AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door 2023 - June 25th

[Merzbow]

3 hours ago, TildeGuy~! said:

New Japan posted this image on Twitter earlier, what a poster!

Someone mod them both into Elden Ring, asap.

[TildeGuy~!]

3 hours ago, WyattSheepMask said:

Regardless of the result tonight, do we reckon Bryan v Okada 2 at Wrestle Kingdom?

That and the rubber match between Osprey and Omega

Depending on the G1 result(I could see Okada winning it again to match the record of 5 that’s currently held by Chono)

I still think that rubber match will happen at All In.

Edited June 25, 2023 by TildeGuy~!

[Infinity Land]

One fewer match to worry about, Cole v. Lawlor has been scratched.

 

[Kfogg1991]

3 minutes ago, Infinity Land said:

One fewer match to worry about, Cole v. Lawlor has been scratched.

 

Ahhhh that's actually a match I thought would be quite good but illness happens 

[TildeGuy~!]

Hopefully Hiromu and Shingo’s match replaces it then, they should definitely have had a spot on the main card. 

[gmoney]

That's a bummer for Tom Lawlor. Hope he gets a shot with AEW soon, he's a great act. 

[Infinity Land]

3 minutes ago, gmoney said:

That's a bummer for Tom Lawlor. Hope he gets a shot with AEW soon, he's a great act. 

I think he will. This storyline with them can be picked up easily enough as the MJF/Cole as "partners" bit isn't going anyway anytime soon.

During the run-in I was wondering who was with him. I hadn't seen Royce Isaacs since the early NWA Powerrr days and he was unrecognizable to me with how jacked he's looking these days.

[Tim Healys Chutney Spoon]

Reading the spoilers, seems a pretty decent show overall. 

[Version1.0]

Overall, the 13 matches of this event with a known match time contained 3:20:27 hours of in-ring action.

That is a lot of wrestling.

[CavemanLynn]

Yeesh. That's fine for those who Watch Wrestling through nefarious means and can skip to the two or three bouts of interest, but it sounds exhausting to get through in one sitting. That sounds like two nights worth of action, at least. I get that this show is probably more niche than AEW's usual output, but either the times need reining in or the number of matches needs trimming. Not everyone needs to be on every card.

[Factotum]

Omega/Osprey was scary and brilliant. That was a helluva match. Looking forward to watching it again. Bryan/Okada was just surreal to see.

Edited June 26, 2023 by Factotum

[mim731]

Dickhead heel Punk is the best Punk, and it definitely felt like there was a good bit of that in his match with Kojima. Long may it continue. 

[Hannibal Scorch]

57 minutes ago, CavemanLynn said:

Yeesh. That's fine for those who Watch Wrestling through nefarious means and can skip to the two or three bouts of interest, but it sounds exhausting to get through in one sitting. That sounds like two nights worth of action, at least. I get that this show is probably more niche than AEW's usual output, but either the times need reining in or the number of matches needs trimming. Not everyone needs to be on every card.

It’s 4 hours in total. If you can watch a Wrestlemania it’s very similar, just with 70% additional actual wrestling.

[TheScarlettChad]

Not many people can watch Wrestlemania in full either though.

[Hannibal Scorch]

19 minutes ago, TheScarlettChad said:

Not many people can watch Wrestlemania in full either though.

Good point. Maybe PPV's could be released in 30 minute chunks and matches have 5 minute time limits.