Before one can step through the Forbidden Door, one must prepare for Zero Hour. Or something like that.
Scotiabank Arena in Toronto is preparing for the second AEW x NJPW supershow, which once again is so stuffed with action featuring the stars of both companies that some of it needs to happen on the pre-show.\
A total of four matches will air live for free on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. One is an all-New Japan affair between United Empire and Los Ingobernables De Japon, while two are crossover bouts. There’s also a first round match in the Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament that pits ROH Women’s World Champion Athena against rising star Billie Starkz.
We’ll update this post live in real time as the matches unfold.
Forbidden Door 2023 Zero Hour results:
- Mogul Embassy (Swerve Strickland, Toa Liona, Brian Cage and Bishop Kaun) def. Chaos (Rocky Romero, Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta) and El Desperado when Strickland pins Romero
- Athena def. Billie Starkz by pinfall in a Women’s Owen Hart Cup Tournament first round match
- El Phantasmo def. Stu Grayson by pinfall
- Los Ingobernables De Japon (Bushi, Hiromu Takahashi and Shingo Takagi) def. United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher and TJP) by pinfall when Takagi pins TJP