Forbidden Door 2026

[Blehschmidt]

This show has been really good so far.

Omega/ZSJ, Pac/Umino, and Thekla/SLK have been the stand out matches, at least for me.

[Blehschmidt]

Mercedes/Maya was better than I thought it would be, despite Maya having some wardrobe/wig issues.

Cage match was ridiculous, over the top fun. Glad they are leaning into the fans being behind Andrade.

[sek69]

A great show. Long of course, but that's how AEW rolls, so its expected. Thekla vs all of Stardom has been my favorite feud of the year by miles. 

My only quibble is I would have had Maya win, but the post match seemed to telegraph that she's going to be the one who finally beats Athena for the title. 

[Tetsujin]

Omega/ZSJ was so unbelievably boring, such a generic, lame match. Not something really bad, but a kind of match I've seen soooo many times already, and done better, that I couldn't get behind it a single time. I can't believe Kenny dragged ZSJ, one of the most unique pro wrestlers today, to such an uninspiring performance.

Mox/Bandido and both Owen finals were pretty good. Maya World made herself the next big thing in the womens division with that performance. I liked Thekla/SLK too, that's the best SLK match of the few I've seen from her (I don't usually like STARDOM nowadays).

Glad Jay White is back and got the loudest pop of the night, but him being in the Edgverse and probably feuding with the Dogs for some time makes me roll my eyes. Tony Khan better put him on the world title scene right after Wembley.