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.

Forbidden Door (2023)
Information
Promotion	All Elite Wrestling New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date	June 25, 2023
Attendance	14,826
Venue	Scotiabank Arena
City	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pay-per-view chronology
AEW: Double or Nothing (2023) NJPW: All Together Again Forbidden Door (2023) AEW: All In (2023) NJPW: Fantastica Mania Mexico
Forbidden Door chronology
Forbidden Door (2022) Forbidden Door (2023) Forbidden Door (2024)

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.

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.

Matches

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1D	Tom Lawlor (with Royce Isaacs) defeated Serpentico (with Luther)	Singles match	4:10
2P	Mogul Embassy (Swerve Strickland, Toa Liona, Brian Cage, and Bishop Kaun) (with Prince Nana) defeated Chaos (Rocky Romero, Chuck Taylor, and Trent Beretta) and El Desperado	Eight-man tag team match	12:30
3P	Athena defeated Billie Starkz	Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round match	7:50
4P	El Phantasmo defeated Stu Grayson	Singles match	7:15
5P	Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi, Bushi, and Hiromu Takahashi) defeated United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher, and TJP)	Six-man tag team match	7:30
6	MJF (c) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi	Singles match for the AEW World Championship	15:30
7	CM Punk defeated Satoshi Kojima	Men's Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round match	13:40
8	Orange Cassidy (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr., Katsuyori Shibata, and Daniel Garcia	Four-way match for the AEW International Championship	11:15
9	Sanada (c) (with Douki) defeated "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry (with Hook)	Singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship	10:45
10	The Elite ("Hangman" Adam Page, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson), Eddie Kingston, and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli), Konosuke Takeshita, and Shota Umino	10-man tag team match	21:25
11	Toni Storm (c) (with Ruby Soho and Saraya) defeated Willow Nightingale	Singles match for the AEW Women's World Championship	10:30
12	Will Ospreay (with Don Callis) defeated Kenny Omega (c)	Singles match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship	39:45
13	Sting, Darby Allin, and Tetsuya Naito defeated Le Suzuki Gods (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Minoru Suzuki)	Six-man tag team match	15:10
14	Bryan Danielson defeated Kazuchika Okada by submission	Singles match	27:40
(c) – is the champion(s) going into the match. D - This match was a dark match P - This match took place on the pre-show