AEW & NJPW Forbidden Door Results – June 26

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*Excalibur, Taz, & Kevin Kelly welcome us LIVE to the United Center in Chicago, IL.

(Buy In 1)  Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi def. QT Marshall & Aaron Solo…Goto & Yoshi-Hashi hit GYR (aka Shoto) on Solo…Goto covers for the win (08:58).

(Buy In 2)  Lance Archer def. Nick Comoroto…Archer hits the Blackout for the win (06:32).

(Buy In 3)  Swerve Strickland & Keith Lee def. El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru…Lee with the Big Bang Catastrophe on Kanemaru for the win (12:08)…AFTER…Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs have a mic in a skybox…if Swerve & Lee think they’re Shaq & Kobe, then Team Taz must be Jordan & Pippen.

(Buy In 4)  Max Caster & The Gunn Club def. The DKC, Kevin Knight, Alex Coughlin, & Yoya Uemore…the Ass Boys rush backstage after Danhausen plays them some potential new theme music on the ‘tron, leaving Caster & Poppa Billy outnumbered, 2-on-4…Billy hits the Fame-Ass-er on The DKC…Caster follows with the Mic Drop for the win (05:35).

(5)  Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, & Minoru Suzuki def. Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta, & Shota Umino…Jericho lands the Judas Effect on Umino for the win (18:59)…as a result the Jericho Appreciation Society get the man advantage next week at Blood & Guts.

*Caprice Coleman joins commentary & Bobby Cruise handles the introductions for our next match…

(6)  FTR (ROH Champs) def. Jeff Cobb/Great O-Khan (IWGP Champs) & Roppongi Vice…in a WINNERS TAKE ALL MATCH for the ROH & IWGP Tag Team Championships…Big Rig on Romero, Dax covers for the win (016:20).

*Juice Robinson & Jay White backstage with Schiavone…Juice says he’s the true IWGP US Champ…White hopes to live up to Juice’s recent accomplishment & win his 4-Way championship match tonight as well.

(7)  Pac def. Miro, Malakai Black, & Clark Connors…in a 4-WAY MATCH to crown the Inaugural All Atlantic Champion…Pac hits the Black Arrow to Malakai Black, breaking up the armbar Black had on Connors…Pac then sinks in the Brutalizer on Connors for the submission win (15:05).

(8)  Sting, Darby Allin, & Shingo Takagi def. Young Bucks & El Phantasmo…Takagi gets ELP up for Made in Japan, then transitions into Last of the Dragon for the win (13:02).

*The Jericho Appreciation Society approach Shota Umino backstage…Jericho says Shota earned his respect tonight…then the Wizard throws a fireball in Umino’s face & the JAS cackle about it.

(9)  Thunder Rosa def. Toni Störm…retains her AEW Women’s World Championship…Rosa hits Final Reckoning on Störm for the win (10:41).

*Jim Ross joins the commentary desk.

(10) Will Ospreay def. Orange Cassidy…retains his IWGP United States Championship (even though the belt is currently in the possession of Juice Robinson, who is in a skybox)…Ospreay hits the Storm Breaker for the win (16:45)…

*AFTER…Aussie Open slide in & put the boots to Cassidy…Roppongi Vice down for the save but United Empire clear the ring…Katsuyori Shibata makes his way to the ring…he runs through Aussie Open on the ramp & roughs up Ospreay in the ring until Aussie Open pull Ospreay to safety…Shibata & Cassidy get nearly face-to-face, then Cassidy gives Shibata his sunglasses & makes a new friend.

(11)  Claudio Castagnoli def. Zack Sabre, Jr.…Castagnoli (the newest member of the Blackpool Combat Club) hits a Ricola Bomb on Sabre for the win (18:28).

(12) Jay White def. Hangman Adam Page, Kazuchika Okada, & Adam Cole…in a 4-WAY MATCH to retain his IWGP Heavyweight Championship…Okada hits a Landslide on Cole but misses with the RainMaker…White hits the Bladerunner on Okada then covers the still-woozy Cole (who looks to be legit hurt) for the win (21:02)…AFTER…Jay White walks right past Kyle O’Reilly & the Young Bucks who are on their way to the ring to check on Cole.

(13) Jon Moxley def. Hiroshi Tanahashi…to become the Interim AEW World Champion…Moxley hits the Paradigm Shift suplex for the win (18:18)…

*AFTER…Chris Jericho & Daniel Garcia attack both Mox & Tanahashi…Eddie Kingston down…Santana, Ortiz, Wheeler Yuta…the rest of the Jericho Appreciation Society…Claudio Castagnoli down…Parker goes for a looong swing…the JAS retreat…we’ll see you at Blood & Guts!

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AEW  DYNAMITE PREVIEW – June 29, 2022 – Detroit, MI.

+ BLOOD & GUTS – Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, Angelo Parker, & Matt Menard) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, & Claudio Castagnoli) & LAX (Eddie Kingston, Santana, & Ortiz)

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