CHICAGO — A historic event occured on Sunday as AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling joined forces to present Forbidden Door from the United Center in Chicago.
From top-to-bottom, each match delivered on every level. But the card was highlighted by the main event as a bloody Jon Moxley defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in a back-and-forth physical battle to capture the interim AEW Heavyweight Champion. Moxley is the first two-time heavyweight kingpin in AEW history.
Also on the show, Jay White retained his IWGP Heavyweight Champion belt over Kazuchika Okada, Hangman Adam Page, and Adam Cole, and Will Ospreay successfully defended his IWGP United States title over Orange Cassidy in the best match of the show.
Here is what happened at AEW Forbidden Door.