The 2026 Forbidden Door was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and World Wonder Ring Stardom. It was the fifth annual Forbidden Door, and the first to be officially co-promoted by CMLL and Stardom.
๐ Event Details
The event took place on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. For the first time, Forbidden Door featured the finals of the men’s and women’s Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, becoming the third overall AEW PPV to play host to them.
The event went head-to-head with The Great American Bash, a livestreaming event and television special produced by WWE for its NXT brand. It was also set to go head-to-head with Slammiversary, a PPV event by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA); however, TNA moved Slammiversary to an earlier start time to avoid counter-programming.
๐ Main Event Results
Twelve matches took place on the card, including three on the Zero-Hour pre-show. In the event’s final match, which was promoted as part of a triple main event, Will Ospreay defeated Swerve Strickland to win the Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament.
The second main event, which was the penultimate match, saw Team Briscoe defeat Team DCMJF in Death’s Door. In the first main event, Mercedes Monรฉ defeated Maya World to win the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament for the second consecutive year, making her the first wrestler (male or female) to win the Owen Hart Foundation tournament twice and back-to-back.
๐คผ Other Notable Matches
In other prominent matches, Kenny Omega defeated Zack Sabre Jr., Jon Moxley defeated Bandido to retain the AEW Continental Championship, and Shota Umino defeated Pac to retain the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. The event was also notable for the return of Jay White, who had been out with an injury since April 2025.
๐บ Broadcast and Availability
Forbidden Door aired via PPV through traditional cable and satellite providers. In the United States, AEW PPV events are available on HBO Max at an exclusive rate for subscribers. The event was also available to livestream in the United States and internationally on Prime Video, PPV.com, and YouTube.
Additionally in the United States, the show was broadcast at Dave & Buster’s and Tom’s Watch Bar locations. Outside of the United States and Canada, the event was available to stream on MyAEW.
๐ Storylines and Build-Up
Forbidden Door featured 12 professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines. Storylines were produced on AEW’s weekly television programs, Dynamite and Collision, as well as shows produced by NJPW, CMLL, and Stardom.
On May 14, 2026, it was confirmed that Forbidden Door would once again host the finals of the annual Owen Hart Cup. The winners of the respective men’s and women’s tournaments would earn a match for the AEW World Championship and AEW Women’s World Championship at AEW’s flagship PPV event, All In, on August 30.
๐ Tournament Finalists
On the June 3 episode of Dynamite, Will Ospreay advanced to the finals of the men’s tournament, with Swerve Strickland advancing to the finals on the following week’s episode. On the June 17 episode of Dynamite, 2025 women’s tournament winner Mercedes Monรฉ advanced to the finals, with Maya World advancing to the finals on the June 20 episode of Collision.
โ๏ธ Key Challenges and Matches
On June 10 at Dynamite: Summer BlockBuster, NJPW wrestler Zack Sabre Jr. challenged AEW wrestler Kenny Omega to a match at Forbidden Door. Omega accepted the challenge. During Collision: Summer BlockBuster on June 13, AEW Women’s World Champion Thekla called out Stardom’s roster, and Starlight Kid accepted the challenge for the AEW Women’s World Championship at Forbidden Door.
Following MJF’s AEW World Championship victory over Darby Allin at Double or Nothing on May 24, Mark Briscoe challenged MJF for the title. On June 10 at Dynamite: Summer Blockbuster, Briscoe announced that Khan approved a match for Forbidden Door’s main event, set to be a six-on-six steel cage match between MJF’s team and Briscoe’s team, where if Briscoe’s team won, Briscoe would receive a world title match.
| Match | Winner | Stipulation | Championship/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland | Will Ospreay | Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament Final | Won the Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup |
| Team Briscoe vs. Team DCMJF | Team Briscoe | Death’s Door (six-on-six steel cage match) | If Team Briscoe won, Mark Briscoe would receive a world title match |
| Mercedes Monรฉ vs. Maya World | Mercedes Monรฉ | Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament Final | Won the Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup for second consecutive year |
| Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr. | Kenny Omega | Singles match | No championship at stake |