For the third time, AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) will co-produce Forbidden Door, a crossover wrestling event showcasing the best wrestlers in each company. This year’s edition will also feature athletes from World Wonder Ring Stardom, the sister company of NJPW, and Mexico’s Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).
The main event of Forbidden Door will feature AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland putting his title on the line against Will Ospreay. New Japan’s top title, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, will also be up for grabs when champion Jon Moxley takes on Tetsuya Naito. For information on how to watch Forbidden Door, keep reading.
When and where is 2024 AEW Forbidden Door?
AEW Forbidden Door starts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Sunday, June 30. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT with “Zero Hour,” AEW’s pre-show. Forbidden Door will air live from the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.
How to watch 2024 AEW Forbidden Door
Sunday at Forbidden Door, I’m excited that, as wrestling converges @UBSArena AEW Zero Hour is going into overtime, some of the best in AEW + across the world fight for FREE worldwide, and with such compelling matches hopefully we’ll continue our strong ppv trends + make new fans! pic.twitter.com/EhYktPOsir
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 27, 2024
Fans in the U.S. and Canada can purchase AEW Forbidden Door for $50 through Bleacher Report’s website or the B/R app. By purchasing Forbidden Door, fans receive the live stream and on demand replay. The replay will be available for 72 hours following the conclusion of the event. Additionally, North American residents can purchase Forbidden Door through DAZN and cable and satellite providers. For a list of providers, visit AEW’s website.
2024 AEW Forbidden Door match card
Besides the two huge title bouts, Forbidden Door’s card is stacked with excellent matches, including Mercedes Moné and Stephanie Vaquer in a title versus title match. A new TNT champion will be crowned in a six-man ladder match, which could be the highlight of the night. Other matches include The Elite versus Scissor Ace, MJF versus Hechicero, and Bryan Danielson versus Shingo Takagi.
View the entire card below.
- AEW World Championship: Swerve Strickland (c) (with Prince Nana) vs. Will Ospreay
- Men’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first-round match: Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
- Trios match: The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, and Kazuchika Okada) vs. Scissor Ace (Anthony Bowens, Max Caster, and Hiroshi Tanahashi) (with “Daddy Ass” Billy Gunn)
- Singles match: MJF vs. Hechicero
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
- Singles match: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Orange Cassidy
- Trios match: The Learning Tree (Chris Jericho and Big Bill) and Jeff Cobb (with Bryan Keith) vs. Samoa Joe, Hook, and Katsuyori Shibata
- AEW TBS Championship and NJPW Strong Women’s Championship — Winner Takes All: Mercedes Moné (AEW) vs. Stephanie Vaquer (NJPW)
- AEW Women’s World Championship: “Timeless” Toni Storm (c) (with Luther and Mariah May) vs. Mina Shirakawa
- AEW TNT Championship — Ladder Match: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush vs. El Phantasmo
- Trios match (pre-show): Los Ingobernables de Japon (Yota Tsuji, Titan, and Hiromu Takahashi) vs. The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) and Místico (with Alex Abrahantes)
- Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first-round match (pre-show): Mariah May (with “Timeless” Toni Storm, Luther and Mina Shirakawa) vs. Saraya (with Harley Cameron and Anna Jay)
- Tag team match (pre-show): Kris Statlander and Momo Watanabe (with Stokely Hathaway) vs. Willow Nightingale and Tam Nakano
