips him and flies to level him, then he lands a series of neckbreakers on him (the last of which being through the middle rope). Strickland and Ospreay end up back on the outside and Ospreay looks to fly off the barricade. Strickland catches him, then looks to send him crashing into the barricade. Ospreay catches Strickland with a hurricanrana.
The pair get back inside the ring, and Ospreay takes down Strickland. Strickland connects with a backbreaker on Ospreay before he sends him crashing into the mat and looks to lock in a cross arm breaker. Ospreay blocks it and makes his way over to the bottom rope to force Strickland to relinquish the hold.
Strickland fires off kicks on Ospreay, and the two exchange forearms. Ospreay then lands a Styles Clash on Strickland and goes for a pin, but Strickland kicks out. We see Daniel Garcia watching the action from the crowd as Strickland lands a knee on Ospreay. Strickland then delivers a T-Bone suplex on Ospreay off the top and goes for a pin, but Ospreay kicks out.
Ospreay looks to land the Os-Cutter on Strickland, but Strickland sees him coming and ascends to the top. He lands a Swerve Stomp on Ospreay that sends him crashing into the announce desk, then connects with a piledriver on him on top of the barricade. He gets Ospreay back in the ring and sends him crashing into the mat, then goes for a pin. Ospreay kicks out.
Strickland ascends to the top, but Ospreay trips him and joins him up there. He lands an Os-Cutter off the top, then lands a second one and goes for a pin. Strickland kicks out and Ospreay connects with Hidden Blade. Strickland avoids it and Ospreay looks to land another Os-Cutter, but Strickland sees him coming. Ospreay then manages to land another Os-Cutter and Stormbreaker before he goes for a pin.
Strickland kicks out as we see MJF watch the action from backstage. Ospreay looks to land Stormbreaker once again, but Strickland avoids it. Strickland then lands Hidden Blade and loos to land the Swerve Stomp, but Ospreay avoids it and looks to land Hidden Blade. Ospreay accidentally collides with the referee, and Strickland lands a poisonrana on Ospreay. Ospreay responds with a Hidden Blade and pins Strickland, but there's no referee to count the fall.
Don Callis appears at ringside and hands his client a screwdriver. Ospreay takes it, but Nana clocks Callis. Ospreay looks to use the screwdriver on Nana, but reconsiders it and throws it away. When he slides back in the ring, Strickland is waiting with House Call. He follows it up with Swerve Stomp as another referee shows up. Strickland goes for a pin, but Ospreay kicks out. Strickland then lands a second House Call and goes for a pin, but Ospreay manages to kick out. Strickland then lands a third House Call and the JML Driver for the win.
Winner (and still): Swerve Strickland
After the match, Strickland shows his respect to Ospreay as Kyle Fletcher appears at ringside. Fletcher hugs Ospreay, and Strickland celebrates another successful defense of the AEW World Championship as the show goes off the air.