AEW/NJPW PRESENTS: FORBIDDEN DOOR 2! DISCUSSION THREAD

3 years ago by TellumSiege to c/SquaredCircle

From Scotiabank Arena in Toronto comes Forbidden Door 2. Some of tonight's matches include:

ZERO HOUR:

Stu Grayson vs. El Phantasmo
Athena vs. Billie Starkz

MAIN CARD:

CM Punk vs. Satoshi Kojima
Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada
Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay
MJF vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
Jack Perry vs. SANADA
Toni Storm vs. Willow Nightingale
Orange Cassidy vs. Daniel Garcia vs. Zach Sabre Jr. vs. Shibata
Sting/Darby/Naito vs. Jericho/Guevara/Suzuki
Moxley/Wheeler/Claudio/Shota/Takeshita vs. Bucks/Hangman/Kingston/Ishii

Zero Hour starts LIVE on YouTube at 7pm EST with the main PPV starting LIVE at 8pm EST.

Misc. Notes: there may be more matches on Zero Hour but I'm not sure if they're official yet (I don't have Twitter to check). Also, the match between Adam Cole and Tom Lawlor has been called off. Apparently Adam Cole is out with illness. In other words, Adam Cole is out with a dumb cold, bay-bay. Sorry, I had to.

Enjoy the show everyone.

Urnchos 10 points 3 years ago

What an absolutely incredible show. Start to finish, just perfect. Both main events absolutely blew me away.

I could talk for paragraphs on it, but I'll just leave it at that and call it a day.

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TellumSiege 7 points 3 years ago

FINAL COUNTDOWN!!

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theusualuser 4 points 3 years ago

That pop was amazing. I LOVE Forbidden Door. And that Omega Ospreay match was....wow.

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TellumSiege 6 points 3 years ago

Daniel Garcia's dancing finally got the reaction it deserves.

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32XPlayer 4 points 3 years ago

You love to see it.

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A20sidedninja 5 points 3 years ago

This Omega/Osprey match feels like the biggest thing in Wrestling right now. I know it's not, but they did a good job of making it FEEL like it is.

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TellumSiege 2 points 3 years ago

It's been awesome so far. And I'm really impressed by how much Osprey is willing to bleed.

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Montagge 5 points 3 years ago

Noooo Billie, that's the hardest part of the ring!

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fourfouroneone 4 points 3 years ago

"New Japan is an Indie" 😂😂😂

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TellumSiege 4 points 3 years ago

Athena's been so badass lately. Back in the city where her 'asskickin heel' run started.

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tigerdactyl 4 points 3 years ago

That show was out of control! From getting ELP in the pre-show all the way to Bryan Danielson tapping out Okada with a broken arm, just wow.

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TellumSiege 4 points 3 years ago

Holy shit that tiger driver looked devastating.

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cultsuperstar 2 points 3 years ago

Yeah that looked rough lol

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theusualuser 2 points 3 years ago

Super rough. I can't imagine that felt anything other than awful, and I'd be shocked if he weren't really hurt there.

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Montagge 4 points 3 years ago

I can't believe Okada tapped

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

Yeah I was shocked too. Thought Okada was taking it for sure.

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TellumSiege 3 points 3 years ago

I thought my screen was stuttering when Tana was writhing in agony lol.

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TellumSiege 3 points 3 years ago

Kinda feels weird that Swerve is the leader of ME yet he's the only one without a belt lol

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Montagge 4 points 3 years ago

Dude is so good he doesn't even need a belt

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TellumSiege 2 points 3 years ago

Can't argue with that. But I'd still love to see a belt around his waist at some point.

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uSirPatrick 3 points 3 years ago

Swerve is really one of the coolest auras in AEW. just his character is so cool

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TellumSiege 3 points 3 years ago

Absolutely agree. I really wanted him to beat Orange Cassidy for the Atlantic championship…and I like OC.

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Chokfi 1 point 3 years ago

I like Swerve a lot, but I really really hate his entrance song.

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KalabiYau 3 points 3 years ago

Banger after banger after banger after banger after banger after banger after banger etc.

Even the Zero Hour matches before and the scrum afterwards were amazing. Wrestling fans had a feast

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TellumSiege 3 points 3 years ago

GREAT shot of Ospreay licking Omegas blood off his bicep. AEW can miss those shots sometimes.

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TellumSiege 3 points 3 years ago

That was awesome timing by Omega with that foot on the rope.

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ImADifferentBird 3 points 3 years ago

That show was fucking amazing from beginning to end. AEW always delivers on PPV, but that was just next level.

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cupcakezealot 2 points 3 years ago

Is Toronto so pro Elite because Kenny Omega is from Canada or is there another reason? Just curious!

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TellumSiege 2 points 3 years ago

Yeah that could be part of it. And the whole Brawl Out stuff–if it isn't a work–doesn't paint Punk in the best light.

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cupcakezealot 1 point 3 years ago

Ohh that makes sense! I just expected it to be split but it was so overwhelmingly negative I was surprised (Punk must love it though! :3)

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

Oh you know Punk's eating it up lol. It'll be interesting to see if he actually goes full-blown heel though.

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Montagge 2 points 3 years ago

At this point if he doesn't he might as well change his name to Cody lol

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Cassual 2 points 3 years ago

I loved the show, but I'm very worried about Bryan Danielson not being able to use his right arm at the end. They treated the seizure as a work, but it was a very weird thing to do in a match.

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Montagge 4 points 3 years ago

He broke his forearm

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

Sounds like a broken forearm. They're saying he's out 6-8 weeks =/

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fourfouroneone 2 points 3 years ago

Thanks for setting up the live thread, OP!

Zero hour has been good so far. Super excited about the show.

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TellumSiege 2 points 3 years ago

No worries! Enjoy the show.

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cupcakezealot 2 points 3 years ago

Yeah they're definitely meeting again at WK

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TellumSiege 3 points 3 years ago

WK? I'm thinking All In at Wembley.

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cupcakezealot 1 point 3 years ago

That's true too; I only said Wrestle Kingdom just because Danielson hasn't been to one yet (I don't think at least) and I'm sure it's on the bucket list. Maybe 2nd match at All In and then the 3rd at WK?

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

I have no idea why but for some reason I was thinking about Omega/Ospreay when I made that comment. You're right, there's a great chance Danielson/Okada happens at WK. We'll see about Wembley…but right now I think they're setting up Danielson vs. McGuinness for that one.

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cupcakezealot 1 point 3 years ago

Oh no worries! Quite frankly I wouldn't mind seeing Omega/Ospreay at All In and WK just because they're that good though ;)

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TellumSiege 2 points 3 years ago

Main event time! Who do you think is going to win? I'm going Okada.

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Montagge 4 points 3 years ago

We all win!

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

Great answer.

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cultsuperstar 2 points 3 years ago

I love the crowd cheering equally for both Danielson and Okada lol

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TellumSiege 2 points 3 years ago

Well colour me surprised

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cupcakezealot 1 point 3 years ago

Bryan is definitely rooting for Okada

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cupcakezealot 2 points 3 years ago

They didn't give us what we want nor did they give us Shibata in sunglasses :(

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cultsuperstar 2 points 3 years ago

Kind of an odd finish to the Sting trios match.

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

Yeah it felt rushed...or something. Just off.

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AngrilyEatingMuffins 2 points 3 years ago

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theusualuser 2 points 3 years ago

I wonder if Darby was legit hurt, it seemed like he should have had a larger part. Same kinda goes for Sting, though, so who knows.

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

I couldn't tell if Darby was injured but it wouldn't surprise me. I feel like he's flirted with disaster so many times that he's due for at least one injury lol.

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TellumSiege 2 points 3 years ago

Here comes the elite pop!

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TellumSiege 2 points 3 years ago

What a match. Gotta think they're gonna run it back at Wembley.

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fourfouroneone 3 points 3 years ago

That was outstanding. I still have chills!

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TellumSiege 2 points 3 years ago

Same! Now imagine what it's going to be like in front of 70,000+.

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TellumSiege 2 points 3 years ago

Loved that big swing to dropkick combo

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

Did Sammy chip a tooth or is that blood? Hard to tell.

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cultsuperstar 2 points 3 years ago

Looked like blood to me.

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

Yeah you're right. It looked better afterwards.

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cupcakezealot 1 point 3 years ago

why jack why 😭

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

CHRISTIAN WAS RIGHT!

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cupcakezealot 1 point 3 years ago

otoh let jack, lucha, and christian be the new christian's coalition again

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topeconhilo 1 point 3 years ago

that match kicked so much ass

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

What's the over/under on ELP throwing another dick punch? 0.5? Is that how betting works?

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cupcakezealot 1 point 3 years ago

Okada gently picking Bryan up by the head and cradling his neck 🥺🥹

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TellumSiege 1 point 3 years ago

OMG That shotgun dropkick! God I love this shit.

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cupcakezealot 1 point 3 years ago

Think this might top the Muta Scale tonight. :>

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cupcakezealot 1 point 3 years ago

Then again Brian Danielson is coming up

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