AEW x NJPW: The Forbidden Door
June 26, 2022
United Center
Chicago, Illinois
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The Buy In:
The Factory (QT Marshall and Aaron Solow vs Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi)
– The match starts off with Hashi and Solow, Hashi then lands an elbow to the back of Solow’s head, Hashi then puts Solow in a headlock, Hashi then lands a chop and an uppercut on Solow, Solow then hits a dropkick on Hashi, Hashi then takes down Solow with a shoulder tackle before both men tag out, Goto and QT then lock up, Goto then lands a slap to the chest of QT, Gota and Hashi then land a doubleteam shoulder tackle on Solow, Goto and Hashi then exchange a series of punches to the back of QT and Solow, QT then hits the QT special to the outside, taking out both Goto and Hashi, Solow then hits a double footstomp from the top rope onto Goto for a nearfall, The Factory then continues to work away on Goto, Goto then hits a suplex on Solow, Goto then hits QT with a lariat which allows him to make the tag to Hashi, Hashi then lands a chop to QT in the corner, Hashi then hits a bodydrop on QT, Hashi then hits a blockbuster on QT, Hashi attempts yhe pin but Solow makes the save, Solow then hits a cannonball to the outside, taking out both Goto and Hashi, QT and Solow then both hit enzuigiri’s on Hashi, QT then hits a cutter on Hashi, QT goes for the pin but Goto makes the save, QT then goes for a 450 splash from the top but Hashi moves out of the way, Hashi then hits Solow with a superkick, Goto then puts Solow in a fireman’s carry position, Hashi superkicks QT as Goto hits a fireman’s carry slam on the knee, Goto and Hashi then hit a doubleteam move on Solow to secure the pinfall victory.
Winners via pinfall: Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi at 8:55.
Lance Archer vs Nick Comoroto
– The match starts off with Archer jumping the gun; Archer then lands a rolling cannonball from the outside to inside the ring on Comoroto, Comoroto then picks up Archer but Archer counters before leaving a big boot, Comoroto then hits a running shoulder tackle, sending Archer off the apron and into the barricade, Comoroto then slams Archer facefirst into the apron, Comoroto then hits Archer with a jumping elbow drop, Archer then lands two stiff forearms on Comoroto, Comoroto then hits Archer with a backbreaker, followed by two stiff knees to the back of Archer, Archer then hits Comoroto with a rock bottom slam, both men then exchange a series of punches and forearms, Archer then hits two closelines on Comoroto, Archer then walks the ropes while holding the hand of Comoroto, Archer then hits a moonsault for a nearfall, Archer then goes for the black out but Comoroto punches his way out of it, Comoroto then hits a running powerslam on Archer for a nearfall, Comoroto then goes to the top, Archer then hits a running jumping knee to the face of Comoroto, Archer then hits the Blackout for the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Lance Archer at 6:08.
Swerve In Our Glory (Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee) vs Suzuki-Gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
– The match starts off with Kanemaru and Keith Lee, both men then stare each other down, Keith wants a test of strength but Kanemaru has to go to the top rope, Kanemaru then kicks Lee, Kanemaru jumps off the top but Lee catches him, Kanemaru then kicks the leg of Lee, Lee then slams Kanemaru down by his head, both men then tag out, Desperado goes for a stretched muffler submission but Swetce makes it to the ropes, Swerve then goes for a running apron kick but Desperado catches trips him, Desperado then puts Swerve in the stretched muffler on the outside, Swerve then hits a dropkick on Desperado before tagging in Lee, Swerve then accidentally kicks the knee of Lee, Desperado then starts to work on the knee of Keith Lee, Kanemaru then kicks away at the leg of Lee, Desperado then knocks Swerve off the apron as Kanemaru continues to work on Lee’s knee, Lee then slaps the chest of Kanemaru, Keith then slams Kanemaru into Desperado, Keith goes for a powerbomb on Kanemaru but Desperado lands a kick to the knee, which also allows Kanemaru to hit a DDT on Lee for a nearfall, Swerve then gets tagged in, Swerve lands three running forearms to the face of Desperado, followed by a flying uppercut to the back of Desperado from the second rope, Swerve then hits Desperado with a brainbuster for a nearfall, Desperado then hits Swerve with a spinebuster, Kanemaru and Desperado then hit a doubleteam slam/kick on Swerve for a two count, Lee tries to get in the ring but Kanemaru kicks the rope, racking Lee, Desperado then kicks the knee of Lee, Swerve and Desperado then exchange chops, Swerve then hits a break breaker on Desperado, followed by a rolling facebuster, Swerve then tags in Lee, Kanemaru then kicks the leg of Lee four times, Kanemaru then puts Lee in a figure four leglock and Desperado puts Swerve in a stretched muffler, Desperado then pushes Swerve off the top to the outside, Desperado then grabs the foot of Lee, Kanemaru then spits whisky in the eyes of Lee behind the referee’s back for a nearfall, Swerve then hits a superkick to Desperado on the apron, followed by a double footstomp to Desperado on the apron, Keith Lee then hits the big bang catastrophe on Kanemaru for the pinfall victory.
The Gunn Club (Billy, Colten, and Austin Gunn) and Max Caster vs The New Japan LA Dojo (Alex Coughlin, The DKC, and Kevin Knight) and Yuya Uemura
– Before the match starts, Danhausen taunts the The Gunn Club, Colten and Austin Gunn then run after Danhausen, Alex Coughlin then hits a fallaway slam on Billy, Coughlin then hits a gut-wrench suplex on Caster, Kevin Knight then hits a running splash to Caster in the corner, followed by a suplex for a nearfall, Knight and Uemura then hits a combination splash/elbow drop on Caster for a nearfall, Uemura then hits a running forearm to Caster in the corner, fooled by a running bulldog, Uemura then hits a snap suplex on Caster, Knight then lands a series of kicks to the stomach of Caster in the corner, Caster then hits a big back bodydrop on Knight; which allows him to tag in Billy, Knight then hits a leaping dropkick to Billy, Billy then hits a suplex on Knight, Billy then hits the fameasser on The DKC, followed by a top rope elbow from Max Caster for the pinfall victory.
Winners via pinfall: The Gunn Club and Max Caster at 5:34.
The Main Card:
Winning team receives the man advantage for Blood & Guts: Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Minoru Suzuki vs Eddie Kingston, Shota Umino, and Wheeler Yuta
– The match starts off with Jericho and Wheeler Yuta, Wheeler then slaps away at Jericho, Wheeler then lands eight german suplexes on Jericho, Eddie and Suzuki then exchange a series of chops and slaps in the ring, Suzuki then hits a stiff forearm, knocking Kingston down, Jericho and Suzuki then kicks away at Kingston in the corner, Jericho then works on the arm of Kingston, Suzuki then comes in and stomps on the arm of Kingston, Suzuki then lands a running kick to the chest of Kingston for a two count, Yuta then lands a crossbody in the ring on Guevara but Jericho breaks up the pin, Guevara then hits a standing spanish fly on Yuta, Kingston then hits a suplex on Guevara, Suzuki then comes in and punches at Kingston, Kingston then hits a spinning backfist on Suzuki, Yuta then hits a splash from the top rope onto Guevara, Jericho then hits a codebreaker on Umino for a nearfall, Umino then hits a powerslam Jericho from the top rope for a nearfall, Jericho then hits a bulldog on Umino, Jericho then goes for the lionsault but Kingston punches him,
Winners: Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, and Minoru Suzuki.
Winners take all: ROH and IWGP tag team championships: FTR (c) vs United Empire (Great O-Kahn and Jeff Cobb) (c) vs Roppongi Vice (Trent Beretta and Rocky Romero)
– Jeff Cobb stands on the back and neck of Cash Wheeler, O-Kahn then lands a scoop suplex on Cash, Trent then hits a half back suplex on Kahn, followed by a tornado DDT from the second rope, Trent goes for a swinging DDT on Cobb but Cobb counters with a suplex, Kahn then chokeslams Rocky on the apron, Trent then lands a spear to O-Kahn on the outside, Cash then lands a series of uppercuts and chops to O-Kahn and Cobb, Cobb then holds Cash as O-Kahn lands a slam, Dax then comes in, Dax lands a series of punches on Cobb and O-Kahn, Dax then hits three german suplexes on Cobb, Cash and Rocky then hits a doubleteam spiked piledriver on O-Kahn, Rocky then hits a crossbody onto Dax on the outside, Cobb then hits a standing moonsault on Rocky, O-Kahn then slams Trent facefirst into the mat, Cobb then hits a german on Trent for a nearfall, FTR then hits the big rig on Rocky Romero to secure the pinfall victory.
Winners via pinfall and STILL ROH tag team champions and NEW IWGP tag team champions: FTR.
AEW All-Atlantic championship: Pac vs Miro vs Malakai Black vs Clark Connors
– The match starts off with Pac kicking Malakai in the corner, Miro then hits an elbow on Connors in the ring, Malakai then hits a moonsault from the second rope on Miro, Miro then runs at Pac in the corner but Pac gets a boot up, Pac jumps off the top rope but Miro catches him for a fallaway slam, Connors then lands a series of punches on Miro, Miro then catches Connors for a sideslam, Miro and Black then exchange a series of forearms in the middle of the ring, Miro then lands a samoan drop on Pac for a nearfall, Pac then hits a superkick on Miro, Pac then hits a corkscrew to the outside, taking out Black, Pac then hits a running apron kick to the chest of Connors, Pac then hits a shotgun dropkick on Malakai, Connors then hits Malakai with a german suplex, Malakai then hits a jumping knee to the face of Miro, Malakai then goes under the ring to pull out a table, Miro then slams Malakai facefirst into the steel steps, Pac then sends Miro facefirst into the ringpost, Connors then spears Miro through the table, Connors then lands two closelines on Malakai, fooled by a powerslam, Connors then hits a spear on Pac followed by the trophy count, Connors goes for the pin but Malakai breaks it up, Pac then hits Connors with a superkick, Miro then powerbombs Malakai and Connors as Pac is superplexed, Miro then hits a superkick on Pac, Miro then locks in the game over submission, Pac tries to reach the ropes but Miro pulls him back to the center, Malakai then spits black mist into the eyes of Miro, Malakai then hits the roundhouse kick on Miro, Malakai then puts Connors in an armbar, Pac then hits a 450 splash on Malakai, Pac then locks in the brutalizer on Connors to secure the submission victory.
Winner and first ever AEW All Atlantic champion, Pac.
Bullet Club (El Phantasmo and The Young Bucks) vs Dudes With Attitudes (Sting, Darby Allin, and Shingo Takagi)
– Before the match, the light go out, the lights come back on as Sting jumps off the stage, taking out The Young Bucks, Darby then uses the Skateboard on Hikuleo, Takagi lands a shoulder tackle on Phantasmo, Sting and Takagi then land a doubleteam shoulder tackle on Phantasmo, Sting and Takagi then take turns landing a senton on Phantasmo, Nick then lands a footstomp to the chest of Darby as he’s positioned on the shoulders of Matt, Darby then hits a code red on Phantasmo, Takagi then hits Matt with a closeline, followed by a twisting suplex for a two count, Nick then superkicks Takagi in the stomach, Takagi then hits a death valley driver on Nick before tagging in Sting, Sting then lands a splash to Phantasmo and The Young Bucks in the corner, Phantasmo then punches Sting in the balls, Darby hits a stunner on Phantasmo, The Young Bucks then hit a doubleteam superkick on Takagi, Darby, and Sting but Sting is unaffected, Darby goes for the coffin drop but Nick gets his knees up, The Young Bucks then hit the more bang for your buck on Darby, followed by a splash from Phantasmo, The Young Bucks then take out Darby and Takagi, Phantasmo then lands a moonsault, taking out Darby and Takagi, Sting goes for a dive but the Young Bucks land a double superkick, Sting then lands a double scorpion drop on the Young Bucks, Sting then hits Phantasmo with a lowblow, Darby then hits a coffin drop to a standing Hikuleo on the outside, Takagi then lands a lariat on Phantasmo for a nearfall, Takagi then hits the last of the dragon on Phantasmo to secure the pinfall victory.
Winners via pinfall: Sting, Darby Allin, and Shingo Takagi.
AEW Women’s championship: Thunder Rosa (c) vs Toni Storm
– The match starts off with both women shaking hands before locking up, Rosa then lands a headlock takeover but Toni immediately locks in a headscissors, both women then get up and lock up once again, Rosa then lands three shoulder blocks on Storm, Both women then exchange rollups for two counts, both then exchange punches and chops, Toni then lands six forearms to the head of Rosa, Rosa then hits a leaping stunner on Storm, Rosa then hits a dropkick to the back of Storm, followed by a jumping dropkick to Storm in the ropes, Rosa then hits a double footstomp to the stomach of Storm for a nearfall, Toni goes for a tornado DDT off the apron but Rosa counters it into a northern lights suplex on the outside, Storm Spears Rosa off the apron, Toni goes to the top but Rosa lands a jumping uppercut, Storm then lands a german suplex on Rosa on the apron, followed by a tornado DDT on the outside, Storm then hits a running hip attack to Rosa in the corner, Storm then hits a tornado DDT on Rosa, Storm then lands a series of uppercuts on Rosa, Rosa hits Storm with a running knee strike, followed by a death valley driver, Rosa then hits the fire thunder driver but Storm kicks out at two, Storm then hits a german suplex on Rosa, Rosa then hits an armwringer slam, Rosa then hits the final wrecking suplex for the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall and STILL AEW women’s champion, Thunder Rosa.
IWGP US championship: Will Ospreay (c) vs Orange Cassidy
– The match starts off with Orange Cassidy’s hand in his pockets, Cassidy lands a shoulder tackle on Ospreay, Ospreay then drops Cassidy throat first into the top rope, followed by a big boot, Ospreay then hits a running dive to Cassidy on the outside into the barricade with help from Aussie Open, Ospreay then hits Cassidy with a spinning backbreaker for a nearfall, Ospreay then sends Cassidy into the corner with a strong Irish whip for a two count, Ospreay then puts Cassidy in an abdominal stretch, Ospreay then reaches into the pocket of Cassidy; pulling out a middle finger, Cassidy then counters with a hip toss, Cassidy then slams Ospreay facefirst into the turnbuckle three times, followed by a crossbody, Ospreay then hits a springboard kick to the face of Cassidy, Ospreay then lands a diving elbow from the top rope to Cassidy, Ospreay then goes for the roaring elbow but Cassidy falls, Ospreay then lands nine kicks to the forehead of Cassidy, Ospreay then stands on the back of the neck of Cassidy, Cassidy then lands a dropkick with his hands in his pockets, Cassidy then jumps back to his feet, Cassidy then lands “kicks” to Ospreay, Cassidy then lands a superkick on Ospreay, followed by a series of kicks to the head, Ospreay goes for the springboard cutter but Cassidy moves out of the way, Cassidy then hits a stunner, followed by a Michinoku driver for a nearfall, Cassidy then lands a tornado DDT on Ospreay, followed by a suicide dive, Cassidy then jumps over the top rope with a cannonball, taking out Aussie Open, Cassidy then hits a jumping DDT from the second rope for a nearfall, Ospreay then lands a standing spanish fly on Cassidy, Ospreay then hits a superkick on Cassidy as he’s stuck inbetween the second and third turnbuckles, Cassidy then sends Ospreay head first into the camera, Ospreay goes for a corkscrew but Cassidy counters into a rollup for a two count, Cassidy then hits the beach break on Ospreay for a nearfall, Ospreay then hits the springboard cutter on Cassidy for a nearfall, Ospreay then goes for the storm breaker but Cassidy counters it into a hurricarana, Ospreay then hits the storm breaker to secure the pinfall victory.
Winner and STILL IWGP US champion: Will Ospreay
– After the match, Aussie Open attack Cassidy, Roppongi Vice make the save but are taken out, Shibata then makes his entrance, Shibata takes out Aussie Open on the ramp, Shibata then lands a series of forearms on Ospreay in the corner, followed by a dropkick in the corner to Ospreay, Shibata then goes to put Ospreay in a choke but Aussie Open pull Ospreay to the outside. Orange Cassidy then puts the glasses on Shibata.
Zack Sabre Jr vs Claudio Castagnoli
– The match starts off with Claudio lands a running uppercut, followed by the neutralizer for a nearfall, Claudio then sends Zack into the barricade, Zack then racks the arm of Claudio into the top rope, Claudio then lands a delayed vertical suplex on Sabre for a two count, Claudio then goes a big boot to Zack on the apron but Zack locks in a knee bar in between the ropes, Zack then locks in a knee bar on the apron, Sabre then sends Claudio shoulder first into the ring post, followed by a tilt-a-whirl slam, Zack then lands three uppercuts on Claudio but Claudio is unaffected, Claudio then lands two breakbreakers on Zack, Claudio then walks up the steel steps while carrying Zack with one arm, Claudio then throws Zack back into the ring with one arm, Zack then locks in an armstretch on Claudio on the top rope, Claudio then hits a running uppercut on Zack, Claudio then hits a gut-wrench suplex from the second rope onto Zack, Claudio then goes for the swing but Zack moves to the ropes, Claudio then lands two running uppercuts in the corner, Zack then lands a corner uppercut of his own, Claudio then hits another uppercut for a nearfall, Claudio then swings Zack for six rotations but has to drop him due to the injured arms, Claudio goes for a sharpshooter but Zack kicks the shoulder and face of Claudio, Claudio then almost locks in the sharpshooter but Zack counters it into an ankle bar, Claudio then lands two kicks to the face of Zack but Zack doesn’t let go of the hold, Claudio then lands an uppercut on Zack, Zack then jumps on the back of Claudio, locking in a sleephold but Claudio reaches the ropes, Zack then lands a series of kicks to the chest of Claudio, Claudio then hits an uppercut on Zack, Claudio then lands another uppercut, followed by a closeline and a powerbomb for the pinfall victory.
Winner via pinfall: Claudio Castagnoli.
IWGP Heavyweight championship: Jay White (c) vs Adam Cole, Kazuchika Okada vs “Hangman” Adam Page
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