Young Bucks, NJPW and CMLL stars announced for Forbidden Door matches

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AEW is boasting a triple main event for the Forbidden Door PPV on Sunday, June 28 from San Jose, California. A 12-man steel cage match and the Owen Hart Cup finals are the feature attractions. The updated lineup for Forbidden Door includes: Steel Cage Match: MJF, Kevin Knight, Kyle Fletcher, Kazuchika Okada, Jake Doyle, & Andrade El Idolo vs. Mark Briscoe, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly, Konosuke Takeshita, & Darby Allin Owen Hart Cup men’s final: Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland Owen Hart Cup women’s final: Mercedes Moné vs. Maya World AEW Women’s World Championship: Thekla (c) vs. Starlight Kid AEW World Tag Team Championship: Adam Copeland & Christian Cage (c) vs. The Dogs AEW Continental Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Bandido IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Shota Umino (c) vs. PAC Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr. Young Bucks vs. Mistico & Mascara Dorada vs. Shingo Takagi & Titan AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship: Divine Dominion (c) vs. Thunder Rosa & Olympia (pre-show) MJF and Mark Briscoe revealed their teams for the steel cage match. If Briscoe’s team win, then he will receive a world title shot against MJF. MJF ponied up the cash to buy the services of the Don Callis Family. Kevin Knight was the first to volunteer in exchange for a world title shot himself, as long as MJF’s team wins. Briscoe picked his pals in the Conglomeration and two man with burning motivation for payback. Konosuke Takeshita wants a piece of Kyle Fletcher and the Callis Family in general. Allin is targeting Knight for his betrayal at Double or Nothing. MJF’s team has issues getting along, while Briscoe’s squad is focused on helping him reach for the sky. "I'm gonna do everything in my power to make sure that you fight Max for that championship." EXCLUSIVE: Former AEW World Champion @DarbyAllin offers @SussexCoChicken words of encouragement before they team up to face @The_MJF and @TheDonCallis Family at #ForbiddenDoor. pic.twitter.com/QG3639g86x — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 19, 2026 The Owen Hart Cup tournament finals are set. Winners receive world title shots at All In in Wembley Stadium. For that reason, Will Opsreay seems like a heavy favorite to beat Swerve Strickland. How could AEW have the biggest UK star on their roster fail here at Forbidden Door? On the women’s side, Maya World is the Cinderella story with one more wicked witch to beat in Mercedes Moné. Thekla is serious about her disrespect to Stardom. So much so that the Toxic Spider crashed the show in Japan to attack president Taro Okada again. Starlight Kid made the save to protect Stardom. The Dogs stole the five-second pose from Adam Copeland and Christian Cage, and the old men plan to teach the young pups some new tricks. Brodido beat the Death Riders in tag team action, so Bandido was feeling froggy to challenge Jon Moxley for the continental strap. Gabe Kidd attacked Shota Umino in Japan, and PAC called out the NJPW champion to come get his revenge with the IWGP global heavyweight title on the line. Zack Sabre Jr. and Kenny Omega want to challenge themselves against greatness. The Young Bucks represent AEW in the three-way tag bout versus CMLL’s Sky Team and NJPW’s Unbound Co. Thunder Rosa made new friends in CMLL, and she’s bringing Olympia to challenge Megan Bayne and Lena Kross for the tag belts. Share your thoughts about the Forbidden Door card. Is there enough outside talent for your liking? Which match is your pick to steal the show?

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The Young Bucks are one of AEW’s biggest attractions, so naturally they need a match at Forbidden Door. Without any obvious story direction, AEW did the next best thing to fit the vibe of the PPV by bringing in competition from the outside. The Young Bucks will face not one, but two teams at Forbidden Door. Plus, two title bouts were made official with talent from NJPW and CMLL. Tony Khan announced that AEW’s Elite will face CMLL’s Sky Team and NJPW’s Unbound Co. in a tag team three-way battle of factions. Sky Team is represented by Mistico and Mascara Dorada. Unbound Co. is represented by Shingo Takagi and Titan. Of course, you know that the Young Bucks are represented by Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson. #AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor 8e/5p, HBO Max PPV Next Sunday, 6/28@CaristicoMX/@MascaraDoradMD vs @YoungBucks vs @Takagi__Shingo/@Titan_cmll 3 Tag Teams representing 3 of the world’s top factions: El Sky Team, the Elite, & Unbound Co. will fight in a 3-Way Match, next Sunday, 6/28! pic.twitter.com/osCEZIzD80 — Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 21, 2026 Also on the Forbidden Door menu is a pair of title bouts. PAC issued the challenge to Shota Umino for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, and Shooter accepted. The backstory is Shota being a student of Jon Moxley. Gabe Kidd recently returned in Japan to deliver a violent message. If Shota wants revenge, then he can fight PAC at the PPV. Death Riders sent a violent message via Gabe Kidd to @Shooter_us at #njDOMINION, and now @BASTARDPAC wants a shot at Shota's gold! Watch #AEWCollision on TNT & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/zngj3PR0Pn — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 21, 2026 Challengers stepped up to fight Divine Dominion for the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship. Thunder Rosa wants a piece of gold, and she won’t back down from Megan Bayne or Lena Kross. Since Thunder has been busy in CMLL with her dual contract, she proposed bringing in a partner from Mexico. We later learned that the partner is Olympia. .@ThunderRosa22 vows to end the 100-day legacy of AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion! Watch #AEWCollision on TNT & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/iXoGhR4rN7 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 21, 2026 Divine Dominion have no fear of La Mera Mera. They accepted the challenge without hesitation. Thunder Rosa is not competition. She is a sacrificial lamb. AEW made the tag bout official for the Buy In pre-show. “You are not competition; you are a sacrificial lamb at our altar!” AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions Divine Dominion (@MeganBayne & @Lena_Kross) promise to make Thunder Rosa bow down! Watch #AEWCollision on TNT & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/bY6JB1sdHD — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 21, 2026 Share your thoughts on these fresh matchups for AEW Forbidden Door.