AEW and NJPW to hold Forbidden Door PPV on June 28

June 23, 2026

AEW, NJPW, STARDOM and CMLL will present the Forbidden Door event live on HBO Max PPV this Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern.

The card features the Owen Cup Men's Final between Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay. The winner earns a spot in the main event of AEW All In London for the AEW World Championship.

A six-on-six steel cage match will also take place. MJF and The Don Callis Family face Konosuke Takeshita, Sussex County Chicken, Darby Allin, Orange Cassidy, KOR Combat and Roderick Strong. If Briscoe's team wins, he receives an AEW World Title Shot.

Tensions between Strickland and Ospreay escalated during a face-to-face meeting on AEW Dynamite. HBO Max members can order the event now for a discount.

What people are saying

Fans express excitement for matches like Omega vs ZSJ and Thekla's role, while others criticize the card as underwhelming, too AEW-centric, or lacking genuine interpromotional appeal, with some calling for it to be the last event.

Official poster for Kenny Omega vs Zack Sabre Jr. this Sunday at Forbidden Door PPV. 🔥🚪

The God of Pro Wrestling.
The Best Technical Wrestler in the World. pic.twitter.com/g2nUNnmDdl

— Drainmaker (@TheDrainmaker) June 23, 2026

AEW consistently produces some of the strongest pay-per-views in wrestling, and their PPVs honestly remind me of NJPW’s 2013–16 run in terms of in-ring quality and big-show consistency. That said, I understand the criticism of Forbidden Door feeling too AEW-centric. Shota Umino,… https://t.co/J8rRCJ97vf

— TheCrownedOne (@TheCrownedOne11) June 21, 2026

Death, Taxes and “This should definitely be the last Forbidden Door PPV” #aewforbiddendoor #aew

— 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵 (@TheNicSoapdish) June 23, 2026

This match was announced and nothing, and i'm telling you, literally nothing was gonna make me not care about this Forbidden Door, the PPV could've been this match only and still would've paid for it https://t.co/KUvVnZS9vl pic.twitter.com/nxV7NqEa0u

— Kal🎍 (@HijoDeWrestling) June 21, 2026

i feel like this has been the most underwhelming set up to a forbidden Door yet.

— Free Markets FTW🙏🇵🇸🇸🇩🇭🇹 (@zenrealtornyc) June 22, 2026

Sources

• https://x.com/AEW/status/2069578754561581519
• https://x.com/AEW/status/2069568686223208918
• https://x.com/AEW/status/2069254115595841942
• https://x.com/AEW/status/2069510808732872773

#AEWxNJPW #ForbiddenDoor
8e/5p, HBO Max PPV
This Sunday, 6/28!#OwenCup Men's Final@SwerveConfident vs @WillOspreay
Ospreay and Strickland battle for a chance to fight in the Main Event of #AEWAllIn London for the AEW World Championship!
Swerve vs Ospreay
THIS SUNDAY, 6/28! pic.twitter.com/7gTu04QY9P

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 24, 2026

Tensions reached a fever pitch ahead of @SwerveConfident & @WillOspreay's match in the #OwenCup Finals when they met face-to-face on #AEWDynamite!

See who earns their spot in the #AEWAllIn London Main Event on #ForbiddenDoor, THIS SUNDAY! pic.twitter.com/SwvWLwlH5U

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 23, 2026

THIS SUNDAY 6/28!

AEW, NJPW, STARDOM & CMLL present a huge night of action LIVE on HBO Max PPV with #ForbiddenDoor!

If you're an @HBOMax member, you can get a discount by ordering the event on HBO Max PPV RIGHT NOW! pic.twitter.com/T4x53WTFxU

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 23, 2026

#ForbiddenDoor
8e/5p HBO Max PPV
THIS SUNDAY
Steel Cage Match@The_MJF/@TheDonCallis Family vs Konosuke Takeshita/@SussexCoChicken/@DarbyAllin/@OrangeCassidy/@KORCombat/@RoderickStrong
If Briscoe's team wins, he gets an AEW World Title Shot!
6-on-6 in a STEEL CAGE, THIS SUNDAY! pic.twitter.com/XY7zuWkblG

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 23, 2026