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AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Predictions | WrestleTalk Podcast
Luke and Tempest give their predictions for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024!
02:30 - Kris Statlander and Momo Watanabe vs. Willow Nightingale and Tam Nakano
05:26 - The Elite vs. The Acclaimed and Hiroshi Tanahashi
09:37 - Chris Jericho, Big Bill and Jeff Cobb vs. Hook, Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata
13:16 - Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi
15:36 - MJF vs. Hechicero
17:39 - Jon Moxley vs. Tetsuya Naito
21:00 - Orange Cassidy vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
22:50 - Toni Storm vs. Mina Shirakawa
26:07 - Mercedes Moné vs. Stephanie Vaquer
28:53 - Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mark Briscoe vs. Jack Perry vs. El Phantasmo vs. Dante Martin vs. Lio Rush
33:20 - Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay
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[@cjpalmisano4366]

Ross over at Cultaholic had a very good pitch in their predictions video, and that’s MJF costing Will. Because MJF is jealous of Will for taking his spot

[@chrisconnor2205]

Luke wearing one of Dan's shirts lol

[@SupportEachOther4ever]

Luke realized one of the fewest accolades he doesn’t have is deepest v and is challenging Dan for that

[@MultiClassGeek]

Swerve winning with the Tiger Driver was my idea, and I’ve got the Omegachat reciept to prove it 😊😊

[@Whipster180]

I pray you are right! Insane finish idea, I hope they do it.

[@Cricketwithvvips]

Luke is everywhere, the workhorse

[@ApolloTheLeader]

Gonna be a sick ppv...for the sickos lol

[@ByronGiant]

Why has Yano not been on a Forbidden Door yet? I demand justice.

[@dunstanwilliams1207]

There are several reasons why Naito needs to win the title back. They need a champion in the G1 tour and for the rest of the year who is there to build WK.

[@EndParenthesis]

Yeah, and even with the whole "Naito will give Moxley his G1 spot" thing, not having Naito in the G1 would be a mad call unless there's a health reason or something. He is absolutely their most over guy right now. Which is another reason Naito should win here, Naito vs Whoever is likely gonna be a bigger draw for Wrestle Kingdom than Moxley vs Whoever, even if it is Shota. Mox vs Shota also doesn't really need the title.

[@dunstanwilliams1207]

@@EndParenthesis Mox vs Shota could only work if Shota was over already and he's not reached that level of love yet.

[@BB-ed4om]

Who?

[@JohnJohn-vv4ns]

​@@dunstanwilliams1207 who is the most over of the young guys ?

[@dunstanwilliams1207]

@@JohnJohn-vv4ns None of them. Tsuji and Shota are tied but nowhere near popularity for a Wk.

[@chocolatecoveredgames]

It's sad that Bryan Danielson vs. Shingo Takagi will only go 5 minutes because the Jericho match is going 38 minutes.😢

[@edwardreardon6170]

Read this and tried not crying 😂

[@bengunn1864]

This pay per view seems like a rotten steak and way over cooked but with great bread because of a few good wrestlers mostly nJp hope dave has extra lotion for his 2000 stars fest

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

Luke making '90s Black Cat blush with that plunging neckline! I am stoked for this show. What a card, and the hype is absolutely REAL. Cannot WAIT for Ospreay/Swerve. And I got goosebumps when Luke said "Swerve wins with the Tiger Driver." Oooo, that would be GOOD!

[@IfoundMyMarblesXOXO]

MJF X Hachicero is gonna be match of the night. The build to this match has been incredible. I don't think I have ever been more invested in a match. So much chemistry between the two. Hopefully we get a video package before the match to show the road we took to get to this.

[@thegreenpianist7683]

Lmao

[@BB-ed4om]

No one knows who that person is

[@dastardlywun]

You joke but it could 100% be match of the night

[@superlegoman2003]

​@@dastardlywunnot with Bryan/Shingo on the card

[@wolfwang8464]

Haha

[@petertaylor1695]

Dijak debuts would be cool. The follow up question imo would be how would be booked going forward?

[@BB-ed4om]

Who’s that

[@blasphemouscok]

probably like how every ex star who doesn't have main event status has been treated: come in, feud with a main eventer, lose, wrestle on rampage or collision forever

[@MZOPMB]

@blasphemouscok you forgot to add 'bad mouths the wwe' at the beginning and 'returns to wwe' at the end

[@LeonNeith8965]

Man forbidden door is like my least favorite part of the year for AEW. It reeks of Suvivor Series RAW vs Smackdown brand warfare for no reason whatsoever. At least we’re getting Ospreay vs Swerve I guess.

[@jasonwood999]

Exactly my thoughts... oddly, WrestleDream doesn't feel that way.

[@SageVallant]

I'm kind of hoping that Swerve wins and we go for a 3 way or 4 way for the main event at All In. Swerve as the champ, probably Hangman through the Owen, Will for the third man, and maybe MJF as well. Will becomes the champ. Hangman screws over Swerve somehow. MJF setting himself up to come back later (as a Heel) and eventually dethrone Will. I'm definitely one of the people hoping and praying for Swerve to win with the Tiger Driver.

[@joseconcepcion6949]

That is a dream match and good booking I love it

[@chocobosage]

Funnily enough, the certain person who didn't want it to happen, is still with Bushi Road. Just shuffled to a different position, hopefully TK doesn't try to gut Stardom too

[@funtimeswithtom4108]

So happy to see Tam Nakano on this card, easily top 2 wrestler in Stardom. My prediction/hope is when Storm and Mariah May do a post match beatdown on Mina that Tam makes the save and 2/3rds of Cosmic Angels reunite if even for just one night.

[@manishthapa871]

AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 Predictions: Swerve Strickland Jon Moxley Mercedes Mone Toni Storm Bryan Danielson Konosuke Takeshita The Elite MJF Orange Cassidy Chris Jericho, Big Bill & Jeff Cobb Lucha Brothers & Mistico Saraya Kris Statlander & Momo Watanabe

[@painetraitorent587]

I’ve been thinking about how much they could do with dragon winning the world title from swerve in wembley. Swerve going more and more insane because he couldn’t bare the pressure of being world champion whilst Bryan goes on one epic final run as world champion. Then have em run it back at Wrestledream where swerve can finally beat danielson in their home state.

[@ShooterSF]

Ohh the gauntlet match would have been an awesome idea. Instead of qualifiers or folks announcing themselves, have singles matches to be put in a separate bowl that the first 3 or 4 entrants are drawn from, increasing your chance to be involved before the finish.

[@tylermurin6168]

Concidering they dont want the bullet clubs touching...it should be mjf vs gabe kidd

[@vincentvalen72]

Well Hiromu's in a 6-man now against Lucha Bros/Mistico for Zero Hour as well. So wish granted :D

[@owaiscarneiro226]

I believe in joey handry

[@michaelorr8190]

That's about the only sensible thing I've seen or heard on here. Sorry, I'm just not a New Japan tool. A large percentage of us are, and have no clue who tf these people are. But we love Hendry here in the states!

[@shortesnameofalltime]

If Ospreay wins we riot right? RIGHT? R I G H T?

[@golagold9610]

Where is jamie hyter kenny omega dr brite baker DMD hangman Adampage adam cole

[@Griff88]

After smackdown this weekend there needs to be a review guys

[@MrStrawberry86]

Aew is proof that just putting on great matches isnt enough

[@davidyoung6649]

Why is there no live reactions to this show?

[@Floydpf]

That shirt looks really good on Luke

[@metalbudsgaming8371]

Swerve wins. Hangman vs Swerve at All In, and Ospreay vs MJF. They're planting the seeds of MJF turning heel because while hes been gone hes slowly realizing Ospreay has taken his spot as the top babyface.

[@blasphemouscok]

My prediction is that Prince Nana will slide the belt in after a ref bump and Swerve will hold pick up the title and have a "Will he do it, will he not?" moment and yeah he hoofs Will with the belt and hits the Tiger Driver to win. Then have the rematch at All In where Will doesn't hesitate and hits the Tiger Driver and Hidden Blade to win.

[@diabeticman2194]

I see Luke is taking a page from Dan’s dress sense; that’s a deep V in the shirt lol. As for my predictions: Willow’s team (guessing the babyface team wins as Stat’s winning the Owen match) The Elite (hoping for Billy Gunn/Okada at Wembley lmao, but Elite’s not losing here) MJF (I love the way Hechicero says MJF) Jack Perry (scapegoat’s the only winner here) Timeless Toni Storm (I’m 60/40 on this, but I think Toni retains) Mercedes (my joker pick; she’s not losing here) Not learning tree (think it’s time for the babyface’s to win. I do like naff Jericho heel heat tbh, that corn line was fantastic a few weeks ago) Orange (using go home math here with ZSJ winning on Dynamite) Danielson (he’s progressing to the final at least; also a match I’m very excited for) Mox (least confident match; a coin flip) Swerve (Ospreay shouldn’t win the big one yet)

[@carlosdigiorgi4856]

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[@AerialPenn]

Feels like this is the first time ive ever seen Naito in AEW and in singles action. That might be enough for me to watch the show.

[@peterdavies4166]

i thought suzuki pretty much left njpw now , this year he said he wanted to put more focus everywhere so maybe that is why

[@Nutroplix]

I didn’t know ELP was in the TNT title match, he’s the best it would be interesting if he won since he’s not signed

[@jamquick5298]

I was hoping for Mayu Iwatani and Selina de la Renta this year but will settle for Nakano and Vaquer.

[@garrymclaughlan6433]

I would have liked to have seen Sanata, enjoyed seeing him at other Forbidden Door events.

[@mudkipfan2420]

If britt / hayter / both can return on this ppv, one to challenge tbs title, one to challenge women’s title That would be dope

[@cheddarssalad1230]

The Women’s World is accounted for due to the Owen Hart. I pitch having a women’s Casino Gauntlet at All In and bring back at least Hayter for that. It would get 6 or 7 more women on the card without much fuss and the crowd will explode when a returning Hayter comes in as the last entrant and brings the Hayteraide. Though, someone else should get the pin because the match would probably be for a shot at the WWC and Mariah deserves to hold it until Wrestledream (if she wins)

[@cameronbriglin8522]

My picks are Swever Strickland, Testsuya Naito, Toni Storm, Meecedes Mone, Konosuke Takeshita, The Learning tree, The Elite, Saraya, Bryan Danielson, Zack saber Jr, MJF, Kriss statlander and Momo Watanabe, and Los Ingobernables De Japan.

[@Kickdoutofthehood]

Luke with that hamburger meat popping out.. we are here for it

[@VoiceOvReason]

They're not expanding the forbidden door to other companies because it makes sense, they're doing it because Tony has used NJPW as his feeding ground. How many people know anything about CMLL or Stardom? Tony has not done a good job in promoting, booking or even letting fans know who the wrestlers are and why they're fighting. Tony can only put 'dream' matches together, anyone can do that, it is undeniable at this point that Tony can't book a wrestling show, if he could he'd increase his viewing figures not consistently lose them like they have and then rely on sitcom shows to inflate their viewing numbers

[@dashmagnum427]

they ever defend the jam that jampionship at all anymore ?

[@kymonster5227]

This is gonna be my firsts ppv live I can't wait

[@BilingualRainbow]

Im so excited for Swerve and Will. But based on how the title matches have been booked the past few PPVs, there will be some interference causing Swerve to win. Will loosing clean to the top guy wouldn't hurt him. And if that happens it just makes Swerve look like he cant get the job done on his own. Hope I'm wrong and it's just a great match.

[@SupportEachOther4ever]

Feeling that Don Callis will get involved or maybe MJf especially with what happened on Dynamite

[@savvv5416]

This channel has gotten soo weak. Every show, every match has this great outlook. If thats the case why is Aew pulling a big half a milion viewers?😂😂😂 Even at thier lowest TNA was hovering around 800k during the Dixie era... Its time to admit backing the Jacksons was the wrong move

[@user-rx2hw8up2j]

Yeah these guys always see the bright side of things ...can't upset the the applecart

[@cheddarssalad1230]

That’s 800K in 2006 which is a modern 100k. The worst episodes of Enterprise on UPN were pulling 4 million.

[@MsM-kh9xg]

Weird that the IWGP global title isnt on the card. The whole idea of the championship is the champ goes out into the world to face challengers

[@JGB420]

Could be setting up for all In

[@charleszulas4021]

17 seconds after posting wow

[@SageVallant]

I want Okada and Suzuki in a comedy match.

[@mattthunder5759]

You can tell they pre recorded either before or after dynamite review because they added 2 or 3 more zero hour matches

[@TheMikeyChaos]

Nice shirt

[@joseconcepcion6949]

I think New York will show love for FD ppv it’s selling good

[@mdcyclo]

3 mins afrer

[@jonh9142]

What other companies could you see working into the next forbidden door?

[@MrThesupremeking]

Maybe MLW next year

[@luisspragg1546]

RevPro, MLW, DDT

[@BB-ed4om]

None. It has to stop. No one wants this.

[@robg8307]

​@@BB-ed4om why are you watching a video about it then?

[@TevorTheThird]

I just hope Swerve looks strong. Have Swerve force Will to use the Tiger Driver only for him to kick out anyways and win. The Will can rally and win the rematch later with said move. I don't want Swerve winning via an asterix.

[@joseconcepcion6949]

Will win lose and both will look strong swerve is the man I think hangman will get his win back and belt hangman will lose it fast to ? Maybe against mjf , will , maybe against Bryan then Bryan will retire as champ set up a tournament for belt maybe the continental tournament

[@Flawless2K12]

Samoa Joe vs Jeff Cobb. Thats it, thats all

[@GoldieVoerman]

Statlander is facing Willow in the Owen hart tournament

[@NickCorvello]

I find it weird that the Stardom/AEW combination preshow tag match was announced. It means either Willow or Stat is pulling double-duty that night

[@cheddarssalad1230]

@@NickCorvelloisn’t their match Wednesday?

[@vincentvalen72]

Maybe its possible they run G1 matches at All In? Is Naito's spot where Takeshita is?

[@evendrag6302]

HOLLO TEMPEST!

[@chadichaarani6958]

Tempest, they ain't having 80k at Wembley this year

[@jezpagotto2098]

This is the worst forbidden door card to date. There only 2 maybe 3 matches I'm excited for. The rest is just lacklustre.

[@JackVanFleet]

Hate to be the um actually guy but pretty sure I saw Shinto in the pre show last year, but yeah definitely not where you’d want him on the card

[@hydem04]

I thought Dan was bad, but Will Sat ever defend that Jampionship again? Shouldn't he be stripped of the title, since he hasn't done a single prediction contest since winning the darn thing?

[@joseconcepcion6949]

CML new Japan maybe aaa aew stardom I’ll skip just to save for All in I’ll tune in live pod cast doing this someone will post it live so I’ll be watching

[@markbrumby9493]

Sorry TEMPEST but ZSJ is winning the G1 and Tetsuya Naito is winning on Sunday because the champion should always be in the G1 then we get ZSJ vs Naito at Wrestlekingdon or we get it at ALL IN

[@superlegoman2003]

Why would two NJPW guys face each other at All In

[@BB-ed4om]

Forbidden door is what ruined AEW, it’s the reason for the declining ratings, has the least interest from aew fans who aren’t obsessive and chronically online, and when they started leaning into the unknown wrestlers from other countries people started tuning out. I’m sorry that’s the cold truth. No one in America cares about anyone that’s not in AEW. It’s ridiculous that Tony Khan thinks this would have any mainstream appeal whatsoever. He refuses to accept reality, so I don’t feel bad that the ratings and attendance are worse than they’ve ever been. These wrestletalk guys should be using this platform to push the company to do better than this.

[@OxfordDA98]

Tempest... you stirred something in my soul. Something I knew deep down but couldn't express... GIVE ME DARBY VS HIROMU!!! PUT IT IN MY VEINS NOW!!!

[@OxfordDA98]

HIROMU??!! THATS MAH BOI!! was my exact reaction

[@MrThesupremeking]

I wonder if Mox wins cause natio said in an interview that Mox beats him at the ppv. He would give Mox his spot in the G1 this year

[@joseconcepcion6949]

So happy you guys are into aew much love and respect 🫡 you guys know wrestling 🤼 No shills or bias