AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2026 Results – 12 Men Steel Cage & Owen Hart Cup Finals, Winners & Results

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2026 Results – 12 Men Steel Cage & Owen Hart Cup Finals, Winners & Results. The structural foundation of the global wrestling landscape was permanently reshaped as the absolute elite talent from AEW, NJPW, CMLL, and Stardom converged for a historic multi-promotional spectacle. Live from a completely sold-out SAP Center in San Jose, California, the highly anticipated event delivered a masterclass in physical violence, emotional title changes, and jaw-dropping faction betrayals. With the historic road to AEW All In: London officially underway, every athlete entering the squared circle fought with immense forward pressure, knowing that a victory on this grand international stage would instantly cement their legacy across both hemispheres.

The journey to this monumental pay-per-view was paved with high-stakes tournament finals, brutal blood-soaked brawls, and unpredictable wildcard speculation that kept the global audience on the absolute edge of their seats. Management spared no expense in utilizing top-tier stadium showmanship, pitting legendary technical wizards against high-flying modern icons to create unforgettable dream encounters. As the dust settled in San Jose, championships hung precariously in the balance, a major faction completely fractured from within, and the structural future of several top headliners was permanently altered.

Let us begin.

3-Way Tag Match: Young Bucks vs. Unbound Co. vs. El Sky Team

The main card opened with a breathtaking, fast-paced international three-way tag team showcase that brought the San Jose crowd to its feet from the opening bell. Newly crowned champions Místico and Máscara Dorada received a thunderous ovation from the crowd, engaging in a rapid sequence of technical reversals alongside Titán and Shingo Takagi. The Young Bucks smartly made a series of blind tags, with Matt Jackson powerbombing Dorada into the turnbuckles to allow Nick Jackson to connect with a top-rope foot stomp directly onto Matt’s knees.

El Sky Team completely electrified the arena when Místico launched Dorada over the top rope to execute a spectacular hurricanrana to the floor, wiping out the Bucks and Takagi simultaneously. Takagi re-entered the ring to unleash pure strong-style dominance, executing a stiff shoulder tackle and a heavy DDT before Titán connected with a top-rope leg drop. The closing moments devolved into absolute tactical chaos as all three teams traded a wild sequence of consecutive Canadian Destroyers on each other, leaving all six men completely laid out on the canvas.

Matt Jackson capitalised on the absolute wreckage left in the ring, hitting a final, flawless Meltzer Driver to steal the pinfall victory.

Winner: Young Bucks

Grade: B+

The victory gives the Young Bucks massive corporate momentum as they look to assert their power over the tag team ranks. While El Sky Team and Unbound Co. showcased incredible international showmanship, the Bucks proved why they are the absolute masters of navigating multi-team chaos.

Singles Match: Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

The highly anticipated technical dream match between two generational icons delivered an absolute clinic in ring generalship, physical storytelling, and raw intensity. Zack Sabre Jr. immediately went to work on Omega’s joints, utilizing his world-class submission transitions to twist “The Cleaner” into grotesque positions while targeting his left arm. Omega was forced to rely on his signature raw power to break the holds, unleashing a series of thunderous V-Trigger knee strikes to completely disrupt Sabre’s calculated grappling rhythm.

The physical intensity escalated as Sabre systematically countered Omega’s power moves into a cross armbreaker, forcing Omega to fight through immense physical agony to reach the bottom rope. Omega rallied with a devastating Snap Dragon suplex, but Sabre countered a subsequent powerbomb attempt into a deep triangle choke. In a final burst of competitive spirit, Omega deadlifted Sabre off the canvas, absorbing massive strikes before executing a flawless One-Winged Angel.

Omega pinned Sabre to secure the hard-fought, historic victory, proving that he is still operating at the absolute peak of his legendary game.

Winner: Kenny Omega

Grade: A+

Following the final bell, Kenny Omega stood victorious in the center of the ring, looking completely exhausted but deeply satisfied with the outcome. Zack Sabre Jr. was forced to retreat after a spectacular technical performance, leaving Omega to soak in the adulation of the global audience as a true locker room general.

AEW Continental Championship Match: Jon Moxley vs. Bandido

AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley entered the arena through the crowd looking exceptionally hostile, trading early technical lucha-like evasions with the reigning ROH World Champion, Bandido. The match turned incredibly violent when Moxley took Bandido to the floor, executing a brutal piledriver directly onto the steel steps. The impact busted Bandido wide open from his scalp, prompting Moxley to bite at the bloody wound and rip a piece of Bandido’s mask completely off his face.

Despite losing an immense amount of blood, Bandido mounted a heroic, high-flying comeback, flattening Moxley with a gorilla press slam and executing a spectacular Super Revolutionary Fly off the top rope for a razor-thin near-fall. Moxley survived the cover, hitting a thunderous short-arm lariat and his signature Death Rider, but Bandido showed unbelievable fighting spirit by kicking out at two. Moxley immediately transitioned the movement into a deep Bulldog Choke, adding crossface strikes until a defenseless Bandido was forced to submit.

Jon Moxley stood victorious, retaining his AEW Continental Championship after one of the most violent encounters of the night.

Winner: Jon Moxley

Grade: A-

Bandido bowed his head in a display of true competitive spirit as the crowd cheered both men for their physical sacrifice. Moxley then edited back through the crowd, passing right by his Death Riders stablemates Shafir, Castagnoli, Yuta, and Garcia to conclude the violent championship showcase.

IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Match: Shota Umino vs. PAC

Pitting raw, strong-style resilience against unmatched athletic malice, PAC entered the ring sporting a brand-new gear look and immediately threw Shota Umino into the steel barricades. Umino answered back inside the ring with a running uppercut and a draping DDT off the barricade onto the floor, following up with a heavy powerbomb. PAC quickly shut down the momentum by tossing Umino overhead into the turnbuckles with a dangerous release belly-to-belly suplex before taking to the skies with a springboard moonsault.

The physical toll of the match reached an extreme peak when PAC picked up the champion and executed a brutal Awesome Bomb over the top rope, crashing Umino straight through a wooden table on the floor. PAC rolled him back inside to hit a 450 Splash and locked in a deep Brutalizer submission, but Umino miraculously reached the ropes to break the hold. Umino absorbed a poisonrana, firing back with a thunderous lariat and a Paradigm Shift before hitting Second Chapter to secure the definitive pinfall victory.

Shota Umino stood victorious, successfully retaining his IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship after surviving an absolute onslaught of physical punishment from the challenger.

Winner: Shota Umino

Grade: A

Immediately after the match ended, Jon Moxley marched back into the ring, forcing his former protégé Umino to back up as the two locked eyes in an incredibly tense staredown. Before the interaction could turn violent, NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi walked down the aisle, causing Moxley and the Death Riders to cautiously retreat through the crowd.

Tanahashi entered the ring and gestured toward Umino and Moxley, openly proposing a massive future championship match between the two rivals. Tanahashi then officially strapped the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship back onto Umino’s waist, raising his hand in celebration to close out the emotional segment.

AEW Women’s World Championship Match: Thekla vs. Starlight Kid

The reigning champion, Thekla, made a spectacular entrance flanked by live firebreathers before facing off against Starlight Kid in an incredibly intense, personal encounter. Thekla dominated the opening minutes by throwing the challenger by her hair and slamming her into the barricades directly in front of STARDOM President Taro Okada. Thekla aggressively grabbed Okada by his tie, prompting Starlight Kid to strike the champion, but Thekla quickly re-established control inside the ring with a running boot and a snapping suplex.

Starlight Kid targeted the champion’s lower limbs, executing a dragon screw leg whip and locking in a painful Numero Dos submission to stretch out Thekla’s bad knee. Thekla managed to crawl to the ropes, answering with a massive Spider Suplex and a spear, but her injured knee collapsed during a subsequent stomp attempt, allowing the challenger to hit Divine Punishment and a top-rope moonsault for a close near-fall. Thekla matrixed out of a final signature move to hit a devastating spear, following up with a brutal stomp to the back of Starlight Kid’s neck to retain her title.

Thekla stood victorious as the winner, securing her position at the absolute top of the women’s division after a phenomenal performance.

Winner: Thekla

Grade: B+

Following the final bell, Skye Blue and Julia Hart joined Thekla in the ring and handed her a pair of scissors, triggering a sickening post-match assault. Thekla completely cut off and stole Starlight Kid’s mask, spitting on it in front of the horrified audience while referees rushed to cover up the challenger’s face.

Thekla then took the stolen mask to the outside, shoving it directly into Taro Okada’s face before violently slapping the STARDOM President across the jaw until he fell to the floor. Thekla proudly posed with the mask alongside the rest of the Triangle of Madness to cement her tyrannical reign over the division.

AEW World Tag Team Championship Match: Christian Cage & Adam Copeland vs. The Dogs

The high-stakes tag team collision featured brilliant underhanded tactics from Clark Connors and David Finlay, who isolated Christian Cage by targeting his fractured arm against the steel steps. In a shocking display of malice, Finlay distracted the referee, allowing Connors to burn Cage’s arm with a lit match inside the squared circle. Cage managed to break free from the relentless double-teaming to make a hot tag to Adam Copeland, who cleared the ring and hit Finlay with an elevated DDT.

The action descended into pure chaos as Connors shoved Cage directly into the referee to knock him unconscious, allowing Finlay to strike Cage across the skull with his heavy shillelagh. Finlay measured Copeland to deliver the exact same punishment, but before he could strike, the arena lights went completely black, sending the San Jose crowd into a frenzy of anticipation.

A single spotlight illuminated the Bang Bang Gang on top of the ramp, followed immediately by the echo of a familiar switchblade sound effect. When the lights fully returned to the arena, Jay White was standing directly in the middle of the ring, completely shocking The Dogs. White dropped a charging Finlay with a massive Blade Runner, leaving him unconscious on the mat.

Copeland immediately capitalised on the assistance, spearing Finlay into the canvas while White rolled the referee back into the ring to count the official three-count. Christian Cage and Adam Copeland stood victorious, successfully retaining their AEW World Tag Team Championships.

Winners: Christian Cage & Adam Copeland

Grade: A-

Following the match, White retrieved the championship belts and handed them over to the titleholders in the middle of the ring. While Copeland looked pleased with the outcome, White and Christian Cage exchanged tense words until Copeland stepped between them, closing the segment as White celebrated up the ramp with the Bang Bang Gang.

Owen Hart Foundation Women’s Tournament Finals: Mercedes Moné vs. Maya World

Maya World’s deeply emotional, historic tournament run came to a physical peak against her former mentor, as Mercedes Moné entered the arena sporting appropriate pink-and-black tournament attire. World started the contest with incredible athletic agility, hitting a cannonball off the apron and executing an innovative small package suplex. Moné answered with pure tactical aggression, delivering three consecutive meteoras off the middle rope and locking in a straightjacket backstabber to slow the pace down to a methodical crawl.

World mounted a spectacular, high-energy comeback, leveling The CEO with a Shining Wizard, a three-kick combination, and three consecutive fallaway slams that sent Moné flying through the ropes to the floor. World followed up with a sunset flip powerbomb onto the floor and a top-rope moonsault, but Moné survived the pinfall to hit the Moné Maker. Both women traded frantic submission counters, rolling through their own versions of the Statement Maker in the center of the ring.

Ultimately, Moné countered a final slam attempt into a definitive backstabber, applying the Statement Maker to force the emotional tap-out. Mercedes Moné stood victorious as the winner, making history as the first-ever back-to-back Owen Hart Foundation Tournament champion.

Winner: Mercedes Moné

Grade: A

Moné proudly grabbed the tournament championship belt, celebrating in front of the Owen Cup as massive pyro exploded throughout the arena. The video board displayed Moné as the official number-one challenger for the AEW Women’s World Championship at All In: London this August.

Directly after the celebration concluded, Renee Paquette caught up with ROH Women’s World Champion Athena backstage to get her live reaction to the finals. Athena completely downplayed World’s efforts, labeling her a total fluke who suffered a massive lapse in judgment, telling her to keep playing the “It Girl” because when it comes to Athena, she belongs at the very back of the line.

12-Man Steel Cage Match: Team Briscoe vs. Team DCMJF

Before the competitors emerged, a massive circular steel cage was lowered all the way to the floor around the ringside area, establishing a strict no-escape environment. Team Briscoe entered carrying backpacks loaded with weapons, while Team DCMJF suffered immediate internal friction as Andrade El Ídolo and World Champion MJF engaged in a shoving match over an obnoxious team t-shirt. The match quickly devolved into an absolute bloodbath, with Kyle O’Reilly utilizing an old NES console and controller cords to smash Kyle Fletcher across the skull, while Mark Briscoe emptied thumbtacks all over the canvas.

In a shocking structural twist, MJF ordered Kazuchika Okada to open Roderick Strong’s giant hockey bag, revealing Lio Rush hidden inside. Rush cleaned house with a handspring kick before Team DCMJF double-teamed him, wrapping the bag in heavy chains and shoving it underneath the ring. The violence intensified as Konosuke Takeshita executed a spectacular Blue Thunder Bomb to send Fletcher crashing through a wooden table on the floor, while Darby Allin scaled the very top of the steel cage structure. Kevin Knight climbed after him, but Allin boobytrapped his own bag, causing it to literally blow up in Knight’s face, sending him falling off the cage through a stack of tables before Allin hit a Coffin Drop off the cage structure onto everyone below.

Back inside the ring, MJF measured Briscoe for a Dynamite Diamond Ring strike, but Andrade stepped in his path, completely refusing to cooperate. Andrade blindsided the World Champion, hitting his signature Día de los Muertos before tearing off his team shirt to reveal a custom shirt that read “F* DON F*** MJF”** to announce his official departure from the faction. Andrade pointed Briscoe directly at the champion, allowing Briscoe to execute a definitive, thunderous Jay Driller onto the thumbtacks to secure the three-count victory.

Team Briscoe stood victorious as the definitive winners of the steel cage war, celebrating wildly inside the ring while Andrade walked up the entry ramp completely alone.

Winners: Team Briscoe (Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly, Konosuke Takeshita, & Darby Allin)

Grade: A+

Following the chaotic celebration, Lexy Nair caught up with a bloodied, victorious Mark Briscoe in the backstage area to ask about his future. Briscoe wasted absolutely zero time, looking directly into the camera to announce that he is cashing in his earned shot against MJF for the AEW World Championship this Wednesday night on Dynamite.

Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Final: Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland

The monumental main event began with immense psychological showmanship as Will Ospreay entered wearing a Bane-inspired mask and attire, while Swerve Strickland rode onto the stage on a custom motorcycle. The opening bell triggered an absolute flurry of rapid strikes, with Ospreay connecting on a springboard crossbody to the floor. Swerve quickly shifted the tactical advantage by targeting Ospreay’s neck, executing a rolling flatliner and neckbreakers before pulling the protective foam padding off the turnbuckle connector to expose the steel hook.

Prince Nana threw hot coffee into Ospreay’s face from the floor, allowing Swerve to powerbomb Ospreay onto the corner of the apron before slingshotting his neck directly into the exposed steel hook. Ospreay began pouring blood from his head, but managed to execute a desperation Spanish Fly and a Styles Clash for a close two-count. The match turned into an absolute war of attrition as Ospreay hit a sunset flip powerbomb to the floor, swinging Swerve heavily into the steel steps to bust the world champion wide open.

On the outside, Ospreay attempted a Styles Clash off the steel steps, resulting in a sickening thud against the English commentary table. Swerve vitally beat the referee’s ten-count, walking straight into an OsCutter and a thunderous Hidden Blade, but he kicked out to stay alive. Both men removed their wrestling gloves, drenched in blood, trading a wild sequence of Hidden Blades and a Stormbreaker. Swerve delivered a desperate low blow while the referee was out of position, hitting a Vertebreaker, a Hidden Blade, and Big Pressure, but Ospreay kicked out at two.

The Death Riders ran down to ringside, screaming at Ospreay to fire him up; Ospreay shook off a final House Call, connected with a Buckshot Hidden Blade, a Paradigm Shift, a Death Rider, and finished Swerve with a brutal Tiger Driver to capture the Owen Cup. Will Ospreay stood victorious as the winner, securing his dream ticket to challenge for the AEW World Championship at All In: London.

Winner: Will Ospreay

Grade: A+

Following the grueling battle, the entire Death Riders faction entered the ring to celebrate alongside the new tournament champion. Jon Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli proudly hoisted the bloodied Ospreay onto their shoulders while the rest of the stable applauded his historic athletic achievement. Ospreay’s wife, Alex Windsor, joined him on the entry ramp to celebrate hand-in-hand as Forbidden Door officially went off the air.

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