Will Ospreay defeats Swerve Strickland in Forbidden Door main event

entertainmentJun 29, 202687791

Will Ospreay defeated Swerve Strickland in the main event of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2026, winning the finals of the Owen Hart Tournament. The victory awards Ospreay a title shot at All In 2026. The match served as the pay-per-view main event and followed a night of high-profile bouts including Mercedes Moné winning the women's Owen Hart Cup. After the match Ospreay, identified in a post as the 2026 Owen Cup winner, said "I don't hate Swerve, but I hate what we've become," framing their rivalry. Fan posts from the show noted Swerve took heavy bleeding during the bout. Ospreay now carries the tournament trophy and the booked path to a championship match at All In next year.

Andy

@andy.wrestlejoy.com

It is so cool to know so many of us are watching this. #AEW

7145d ago

CaptainGrapeDrink

@cgd-2.bsky.social

I hope that bag of orange slices is still backstage for all this blood loss. #AEW #ForbiddenDoor 🤼

4145d ago

Reganelite 💙

@reganelite.bsky.social

Dave Meltzer believes AEW in 2026 the strongest it's been since 2021, and their roster depth/utilisation is better than even late ‘90s WCW. #AEW

3244d ago

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Michael2

The pieces are there to have a very strong All In show in August

Just Call Me Amanda🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

@amandabf.bsky.social

"Listen, all I'm saying is Five Guys gives entirely too many fries! I don't need to eat 4 potatoes in one sitting. That's just crazy talk!" #AEW

Marina Shafir and Jon Moxley clearly debating the merits and demerits of too many carbohydrates in one meal

3044d ago

optiMSTie

@optimstie.bsky.social

Wrestling is absolutely fucking insane, and bless it forever for that. #AEW #AEWForbiddenDoor #WrestleSky 🤼

John Oliver saying "Wrestling is better than the things you like" on Last Week Tonight.

2645d ago

Coratee (Garfield Era)

@thecoratee.bsky.social

Popular opinion: unless the matches are bad a PPV *should* be long. People spent $40 on that. #AEW

2544d ago

Michael Brooks 🇬🇧 💯

@michael.brooks4.com

Ring of Honor on Instagram posted this highlight reel of Lio Rush in Forbidden Door 🖤🖤🖤 #AEW

2644d ago

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Riley Paige, Magical Girl Jones 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈16

I genuinely could not be happier for Lio Rush that he has found such an audience for the Blackheart gimmick. This man deserves the world and I am so happy the aew audience is giving that to him. #ForbiddenDoor 🤼

Robert the Battletoad2

To think that 24 hours prior, he had an absolute banger of a match with Shotzi Blackheart. MAKE IT RAIN! Also, the LIO CHANT! #AEW #ForbiddenDoor

Tony Miller

@beardedrogue.bsky.social

It’s nice to see that Swerve was able to gather enough aura for his entrance after Thekla burned it all up earlier in the evening. #AEW

2445d ago

SSOblivion (Joe)

@ssoblivion.bsky.social

How badly I wish he'd used the superior Bane. #ForbiddenDoor 🤼‍♂️ #AEW

1845d ago

Kierya

@kierya.bsky.social

I fucking love professional wrestling. So so so good. What a show and it's not even over. #aew #forbiddensoor

1745d ago

Zak Kinsella

@zakkinsella.bsky.social

Can I get a Fuck Don, Fuck ICE variant of that shirt? #AEW #AEWForbiddendoor #ForbiddenDoor

1545d ago

Eric Gambit

@ericgambit.bsky.social

If we're being honest, I would not trade Thekla for both Stephanie Vaquer AND Guilia. Thekla is on the fast track to Legendary status. That match was as much a main event as anything else. Thekla, Mercedes, Athena & Toni Storm are about to redefine the sport of Kings over the next 5 years #AEW

1444d ago