Forbidden Door (2023)
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door (2023) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show co-promoted by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on June 25, 2023 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the second Forbidden Door event held by AEW and NJPW. The event was the first AEW PPV held outside of the United States and NJPW's first PPV in Canada. This was also the first non-WWE professional wrestling event held at the arena since November 21, 1999, when World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held Mayhem at the then-Air Canada Centre.
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Promotion | All Elite Wrestling New Japan Pro-Wrestling | |||
Date | June 25, 2023 | |||
Attendance | 14,826 | |||
Venue | Scotiabank Arena | |||
City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
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The main event of the show saw Bryan Danielson defeat Kazuchika Okada. Danielson trapped Okada in an omoplata and then transfer into his LeBell lock to make Okada to tap out, getting the submission victory. During the match, Danielson suffered a legitimate fracture in his elbow after a top rope diving elbow drop from Okada landed on his arm.[1][2]
The event got very positive receptions from fans and critics. The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship match between Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay, the AEW International Championship match, the 10-man tag team match, and the main event match all recieved praise. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter rated the IWGP U.S. Championship match 6 stars out of 5, making it the highest rated match in AEW history at that time. Meltzer said that the match was one of the greatest matches in the history of AEW.[3]
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change- ↑ "Bryan Danielson Enters To 'Final Countdown', Taps Kazuchika Okada At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door". Fightful. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Bryan Danielson: My Broken Arm Is The Singular Worst Injury I've Had, I Couldn't Be There For My Kids". Fightful. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Will Ospreay praises Kenny Omega following AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door pre-show results: Powell's live review of Athena vs. Billie Starkz in a Owen Hart Cup tournament match, Kyle Fletcher, Jeff Cobb, and TJP vs. Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, and Bushi, Stu Grayson vs. El Phantasmo". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay for the IWGP U.S. Championship, MJF vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the AEW World Championship". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved November 24, 2023.