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Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa ‘Kiss It Out’ At Forbidden Door

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Toni Storm and Mina Shirakawa went above and beyond showing respect for one another at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, and it all came courtesy of Mariah May.

Toni Storm’s “love triangle” with Mariah May and Shirakawa has arguably been the best told story on AEW television over recent weeks and this contention ended up having a happy ending.

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The eccentric Storm took on the wild child Shirakawa one-on-one for the AEW Women’s Championship at the PPV and it was Storm who ultimately retained her title by defeating her challenger. However, the most talked about aspect of this match may be what happened afterwards as Mina offered Toni her hand in respect. May watched on, who remained neutral during the fight and was dressed reminiscint to Miss Elizabeth at WrestleMania V.

Storm ended up shaking it, but Mariah wanted more than that between her two friends. Akin to The Best Friends of old, instead of “hugging it out” May, Storm and Shirakawa “kissed it out” as all three smooched one another at once.

This turn of the tables was quite different from all that went down on the pre-show to Forbidden Door. May had her Owen Hart Cup quarterfinals match against Saraya and she nearly lost, but did get a roll-up pin victory against the former Paige. After her win, Storm and Shirakawa both came out to celebrate but May had to split the two up from fighting with one another. Now all is harmonious between the three, but for how long? If May ultimately ends up winning the Owen Hart Cup tournament, she’ll have a ticket to ALL IN in Wembley to face Storm if she’s still the champion by Labor Day weekend.

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Kazuchika Okada Gets Major Pinfall Win For Elite At Forbidden Door

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Kazuchika Okada may have got the biggest pinfall victory to date in his AEW career and it happened to come up against an opponent he is far too familiar with.

‘The Rainmaker’ teamed up with The Young Bucks to face The Acclaimed and Hiroshi Tanahashi at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, pitting two great rivals against one another in trios action. The Young Bucks and Acclaimed have been building toward a feud for weeks now, but the unexpected addition of ‘The Ace’ to the side of Anthony Bowens and Max Caster created an added ripple of interest to the match.

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All that culiminated in the final minute of the fight when it came down to Okada and Tanahashi in the ring. The two duked it out before Okada ended up hitting The Rainmaker lariat for the finish and the 1-2-3.

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Since joining AEW as a full-time member of the roster, Okada has found himself in the unexpected position as a heel alongside The Young Bucks, all but replacing Kenny Omega in The Elite. Okada’s other big win of note since coming into the AEW fold was against Eddie Kingston, defeating ‘The Mad King’ for his AEW Continental Championship. This win at Forbidden Door, can certainly help position Okada in more of a main event light as ‘The Rainmaker’ has been greatly regulated to a comedic heel role since he’s aligned with Matthew and Nicholas Jackson.

Even though The Elite did get the victory, that doesn’t mean they’re fully free from The Acclaimed as Caster and Bowens beat The Bucks in an eliminator match, meaning they will have a future Tag Team Titles shot against the EVP brothers.

RELATED: AEW News: Dueling CM Punk chants break out at Forbidden Door

Bryan Danielson advances in the Owen Hart Tournament at AEW Forbidden Door 2024

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Bryan Danielson has advanced in the Owen Hart Tournament after defeating Shingo Takagi at the AEW Forbidden Door 2024 PPV event.

It was a fantastic back and forth match between both competitors, with the winner set to face PAC ahead of All In at Wembley Stadium in August.

It was confirmed that PAC vs Danielson will be taking place this week on the special AEW Dynamite Beach Break themed event.

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Bryan Danielson vs Shingo Takagi at AEW Forbidden Door 2024

Speaking ahead of the match with Justin Barasso of Sports Illustrated, Takagi revealed that he saw the match as a dream match for the fans.

“If the fans are happy, then I’m happy. I think this is the result and a recognition of all that Bryan has accomplished in his career, and all I’ve done in my career. I like that this will be on display worldwide. The whole world will see true ‘Made in Japan’ spirit. It’s a real dream match, a real dream situation for the fans worldwide. This is something that will send shockwaves through the wrestling world.”

It is not currently known if Danielson is planned to go all the way in the tournament, as a rumored match with Nigel McGuinness has apparently been on the cards for some time and it was expected to have taken place at All In last year before Danielson was injured.

Danielson is winding down his in-ring career this year, so the prospect of getting another match between he and his hated ROH rival one more time at the biggest venue possible in London, England could be too good to pass up for Tony Khan and co.

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MJF Pays Homage To NHL Team At Forbidden Door, Possibly Debuts New Finisher

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It was not only fight night for MJF at AEW Forbidden Door but it was hockey night too as he tipped the cap to a certain NHL team.

MJF started off AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in his booked match against Hechicero and “The Wolf” ended up getting the victory against the CMLL star.

Being in Long Island, MJF was in full babyface mode as he was decked out in New York Islanders gear and took a moment to crowd surf with his people, His match was made all the more memorable for him as he and Hechicero kicked off the PPV. MJF ended up securing the victory with a brainbuster.

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From a storyline perspective, MJF has been a busy man since making his return at AEW Double Or Nothing. Despite his heelish demeanor, MJF has been a babyface scorned by the enemies of his past, but hasn’t been afraid to speak his mind against anyone and everyone.

Just this past Wednesday on AEW Dynamite, he and Daniel Garcia seemingly furthered a friendship with what seemed to culminate in a match at All In between the two, but Will Ospreay big-timed Max. Ospreay decided to offer Garcia a shot at his AEW International gold next week during Summer Break 3. Not only that, but Will was so confident in the outcome at Forbidden Door that ‘Billy Goat’ offered Daniel a World Title shot too once he defeated Swerve Strickland at Forbidden Door. This seemingly set up tension between MJF and Ospreay, potentially foreshadowing that they may be the two to have a match with one another at Wembley Stadium.

Many fans may feel that Max’s match at Forbidden Door against Hechicero felt underwhelming in the build because it was suddenly thrown together without any story behind it. Hechicero just recently turned heel as he joined up with Brian Cage and The Gates of Agony.

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Eric Bischoff mocks The Young Bucks during AEW Forbidden Door

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Former WCW President Eric Bischoff took to X/Twitter to mock The Young Bucks following their match at Forbidden Door.

“This 6 man with The Elite looks like something from WCW Saturday night from 1992 zzzzz” the former WWE on-screen General Manager tweeted during the match featuring The Bucks/Kazuchika Okada taking on The Acclaimed and Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Bischoff would then follow that up with another incendiary shot, this one taking a dig at the overall match itself: “Damn that much sucked. There HAS to a motive behind putting on such waste of time.”

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Eric Bischoff reacts to The Young Bucks match

Bischoff has not been shy about his dislike of certain AEW tropes and approaches to on-screen presentation over the past few years, especially when it comes to the likes of The Young Bucks and Tony Khan.

When it came to the replies from fans and detractors on the tweets, it was a 50/50 balance between those agreeing with Easy E and those calling him a grifter that didn’t know what he was talking about.

Either way, The Elite continues to be a focal point of All Elite programming and will continue to be as the storyline with Kenny Omega and (possibly) Hangman Adam Page unfolds over the next few months.

Whether Bischoff will enjoy any of the work that the group presents going forward remains to be seen, but going by his recent comments and overall view of the EVPs? It’s probably not going to get any more positive.

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AEW News: Dueling CM Punk chants break out at Forbidden Door

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Forbidden Door is now underway, and fans in the arena started some (very audible on the PPV feed) dueling CM Punk chants.

The chants started during the Young Bucks and Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi and Acclaimed tag team match, with a smatter of ‘CM Punk’ aimed at the Bucks specifically.

The chants would then get more and more audible before you could loudly hear on the PPV feed “F*ck CM Punk,” chants which seemed to stop dead the original chants for the Second City Saint, which were then followed up by “he got fired” from the crowd.

CM Punk chants at ANOTHER AEW PPV

The Bucks would probably have hoped that the Punk chants would’ve stopped by now, with the Brawl Out incident being a fairly distant memory for many.

Fans on X/Twitter reacted to the chants from some of the crowd and the overwhelming sentiment was…why? Why would you pay to go to an AEW PPV at this point in 2024 and still chant for CM Punk?

Punk of course still has a huge fanbase, and the shocking incidents that led to his departure will be discussed for years to come.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Matches Tonight

There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

  • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
  • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
  • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
  • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
  • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
  • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
  • MJF vs. Hechicero

ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

  • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
  • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

MJF picks up big win at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

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Maxwell Jacob Friedman/MJF picked up a big win at the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 event tonight from UBS Arena.

The former AEW Champion managed to take the win over Hechicero in the opening match of the night with his new finisher: a modified Brainbuster.

This seemed to be a place-holder match for Maxwell as we head towards the All In event from Wembley Stadium, where he may well get a higher-tier competitor (at least from an All Elite sense, Hechicero is great).

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MJF wins at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door

There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

  • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
  • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
  • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
  • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
  • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
  • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
  • MJF vs. Hechicero

ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

  • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
  • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

Mariah May Advances In Owen Hart Cup Tournament After Near Loss To Saraya

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The women’s bracket of the Owen Hart Cup continued on the Zero Hour of AEW Forbidden Door and it occurred in a big way between Mariah May and Saraya. Despite still being in curlers, AEW Women’s Champion Toni Storm came out in support of Mariah May and it was a slugfest between the two Brits.

The stakes are high for the Owen Hart Cup winners as the champion of each tournament earns the right for a title should at Wembley Stadium for All In in London. With Saraya and May both being from across the pond, this opening round bout had to mean a lot to both competitors.

During the fight, Storm inadvertently nearly cost Mariah May a victory with a ringside distraction as Saraya hit her finisher, but May had the wherewithal to grab hold of the bottom rope to stop the count. The two women battled it out even more and it ended up being a roll-up pin for May to the definitive 1-2-3 against the longtime veteran in Saraya.

With May advancing, that means she’s one step closer to facing her “mentor” Toni at Wembley and post-match  Mina Shirakawa came out to celebrate with May as she and Storm showed further tension before their match later in the evening. Mariah May still tried to play peacemaker despite getting blasted with a wine bottle on Wednesday’s Dynamite by Shirakawa. Mina was aiming for Storm, but accidentally nailed May with the bottle, further setting up some animosity between her and the AEW Women’s Champion.

May will face Deonna Purrazzo in the semi-finals round of the women’s bracket after Purrazzo advanced against Hikaru Shida in their quarterfinals match.

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Unannounced AEW signings appearing at Forbidden Door?

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is taking place tonight and fans are wondering if some unannounced signings finally could appear on screen.

According to a recent report from Fightful Select, there are a several “unannounced signings” for the company who may or may not be appearing on the Forbidden Door PPV tonight.

“We’re told there are some unannounced signings that have not appeared on AEW or ROH TV yet. There’s no word on if they’ll be popping up tonight” the site reported earlier today as part of their Forbidden Door scoops thread.

What we DO know is that one of the names not appearing will apparently be Kamille, as Fightful noted that “We’re told the ‘unannounced signings’ don’t include Kamille, who has been with the company for months. There have been discussions and materials prepared to bring her in, though we’re not sure to what extent.”

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AEW Rumors: Unannounced signings at Forbidden Door

There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

  • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
  • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
  • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
  • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
  • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
  • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
  • MJF vs. Hechicero

ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

  • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
  • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

AEW Rumors: Massive Will Ospreay match not planned

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A massive Will Ospreay match is currently not in the backstage plans for All In, according to some latest AEW rumors.

Fightful Select confirmed as part of their AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 scoops thread that Ospreay vs Ricochet was not currently on the docket for the Wembley Stadium event in August.

“We’re told that AEW has had a general outline of the top matches they want at AEW All In for quite some time. As of early this month, Ricochet/Will Ospreay wasn’t one of them” the site reported.

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AEW Rumors: Could Ricochet appear at Forbidden Door?

Whilst a number of fans are hoping that we could see Ricochet appearing tonight on the show to set up a massive rematch with Ospreay, it very likely will not be happening anytime soon.

Fightful also confirmed that “Ricochet and Natalya are still technically under contract to WWE,” so unless they were both let out of their deals early we won’t be seeing them pop up tonight.

Ospreay is set to challenge Swerve Strickland tonight for the AEW Championship, and he is the underdog heading into the bout (at least according to the latest odds). With the “Aerial Assassin” getting a pretty baffling title shot a month or so before Wembley Stadium, there will probably be something huge tonight that costs him the match and sets up the rematch in England.

You can keep an eye on the rest of the AEW Forbidden Door rumors as we head into the show right here!

Liv Morgan Throws Out The First Pitch At Fenway Park

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Morgan throws first pitch at Fenway Park ahead of her upcoming title defense.

WWE superstar Liv Morgan is enjoying the lifestyle of being the WWE Women’s World Champion. She won the title by defeating Becky Lynch due to interference by her current love interest, Dominik Mysterio, at King & Queen Of The Ring on May 25. Since then, Morgan hasn’t seen much competition and defended her championship once. On the July 1 episode of Monday Night Raw, she’ll finally put her gold on the line against Zelina Vega.

The event will occur at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Morgan initiated the feud by interfering in Mysterio’s tag team match alongside Carlito and JD McDonagh against World Wrestling Entertainment Braun Strowman & LWO (Dragon Lee & Rey Mysterio) on the June 10 episode of Raw. Vega would get into an altercation with the champion, and their issue would continue for the next two weeks. Their match on the upcoming episode will allow them to settle their difference.

While preparing for her title defense, Morgan made a special appearance today at Fenway Park during the Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres game to throw the first pitch. The champion did a good job throwing without issue, showing off her arm strength compared to other celebrities. MLB captured the moment on X and decided to tag Mysterio to tease him.

Morgan also spoke with NESN and was asked by Adam Pellerin about what it means to perform in Boston. She spoke highly of the city and the energy the fans bring to WWE events when the company is in town.

Preview of Liv Morgan vs. Zelina Vega

The champion may need the energy when she faces her challenger on the July 1 episode. Since Morgan has been out of action on TV, she could deal with some issues in her title defense. Vega will seemingly have the speed advantage over her opponent and will be motivated to showcase her skills in a rare title match.

That said, Morgan is seemingly favored to retain her championship and continue to torment her rival, Rhea Ripley. ‘Mami’ is currently out with an injury due to Morgan’s attack on the April 8 episode of Raw. It’s unclear when Ripley will return to action. However, it’s possible WWE may have Morgan remain champion until she can defend it against the Australian superstar.

Regardless, the upcoming episode of Raw should be a fun show, and the crowd in Boston will be in for a treat to witness Morgan’s second title defense.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Rumors: Everything you need to know

Jake Skudder
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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is set to take place tonight, but what are the rumors heading into the big show?

Always take these rumors with a grain of salt, because although some of these sensationalized headlines can seem more exciting than the usual news cycle, they are just that right now…rumors.

Here are the rumors that are doing the rounds this week ahead of the PPV event and everything you need to know to keep up with the latest updates.

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Rumors

One of the biggest stories right now surrounds former WWE Superstar Dijak, as he appears to be teasing a debut with All Elite tonight.

Dijak took to social media to cut a promo walking out of his house, claiming that it was time for a “Dijak Hijack”

“Today is such a beautiful day, it’s early in the morning right now, why don’t we go for a nice little drive, huh? Maybe a four-and-half hour drive? Maybe that’s exactly what today calls for.”

Long Island fits the bill for a four and a half hour drive for Dijak which is where Forbidden Door takes place, so there’s a very good chance that he appears tonight.

Read the full story here: Dijak Teases AEW Forbidden Door Appearance

AEW Surprise Debuts?

There are also two names that are potentially All Elite bound tonight, with those being WWE Superstars Ricochet and Natalya.

Whilst there is no concrete evidence of either appearing on the show, it’s worth noting as either would be a big get for Tony Khan and co.

We’ll be adding more stories to this page ahead of the show taking place tonight.

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Card: Every match taking place

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is set to take place tonight on PPV, but what is the card for the massive show?

There are a bunch of title matches confirmed for the show, including the main event that sees Will Ospreay challenging for the AEW Championship against Swerve Strickland for the very first time.

NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer will also be facing TBS Champion Mercedes Mone in a Champion vs Champion match, with Mone looking to take back the title that she was earmarked to win before her injury against Willow Nightingale.

To add even further to the stakes, there will be a ladder match for the vacant TNT Championship with Konosuke Takeshita, Mark Briscoe, Jack Perry, Dante Martin, Lio Rush and El Phantasmo all vying for the belt that Adam Copeland had to vacate due to injury.

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Card

There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

  • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
  • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
  • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
  • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
  • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
  • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
  • MJF vs. Hechicero

ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

  • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
  • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Ticket Sales: Update on crowd size

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is set to take place tonight, but what is the latest in terms of ticket sales?

According to a recent report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the show is doing well in terms of number of seats sold.

As of writing from that report, the show at the UBS Arena on Long Island has around 9,738 tickets out.

During the recent press call for the PPV, Tony Khan made a prediction that the show would get around 10,000 tickets sold, getting setting a live gate of $1 million.

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Ticket Sales

If the show is able to get over that 10,000 tickets sold mark and the $1 million gate, then it will be the third straight Forbidden Door show to do so.

FB 2024 would also be the biggest show of the year if it breaks the $1 million gate, surpassing AEW Revolution which reportedly got around $1,025,000 on the gate.

Forbidden Door Matches taking place tonight

There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

  • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
  • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
  • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
  • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
  • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
  • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
  • MJF vs. Hechicero

ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

  • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
  • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Odds: Massively one-sided for key matches

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 takes place tonight, and the latest odds for the card seem extremely one-sided.

Writing on the Daily Update for F4WOnline.com, Dave Meltzer revealed that some of the key matchups for the show are tilting heavily towards who you would think were getting the W before the first bell even rings.

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AEW Forbidden Door 2024 Odds

“Almost all the key matches are very one-sided when it comes to the odds. On the main card, the Jericho match had no odds last we saw as it was a late addition, but MJF, Storm, Mone, Danielson, Naito, Jack Perry, Sabre Jr., and Strickland were all very heavy favorites” Meltzer noted. 

“Naito was the smallest at -300.  Strickland was -800.  Mone was -2000 and Storm was -1500. MJF was -6000. Even Sabre was -400 and that match I could see going either way” he added.

Read More – AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Live Stream: How to watch

AEW Forbidden Door 2024 Matches

There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

  • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
  • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
  • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
  • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
  • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
  • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
  • MJF vs. Hechicero

ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

  • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
  • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Live Stream: How to watch

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is set to take place tonight, but how can fans watch the event via live stream?

Watching this major PPV event all depends on where you are based in the world, and we’ll be covering everything you need to do to see the stars of All Elite Wrestling take on opponents from CMLL, NJPW and beyond.

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 US Stream

Fans watching in the United States have a few different ways that they can watch live tonight.

Forbidden Door can be streamed on both Bleacher Report and TrillerTV (formerly known as FITE TV) for $50 USD.

You can find both of these apps on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, mobile devices, and directly via their respective websites.

How to watch AEW Forbidden Door in the UK

If you’re looking to watch the PPV event live in the United Kingdom, then you will also be able to do so via Triller TV.

AEW Plus subscribers on the Triller TV service can purchase the card for around $19.99, around $30 cheaper than the US stream due to the anti-social timing of the event for European fans.

Who is wrestling at Forbidden Door?

There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

  • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
  • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
  • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
  • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
  • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
  • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
  • MJF vs. Hechicero

ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

  • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
  • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 UK Time: Start Time in BST

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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 is set to take place tonight, but what is the UK start time of the event?

As is usually the case, fans in the United Kingdom and Europe will be in for an extremely late night, with the live stream starting in the early hours of Monday morning.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 UK Time

The Zero Hour pre-show event will be starting around 90 minutes before the main card at around 11:30 PM BST on Sunday, June 30th 2024.

The main card of Forbidden Door 2024 is set to start at around 1 am BST on Monday, July 1st 2024 in the United Kingdom.

Who is wrestling at Forbidden Door?

There are a number of massive matches set to take place from the UBS Arena in the Long Island hamlet of Elmont, New York, and they are as follows:

  • AEW World Heavyweight Title Match: Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Will Ospreay
  • AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Toni Storm (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa
  • Winners Takes All Title For Title Match: AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Mone vs. NJPW Strong Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer
  • Ladder Match for the Vacant TNT Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
  • Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
  • Trios Match: The Elite (Kazuchika Okada & The Young Bucks) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & The Acclaimed
  • Trios Match: Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jeff Cobb, Chris Jericho and Big Bill
  • Zack Sabre Jr vs. Orange Cassidy
  • MJF vs. Hechicero

ZERO-HOUR PRE-SHOW

  • Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale & Tam Nakano
  • Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Quarterfinal: Saraya vs. Mariah May
  • Mistico & The Lucha Bros vs. Yota Tsuji, Titan & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Fatal 4-Way Match: House of Black (Malakai Black & Brody King) vs. Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly vs. Gabe Kidd & Roderick Strong

We’ll be covering all of the events from tonight’s PPV event, so make sure that you keep checking back to SEScoops for the latest!

AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Preview: Matches, How to Watch

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All Elite Wrestling & New Japan Pro Wrestling will team up tonight to present Forbidden Door 2024 from the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.

The show will be the third annual Forbidden Door event and will see more promotions than those listed in the title. In addition to AEW and New Japan, the latter’s sister promotion STARDOM will be involved, as will Mexico’s CMLL.

Match Card

A total of 14 matches have been announced for tonight’s pay-per-view. They are:

  • PRE-SHOW: Los Ingobernables de Japon (Yota Tsuji, Titan, and Hiromu Takahashi) vs. The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) and Místico (with Alex Abrahantes)
  • PRE-SHOW: Kris Statlander and Momo Watanabe (with Stokely Hathaway) vs. Willow Nightingale and Tam Nakano
  • PRE-SHOW: Mariah May (with Toni Storm, Luther and Mina Shirakawa) vs. Saraya (with Harley Cameron) (Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first-round match)
  • PRE-SHOW: House of Black (Malakai Black and Brody King) vs. Tomohiro Ishii and Kyle O’Reilly vs. Roderick Strong and Gabriel Kidd vs. Private Party (Zay and Quen)

  • Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo (Ladder Match for the AEW TNT Championship)
  • The Learning Tree (Chris Jericho and Big Bill) and Jeff Cobb (with Bryan Keith) vs. Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata
  • “Timeless” Toni Storm (c) (with Luther) vs. Mina Shirakawa (AEW Women’s World Championship, Mariah May at ringside)
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Orange Cassidy
  • MJF vs. Hechicero
  • Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito (IWGP World Heavyweight Championship)
  • The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, and Kazuchika Okada) vs. Scissor Ace (Anthony Bowens, Max Caster, and Hiroshi Tanahashi) (with “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn)
  • Mercedes Moné (AEW) vs. Stephanie Vaquer (NJPW) (Winner Takes All match for the AEW TBS Championship and NJPW Strong Women’s Championship)
  • Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi (Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first-round match)
  • Swerve Strickland (c) (with Prince Nana) vs. Will Ospreay (AEW World Championship)

How to Watch

The Zero Hour pre-show for AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door 2024 will be streaming live from 6:30 pm Eastern and fans around the globe can catch it for free on AEW’s official YouTube channel and Bleacher Report.

The AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door 2024 pay-per-view starts at 8 pm ET live from Paradise, Nevada. The event can be purchased and streamed on Bleacher Report and traditional PPV means in the US. For international audiences, the show will be made available through Triller TV.

Tony Khan On AEW Possibly Working With WBD, Fox & Disney

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Tony Khan has a lot of optimism when it comes to AEW’s future, both in television and in ever-changing streaming world.

Speaking to Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez of The Wrestling Observer, the AEW President shared his enthusiasm in the possibility of AEW PPVs finding itself under the umbrella of the new Venu Sports venture. Venu Sports is the forthcoming sports streaming service that will showcase Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery possibily teaming up for a super channel. Khan called it a “really exciting opportunity.”

“I think (Venu Sports) could be something we could be part of and it’s a really interesting conversation. That’s a whole new conversation and that’s a new world.”

Right now, Khan and AEW have found a PPV home on Triller TV with Forbidden Door airing on the service Sunday evening. Triller also is hosting the older PPVs of AEW, something that has been in great demand for fans.

RELATED: Tony Khan Notes Networks Would Kill For AEW TV Numbers

Tony Khan Praises WBD CEO David Zaslav

While Tony Khan states he’s excited for the future with AEW and WBD, he reaffirms the relationship he has with WBD CEO David Zaslav. Khan even goes as far as to say Zaslav shows as much support for pro wrestling as Ted Turner once did with WCW.

“I don’t think that Warner Bros has had such a hands-on boss who has overseen a studio like this since Ted Turner was here at TNT and TBS like we have with David (Zaslav). There is a supreme commander at the top of Warner Bros Discovery and he loves AEW and I have a great relationship with him and I think it’s going to go a long way towards really keeping something that is very important to me alive, which is wrestling on TBS, TNT.”

Before the summer, there was an initial report that the first offered deal between WBD and AEW left Khan disappointed, but the aforementioned Observer gave its own report refuting that.

RELATED: Tony Khan Accused Of Booking AEW Television On The Fly

Tony Khan Notes Networks Would Kill For AEW TV Numbers

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Tony Khan is confident in the television future of AEW, whatever that future may be, and he hopes it continues with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Khan sat down for an interview with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer and went into detail regarding his thoughts on that future. The AEW President said that the company is going to get a great deal and there are still discussion matters still on the table between the two parties. Despite the record-low number AEW accrued two Wednesdays ago on AEW Dynamite, Khan remains confident in the statistics AEW has done over the course of their deal with Turner.

“We need to keep doing what we’re doing because the numbers we have are numbers people in TV would kill to have. And I really need to focus on doing good shows for AEW and not about what the competition is doing, I think in this case our competition going out ahead of us and getting good media rights deals was a positive for us and actually good for us because we have very good historical comps, and these comps are very favorable for us. So that’s one thing I’ve done, a ton of market research and retain top analysts and data scientists and looking at this stuff.”

RELATED: Tony Khan Says He Greatly Respects Shane McMahon: “Always Welcome in AEW”

Thankfully, AEW rebounded with their numbers for the go-home episode of Dynamite ahead of Forbidden Door, getting an audience of 680,000, but it was still Dynamite‘s third-worst numbers so far in 2024.

The key demographic for Dynamite was also boosted up 37.5% from the previous week’s record-low getting a 0.22 P18-49 rating.

The fallout from AEW Forbidden Door will be featured at AEW Beach Break 3, showcasing a match between Will Ospreay and Daniel Garcia. The card will also have Jeff Jarrett competing in the Owen Hart Cup against a Wild Card entrant.

Dijak Teases AEW Forbidden Door Appearance

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It didn’t take Dijak long at all to show up in a wrestling ring after his WWE exit and he may have bigger plans involving AEW.

The former T-Bar revealed before the weekend that he was not offered a new contract by WWE, sharing out a typed out letter explaining his exit in detail. Donovan Dijak stated that he was told at the “eleventh hour” that WWE would not be re-signing him and that they never even attempted to negotiate a new deal. Dijak stated that two months ago he was apart of one of the greatest matches in NXT history during WrestleMania weekend before being called up to RAW where he was never used.

Dijak didn’t let his exit cook for long as on Saturday, he made a return in his own backyard at Blitzkreig Luau in Conneticut. The “punk rock pro wrestling party” promotion stated that Dijak is a “free man.”

That notion may be all the more concrete as Dijak took to social media to cut a promo walking out of his house, claiming that it was time for a “Dijak Hijack”

“Today is such a beautiful day, it’s early in the morning right now, why don’t we go for a nice little drive, huh? Maybe a four-and-half hour drive? Maybe that’s exactly what today calls for.”

When considering the distance, Long Island fits the bill for a four and a half hour drive for Dijak which is where Forbidden Door takes place. In his letter, Dijak stated that he’d be taking bookings starting June 28 so him appearing at Forbidden Door is plausible to happen.

RELATED: Latest On Dijak’s WWE Exit: Backstage Plans, Roster’s Response

Jim Ross Confirms He’ll Be At Forbidden Door

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Jim Ross will be at Forbidden Door this Sunday after dealing with a recent bout of health issues. The WWE Hall of Famer has been admitted to the emergency room on two different occassions due to shortness of breath, but it looks like the legendary commentary will at least be in attendance for the PPV.

RELATED: Jim Ross Believes This Could Be His Last Year On AEW Commentary

Ross took to social media to state as such, saying, “Flying to NYC Saturday for #ForbiddenDoor. Wouldn’t miss it.”

The last major fight Ross called on commentary was the AEW World Title match between Swerve Strickland and Samoa Joe. Strickland captured the World gold for the first time at AEW Dynasty and Ross was one of the voices to put him over. Now, JR will be on sight to see Strickland defend his championship against Will Ospreay in addition to seven other matches, plus a stacked pre-show set for Long Island. Ross has mentioned that Tony Khan has mostly appointed him for broadcast duties during the PPV so one would have to imagine he’ll be on the horn for one or two matches.

Ross has been with AEW since 2019 and not long ago, signed an extension with the company that was said to be very lucrative for the Boomer Sooner, calling it the “quickest and easiest negotiation I have ever done in my career of 50 years.” Despite not being on TV, Ross did release his third book earlier this year, recounting some of the greatest matches he was on call for.

RELATED: 5 Things We Learned From Jim Ross’ New Book, ‘Business Is About To Pick Up’

Minoru Suzuki Brandishes A Gun, Gets Chopped By Tokyo Governor On A Train

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Minoru Suzuki will fight anyone, anytime and that includes mixing it up with the governor of Tokyo.

A wrestling social media sensation over the weekend came courtesy of DDT Pro as the promotion featured a streetcar match between Suzuki and Sanshiro Takagi. The audience paid to be on the train for the 55-minute long match as they moved at the frantic pace of eight miles an hour. They got to see Suzuki pick up the win after delivering a Gotch-Style Piledriver, but the battle was not without its share of cameos.

Not only did the legendary Jushin Thunder Liger appear, but so did the Governor of Tokyo. Yuriko Koike got a little physical when she delivered a chop to Suzuki. Suzuki raised the stakes even higher when he brandished a firearm at some point during the battle. After the fight, Suzuki issued his own comments on the experience, stating that he’d be up for fighting anywhere, even if its out of this atmosphere.

“Next time, I’ll do it on a deserted island like he said, or on an airplane, rocket, or even inside a space station! Everyone was smiling. I realized once again that pro wrestling is engraved in the DNA of the Japanese people.”

Suzuki may have been fighting in Tokyo, but he’s got a busy schedule in the United States. He actually just issued a challenge to Chris Jericho in a singles match this past week on AEW Dynamite and is now one of the featured members of the revamped CONTRA Unit in Major League Wrestling. Suzuki will be going up against AKIRA on July 12 when MLW makes its way to St. Petersburg for Blood & Thunder.

Aaron Stevens Doesn’t Think WWE Was Pleased With His Organic Popularity

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Aron Stevens, better known to WWE fans as Damien Sandow was one of the most over-stars for a while in the company previously owned by Vince McMahon. However, despite his popularity, the promotion never pulled the plug on him and he was released without ever holding a singles title in his six-year run with the company.

The wrestling star who currently works as a manager as well as an agent for NWA, recently had an interview with Victoire. He compared the creative freedom offered to talents in NWA as opposed to the restrictions he had to face during his time in WWE.

This prompted the question why his WWE run didn’t turn out as fans were expecting and if Stevens was ‘too good’ for WWE creatively. Answering the question, Aron Stevens explained that someone ‘in the office’ wasn’t a fan of his:

“Look somewhere in the office someone didn’t like what was going on. I did an autograph signing six months ago, and one of the people at the signing was like ‘Hey, I just want you to know something. I had a friend who worked in the office. And when they would get house show reports on you, like they needed to list like the top five reactions, you were always in the top three, usually the top two.

After a while, the boss, you know who that is, said, Do not put Sandow’s name on there anywhere.’ That tells me everything I need to know.

So to answer your question was I too good for WWE? I say I’m just right for NWA.”

Aron Stevens signed with WWE back in July 2010, after having a development run with the company previously. He made his main roster debut as Damien Sandow in May 2012. A few months later, Sandow formed a tag team with Cody Rhodes known as Rhodes Scholars.

Damian would later also win the Money In The Bank briefcase which he cashed in on John Cena. Despite having assaulted Cena before the bout, Sandow failed to win the World Title from him.

His hugely popular tag team with The Miz was one of Sandow’s career highlights. The two even won the tag team titles at the 2014 Survivor Series event. This was Sandow’s only championship in WWE. He started being used less and less after the tag team broke up and Damian Sandow was finally released from his contract in May 2016.

Watch: WCW Alum Appears In Marvel’s Deadpool Vs. Wolverine Trailer

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Tyler Mane, an actor who previously wrestled for WCW, has been featured in the latest trailer for the much-anticipated Deadpool Vs. Wolverine.

In the newest trailer, Mane can be seen reprising his role as Victor Creed aka Sabretooth. The character is one of Wolverine’s most fierce adversaries in Marvel Comics and the trailer teases a face-off between the two mutants.

While best known for his work as an actor, including appearing as Sabretooth in the 2000s, Mane competed in a handful of matches throughout his wrestling career. Mane’s biggest showcase in the ring came at WCW Fall Brawl 1993 when Mane (known as Big Sky) lost to Charlie Norris. During his WCW run, Mane also competed against Davey Boy Smith and Ric Flair. He also competed for CMLL, EMLL, and AJPW.

Deadpool Vs. Wolverine

The third film in the series that focuses on the ‘Merc with a Mouth,’ Deadpool Vs. Wolverine follows the two titular characters (Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman respectively) in a post-apocalyptic future on a mission that threatens to change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film sees Jackman return to the Wolverine role after the character was previously killed in 2017’s Logan.

Deadpool Vs. Wolverine will hit cinemas on July 24.

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