By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW Forbidden Door
San Jose, California, at SAP Center
Aired live June 28, 2026, on pay-per-view
AEW Forbidden Door pre-show results: Drilla Moloney beat Daniel Garcia, Maika defeated Skye Blue in a Survival of the Fittest qualifying match, Megan Bayne and Lena Kross defeated Thunder Rosa and Olympia to retain the AEW Women’s Tag Team Titles…
Pyro shot off on the stage. Excalibur opened the show, and was joined on commentary by Nigel McGuinness and Walker Stewart… Ring announcers Arkady Aura and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Takuro Shibata delivered the introductions for the opening match as the wrestlers made their entrances…
1. “El Sky Team” Mistico and Mascara Dorada vs. “The Young Bucks” Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson vs. Shingo Takagi and Titan in a three-way tag team match. The Spanish Broadcast team was also shown at ringside. Yes, of course, Rick Knox was the referee. Mistico and Titan shook hands to start the match, but Titan dropkicked Mistico and put the boots to him, which drew boos.
Later, Dorado performed a shooting star press off the middle rope onto everyone else on the floor. Takagi shrugged off double superkicks twice and then clotheslined his opponents. Takagi played to the cheering fans, but then turned into a quadruple superkick.
Mistico hit a top rope Spanish Fly on Takagi a short time later. There was a series of top rope moves by various wrestlers that left everyone down for a moment. Mistico had Takagi down in La Mistica, but the other teams broke up the submission attempt.
Titan hit a top rope double stomp on Mistico and went for the pin, but one of the Bucks broke it up. A short time later, the Bucks hit Titan with a Meltzer Driver and then pinned him…
“The Young Bucks” Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson defeated “El Sky Team” Mistico and Mascara Dorada, and Shingo Takagi and Titan in 17:50 in a three-way tag match.
Powell’s POV: A fast-paced, crowd-pleasing, big spot opener. Mistico was the most over guy in the match, but the fans cheered for everyone and all the wild spots. Under different circumstances, I’d question whether they did too many big spots in the opening match, but I think this show appeals to a lot of fans who enjoy the balls-to-the-wall approach from start to finish.
A brief video package aired before the wrestlers made their entrances for the next match…
2. Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
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