AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2026 Live Updates, Results and Highlights

Forbidden Door was a night full of great matches, but Ospreay and Strickland gave us the best of the night in the main event. The Death Riders hoisted Ospreay onto their shoulders to celebrate his big moment as the show closed.

Both men were a bloody mess and left puddles of it in and around the ring. Ospreay cleared off an announce table and set up a set of steel steps next to it.

He dropped Strickland with a Styles Clash on the announce table. He hit an Oscutter when they got back to the ring, but Swerve kicked out at two.

He hit another Hidden Blade, but it still wasn't enough. Swerve was able to recover and hit a Swerve Stomp to the back of his neck.

Both men were taking each other's best shots and surviving, but you could tell they were winding down to the conclusion. Both men took a moment to take off their gloves and back to the corners.

They charged at each other and Ospreay got the upper hand. He hit the Stormbreaker for a near-fall. Strickland hit a low blow while the ref had his back turned, followed by a vertabreaker for his own near-fall.

The Death Riders arrived at ringside to cheer on Billy Goat. Swerve hit a House Call, but Ospreay didn't go down. Ospreay hit the Tiger Driver 97 to finally put Swerve away and win the Owen.

WINNER: WILL OSPREAY

Ospreay tried something at ringside, but Swerve countered it and powerbombed him into the apron.

Ospreay was a bloody mess after being sent into the ring steps. Strickland was dominating until Ospreay hit a desperate Spanish Fly out of nowhere.

Swerve completely shrugged off a Hidden Blade and leveled Ospreay with his own back elbow to knock him on his butt.

Billy Goat got Strickland onto the top rope, but he had trouble climbing up to join him. Once they were up there, Swerve tried to hit a powerbomb, but Ospreay turned it into a hurricanrana. He came close to winning with the kick that followed.

As soon as the ref called for the bell, both men were throwing hands. They didn't waste time with lockups and headlocks. It seemed like they were on equal ground, so neither of them could get a clear advantage.

Swerve chose to leave the ring and regroup for a moment. When he came back in, Billy Goat took control and sent him back out with a dropkick.

Once Swerve gained the upper hand, he slowed the pace down a bit and started punishing Ospreay's neck, which he has still been favoring.

Will popped up to his feet out of nowhere and hit a jumping kick. He followed that up with his signature handspring kick before heading to the top rope for a diving forearm.

Will Ospreay came out first to battle Swerve Strickland in the finals of the men's Owen Hart Tournament.

Despite his issues with MJF, Andrade kept going after the other team. We got to the point that everyone was so bloody and beat up that only a couple of people were fighting at a time, while everyone else took breaks.

Knight was the first man to climb to the top of the cage, but Allin wasn't far behind. We knew something big was about to happen, but nobody expected the bag Knight grabbed to explode in his face and send him crashing through some tables at ringside.

Andrade ended up turning on MJF and knocked him out cold while flipping him off. Doyle got in his face, so Andrade kicked him below the belt. He took off his shirt to reveal another that said "F--k Don, F--k MJF."

Briscoe hit Doyle with the Jay Driller to get the win and earn a title shot against MJF at All In.

WINNERS: TEAM BRISCOE

MJF ended up sending Allin crashing face-first into a pile of tacks. MJF grabbed a broom and swept out the tacks so nobody else could use them against him, but Orange Cassidy used the broom to hit him below the belt.

OC found a bag of orange slices and passed them out to his team. Several wrestlers were bleeding already.

Okada and Takeshita had a big standoff by themselves in the middle of the ring. They traded forearm strikes. Fletcher tried to get involved, but he ended up kicking Okada by mistake.

Various feuds were addressed throughout the match. Allin and Knight fought, MJF and Briscoe kept going after each other, and Okada and Takeshita never missed a chance to take a shot at each other.

Lio Rush ended up appearing from under the ring. He scared the life out of MJF and bit Okada's fingers. Rush told MJF that he wants his diamond ring, and it looked like MJF was considering it until Okada hit him with the Rainmaker.

Knight and MJF zipped Rush into a big bag while Briscoe retrieved a ladder and started using it to take out everyone.

As soon as the bell rang, all hell broke loose. There was never going to be any semblance of control in this bout, so the ref is just there to count pins or submissions at the end.

The first major use of the cage saw Jake Doyle powerbomb Darby Allin into one of the curved walls. It didn't take long for people to go under the ring and start grabbing weapons and tables.

Team MJF seemed to have the upper hand after the first couple of minutes. MJF and Andrade ended up in a shoving match until the rest of their team broke it up.

There was no easy way to follow the action here. There was so much going on in and out of the ring that you could look in any direction and see something fun.

MJF was the first man to make his entrance for the 12-man steel cage match against Mark Briscoe's team. This match is going to be pure chaos.

Maya hit a huge moonsault from the middle rope to the floor, and then when she got Mercedes back in the ring, she hit another one for a close two-count.

She used Mercedes' own hold against her and locked in the Statement Maker. Mercedes was able to reverse the hold, but Maya turned it into a pin for a near-fall.

Mone hit a backstabber before locking her back in the hold for the win. This was an outstanding final to the tournament.

WINNER: MERCEDES MONE

Maya began making a comeback and had The CEO reeling. She hit a nice double stomp that had Mercedes

Mercedes regained control and hit the Three Amigos. Maya was able to recover and hit a few good moves, but Mercedes was able to keep herself in the fight.

The CEO regained control but looked frustrated when she was unable to finish the match. Maya was struggling to recover while Mone contemplated what to do. She went for her finisher, but Maya was able to kick out, shocking Mone.

The finals of the women's bracket of the Owen Hart Tournament took place next, with Mercedes and Maya fighting for the cup and the right to challenge Thekla at All In.

They started with a nice exchange of takedowns and counters. Maya had the upper hand and taunted her former idol a bit. She countered a headscissor takeover from Mercedes and danced at her to mock her.

Maya tried to bridge to avoid a clothesline, but she fell. She got right back up, but Mone took her back down in an attempt to lock in the Statement Maker. Mercedes looked almost offended that Maya broke out right away.

Mercedes tried to hit a running double knee, but Maya caught her and hit a vertical suplex for a quick two-count. Mercedes ended up taking her down on the apron with a meteora, and then she hit a second one from the apron to the floor.

The CEO started dominating her opponent, but Maya kept kicking out every time.

White handed Cope and Cage their tag belts before heading to the stage to reunite with his friends in a big group hug.

Finlay and Connors kept focusing on the injured arm of Cage while they kept him away from Copeland. The former TNT champion fought back and tried to crawl his way to a tag, but Connors yanked Copeland off the apron to prevent it.

Cope took out both Dogs and rolled Christian back into the ring. Cage finally made the hot tag and The Rated-R Superstar started going wild.

With Cage unable to help, The Dogs became too much for Cope to handle. They hit a combination chop block and spear that almost ended the match.

Cage recovered and Cope ended up propelling Finlay into the air so he could hit a spear. Connors broke up the pin by shoving Cage into the ref, causing him to go down.

Connors and Cope both lined up and went for Spears, taking each other out in the process. In a shocking moment, The Bang Bang Gang showed up on the stage. The lights dropped, and Jay White appeared in the ring to hit his finisher on Connors.

He told Copeland to finish the job, and he nailed him with a Spear to get the win.

WINNERS: CAGE AND COPE

The men's tag titles were on the line when Christian Cage and Adam Copeland faced David Finlay and Clark Connors. The crowd sang along to Cope's music and chanted "Who's your daddy?" at Christian when he came out.

Clark and Christian started for their teams. They locked up but were evenly matched, so they quickly broke to try again. Connors tried a cheap shot in the corner, but Cage ducked it and flipped him off.

Both men tagged out at the same time so Finlay and Cope could take over. The veteran controlled the pace against his younger opponent. The champions seemed to have things in hand and used some double-team offense to take out both opponents.

Cage ended up colliding with the ring post, which seemed to aggravate his injured wrist. From that point forward, The Dogs were in the driver's seat.

Thekla was joined in the ring by Skye Blue and Julia Hart. She ripped SLK's mask off and taunted the president of STARDOM with it as the ref helped SLK cover up.

SLK started to gain some momentum and hit a standing moonsault for a near-fall. She started focusing on Thekla's knee to wear her down for a stretch muffler submission.

The champion was taken off the top turnbuckle with an arm drag. Starlight Kid tried to climb up, but Thekla met her on the top rope and hit a spider suplex.

SLK hit a huge slam on the apron that spiked Thekla's hard. She tried a modified fisherman's suplex but only got a two-count. Thekla avoided a moonsault from the top rope and hit a huge Spear.

She attempted a Stomp, but Starlight Kid avoided it and hit a dropkick to the back. They both got back to their feet and started exchanging punches.

The champ climbed to the top rope and hit a crossbody, but she still couldn't get the pin. She did her spider walk before lining up for a Spear. SLK countered with a dropkick to the knee before going for the stretch muffler submission.

Thekla fought hard to make it to the bottom rope to force a break. SLK hit a huge moonsault that saw her knees land on Thekla, but it wasn't enough. She hit two stomps to finally get the win.

WINNER: THEKLA

The Toxic Spider hit a Spear for another two-count and couldn't believe it wasn't the end.

The feud between Thekla and STARDOM was highlighted in the next match when the women's champion put her belt on the line against Starlight Kid. We interviewed Thekla this week ahead of the PPV, so make sure to check that out.

Two women with flaming swords did a performance as part of Thekla's entrance for this match. The head of STARDOM looked nervous at ringside after his run-in with Thekla recently.

SLK sent The Toxic Spider out of the ring with a dropkick to start the action. Thekla took a quick breather and tried to play some mind games. She took the challenger down and ripped at her mask, but she wasn't able to do much.

Starlight Kid fought back and grounded her for a flurry of strikes. Thekla tried to taunt her by sitting on the ropes and waving, but SLK nailed her with a running kick to send her crashing to the floor.

The Toxic Spider pulled her out of the ring and began to control the pace by throwing her into the barricade. She had a moment at ringside with the Stardom boss, but SLK saved him from being punched.

While Thekla may have had control for a while, it never felt like Starlight Kid was out of the match because she kept trying to fight back in different ways.

Both men dished out some of their biggest shots, but it all came down to Umino hitting the Paradigm Shift.

The champion retained, but he looked like he had been through a war.

WINNER: SHOTA UMINO

After the match, Moxley came out to confront his former protege. Before anything could happen, Hiroshi Tanahashi's music hit and he made his way to the ring.

The Death Riders left the ring while Tana snapped the belt around Umino's waist.

Umino grabbed a table form under the ring and set it up at ringside. Walker Stewart pointed out on commentary how this match is contested under NJPW rules, which means there is a 20-count instead of 10.

Pac started to recover and they ended up on the top rope where he hit a huge belly-to-belly suplex that almost got him the win.

Umino tried trading shots with him, but Pac hit harder and took him off his feet with a huge forearm. He got back to his feet and they started trading strikes again, but this time, Umino brought more of a fight.

Pac ended up sending Umino crashing through the table he had set up next to the ring with a throw over the top rope. The spot looked brutal, but also well executed.

The Bastard followed with a 450 splash for a two-count. He immediately transitioned into the Brutalizer, but the champion didn't want to tap. He reached the bottom rope with his foot to force a break.

Shota got back to his feet and hit a brutal headbutt and a running knee to the face for a close two-count.

Pac challenged Umino for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship in the next match.

Pac immediately took control by rushing Umino after the bell and hitting a kick that sent him into the corner. He took the champ out of the ring and whipped him into the barricade.

The Bastard stayed aggressive and kept Umino grounded in a headlock for a bit, but Shota got back to his feet and showed Pac he wasn't intimidated.

He hit a textbook fisherman's suplex for a two-count. He brought Pac out of the ring with a DDT on the apron that seemed to take a lot out of the challenger.

He brought The Bastard back in and hit a powerbomb for another near-fall.

Moxley showed Bandido some respect after the match and shook his hand.

Bandido hit his patented one-armed press slam before heading to the top rope. He went for a frog splash, but Mox got his knees up to block.

Moxley avoided the 21 Plex and hit the Death Rider, but he only got a two-count. Bandido pulled his mask up for a moment to bite Moxley's head before hitting him with a moonsault slam from the top rope.

Mox managed to avoid the 21 Plex again and locked in the Bulldog Choke. Bandido almost escaped, but he eventually passed out, making Mox the victor.

WINNER: JON MOXLEY

Mox hit the ROH champion with a pair of boots to the chest to take control. He brought Bandido out of the ring and drilled him with a piledriver onto the steel steps. He got back in the ring and allowed Aubrey Edwards to check on him.

Bandido was bleeding from behind his mask, and Mox tried to make it worse by biting his head and ripping at his mask. He almost ripped his whole mask off and the crowd started booing.

Mox looked confident and started toying with his opponent. He talked some trash and taunted the crowd as Bandido struggled to recover. Bandido tried to hit a chop, and Mox almost looked insulted by it.

He mounted Bandido in the corner for some punches, but the challenger turned it into a powerbomb. He started building momentum with a flurry of takedowns and strikes.

The Continental Championship was up for grabs when Moxley battled Bandido, who was looking to add a second belt to his collection.

They locked up and Mox took the ROH champion down, but he was quick to get back to his feet and continue the grappling. Bandido flipped Moxley off when they came to a stalemate, and then he played to the crowd a bit.

Mox brushed off a shoulder tackle and showed some quickness with a somersault over Bandido. They stood in the middle of the ring and exchanged chops to see who would relent first.

Moxley ended up sending Bandido out of the ring and hit a suicide dive to take the high-flyer down. Bandido rolled back into the ring and returned the favor with a dive to take down the champion.

Both men got back to their feet and started trading strikes. Kenny's arm was too injured to lift Sabre up, but he was able to hit a clothesline.

He lined up and hit a V-Trigger before bringing ZSJ to the top rope. Sabre put him in a sleeper, so Omega dropped him onto his back. Both men took some damage from the fall.

Omega was the first to recover. He nailed Sabre with a knee strike, but ZSJ caught the second one. They went back and forth trading shots as the crowd chanted, "This is awesome."

Sabre had Kenny in a triangle choke, but Omega lifted him up and dropped him to break the hold. He picked him back up and hit the One Winged Angle for the win.

WINNER: KENNY OMEGA

Sabre was firmly in control when they took the fight back inside the ring. Omega was favoring his arm, so ZSJ targeted it with his attacks.

The Cleaner hit a running boot to the face to regain some momentum. He sent Sabre back out of the ring and hit a running dive over the top rope to take him down.

Kenny hit a nice neckbreaker, but he was also selling all of the damage he had taken, so he didn't immediately follow up, and that gave Sabre the chance to recover and go after his arm again.

Omega hit a snapdragon suplex to give himself a little breathing room. Both men took a few moments to get back up. Omega showed off some of his technical skills and almost had ZSJ in an armbar, but the technical wizard knew exactly how to counter.

Omega barely escaped an armbar, but Sabre was right back on his arm.

One of the most anticipated matches on the card was up next when Omega took on ZSJ in their first singles bout in eight years.

They started with a lockup that led to a series of counters and reversals. Neither man could get the advantage, so they broke and reset. They locked fingers for a test of strength. ZSJ nailed an uppercut to take control.

He ran into a boot in the corner before Omega hit a hurricanrana to send him out of the ring. Omega followed with a slingshot crossbody to the floor.

Sabre started using some of his unique submission offense to go after Omega's fingers. They traded some strikes and Kenny slammed Zack's head into the announce table a few times.

He hit a double stomp to Sabre while he was under the cover for the announce table. ZSJ applied the octopus lock on top of the table, and they ended up losing their balance and falling to the floor.

Titan and Shingo started to control the pace, but it didn't last very long before Mistico came in and took out both men with some aerial offense.

Nobody could maintain a position of dominance for too long because one of the other competitors would stop their momentum. This led to a lot of multi-man spots and big moments, especially from the masked men in the match.

This was a very exciting match that featured some fun action. All three teams contributed, but it felt like Mistico and Dorada were responsible for most of the best moments.

Dorada's shooting star press onto everyone at ringside was an especially memorable moment.

The final few sequences featured all six men pulling out some of their biggest moves as the crowd got on its feet to applaud their efforts.

After a few close calls, The Bucks got the win by pinning Titan. This was tons of fun from start to finish.

WINNERS: THE YOUNG BUCKS

This match saw teams from AEW, CMLL and NJPW compete, but no titles were on the line, so it was simply a fight for pride. Mistico and Titan started the match with a quick handshake to show respect before Titan nailed a dropkick to take control.

The masked men had a fast-paced exchange that showed off their speed and agility. Nick Jackson and Mascara Dorada tagged in to take over. They had an equally fast-paced sequence that came to a stalemate.

Matt tagged in for a quick double-team. They had Dorada reeling after a few signature moves, but the high-flyer turned the tables and took control. Shingo Takagi tagged himself in to square off with Dorada.

The Forbidden Door PPV has officially begun, and we are starting with The Young Bucks vs. Unbound Co. vs. El Sky Team.

The women's tag titles were on the line when Megan Bayne and Lena Kross took on Thunder Rosa and CMLL's Olympia. Kross and Bayne had a unique entrance that included a quick pre-match speech from the big screen on the stage.

Rosa and Kross started for their teams. They had a brief exchange before both women made the tag and all four squared off together. Rosa and Olympia sent the champs out of the ring so Rosa could take them both down with a tornillo from the top rope. Olympia followed with a springboard dive of her own.

Bayne and Kross gained control once they got back in the ring. They isolated Rosa in their corner for a while. Olympia got the hot tag and took it to both opponents.

She hit a nice moonsault off of Kross onto Bayne. This ended up being the most competitive match Bayne and Kross have had since winning the titles. All four women brought their A-game to this one.

Bayne hit a hurricanrana from the top rope to kickstart the final sequence. Olympia had Bayne up for a press slam to show off her power, and Rosa followed with a double foot stomp, but Kross broke up the pin.

It looked like we might see a title change, but in the end, Kross got the pin to retain the belts.

WINNERS: DIVINE DOMINION

Skye Blue took on Maika in a Survival of the Fittest qualifying match. The winner will fight for the TBS title on Wednesday. Julia Hart was sent to the back before the match began to keep things fair.

They started by trading strikes. Blue looked like she was going to take control, but Maika turned things in her favor.

Skye sent her opponent out of the ring and hit a running kick on the apron to take her down. She attempted a hurricanrana, but Maika caught her and powerbombed her onto the apron in a brutal spot.

Blue faked an arm injury to sucker Maika into an attack. The crowd began chanting for the Stardom star as she made a comeback.

Maika hit a superplex from the middle rope, but it wasn't enough to get the win. Skye was able to regain control and hit a nice powerbomb, but she couldn't get the win either.

This was a solid, competitive match that gave Maika a nice introduction to the AEW audience. She ended up getting the win to advance to this Wednesday's title bout.

WINNER: MAIKA

The first match on the Buy-In saw The Death Riders' Daniel Garcia take on Unbound Co.'s Drilla Moloney.

Moloney had the size and power advantage, but Garcia didn't look intimidated. He took the fight to his opponent and had control until Drilla sent him out of the ring with a couple of big strikes.

Drilla chopped Garcia so hard that he fell backwards over the barricade into the crowd. Marina Shafir gave him a mean look, but he just smiled at her. The momentary distraction allowed Garcia to hit a dragon screw when he tried to get into the ring.

Shafir interfered while the ref was distracted. Garcia had the upper hand for a long time and focused most of his offense on Drilla's leg. Moloney tried to make a comeback, but he eventually found himself in the Dragontamer.

Drilla used the ropes to escape and almost hit his finisher, but Marina saved Garcia. She cheered him on as Garcia regained control, but Drilla caught him and hit his finisher out of nowhere for the win.

WINNER: DRILLA MOLONEY

It looks like AEW is going to be using a circular steel cage for the match tonight.

The Buy-In has officially started on all platforms. The show opened with a video hyping the various matches that we will see on the card.

Here's a look at the advertised card for this year's PPV: