{"id":125471,"date":"2024-07-07T00:12:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T04:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=125471"},"modified":"2024-07-07T00:12:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T04:12:41","slug":"aew-njpw-2024-forbidden-door-media-scrum-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/07\/07\/aew-njpw-2024-forbidden-door-media-scrum-breakdown\/","title":{"rendered":"AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door 2024 &#8211; Media Scrum Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Forbidden Door 2024<\/strong><\/em> was another successful pay-per-view event for <em><strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong><\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/06\/28\/history-of-aew-x-njpw-forbidden-door\/\" target=\"_self\">This is the third <em>Forbidden Door<\/em> pay-per-view event, after previous successful years.<\/a> Like previous years, this year&#8217;s event included the crossover between <em>AEW<\/em> and <em><strong>New Japan Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/em>, but <em><strong>CMLL<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Stardom<\/strong><\/em> were also included this year.<\/p>\n<p>Following the event, <strong>Renee Paquette<\/strong> hosted a media scrum, where the wrestlers debriefed amongst the reporters and <strong>Tony Khan.<\/strong> They answered questions relating to what was next for them after Forbidden Door. Let&#8217;s take a look and break down what occurred during this media scrum.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2B0p7nfyJzs?si=cJI1xxAokI3mrLMs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mercedes Mon\u00e9<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mercedes Mon\u00e9 entered the scrum with her TBS Championship and the New Japan Strong Women&#8217;s Championship alongside Tony Khan. She began by addressing her win against <strong>Stephanie Vanquer<\/strong> and how she is the greatest luchador whom she ever stepped in the ring with.<\/p>\n<p>Mon\u00e9 then discussed <strong>Britt Baker&#8217;s<\/strong> return that night after she had been out for nearly ten months. She expressed her shock that Baker would have the audacity to come out during her celebration. Mon\u00e9 proceeded to say, with Khan in agreement, that she is the largest free agent to have ever been signed to AEW.<\/p>\n<p>Mon\u00e9 states, &#8220;I came here for a reason: to make women&#8217;s wrestling globalized, and now I can finally do that with the New Japan Strong Women&#8217;s Championship.&#8221; She proceeds to challenge anyone who wants to step up to her. Including anyone from any company, as long as they step up to her.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding her ankle injury, Mon\u00e9 assures us that she is feeling better than ever. Being a double champion now, she is excited for her career here and knows she is only getting started.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Zack Sabre Jr.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The next wrestler to join the scrum was Zack Sabre Jr., who won over <strong>Orange Cassidy<\/strong> earlier in the night. He started strong by saying how much respect he has for Cassidy. They have known one another for the past ten years but never had a match against each other. For both of them, this match was a long time coming.<\/p>\n<p>Sabre is glad with the match&#8217;s outcome, not only his victory but also the match itself. He acknowledged how Cassidy was close to winning at points of the match and feels that their story isn&#8217;t over. However, Sabre&#8217;s focus now is on the historic <em><strong>G1 Climax Tournament<\/strong><\/em>. His goal is to be on top of New Japan.<\/p>\n<p>A reporter noticed that Sabre and <strong>Bryan Danielson<\/strong> had each won a match against one another, and he wondered if there would be a third match as a tie-breaker. After joking around a little bit, Sabre expressed his desire to have another match against Danielson before he decided to step away from the in-ring competition.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Toni Storm and Mariah May<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Timeless&#8221; Toni Storm made her presence known during the media scrum. Storm was joined alongside Mariah May and <strong>Luther<\/strong>. She congratulated herself and May for their victories and intense matches that night.<\/p>\n<p>Storm begins to read off a paper of something she wrote, reflecting on everything that occurred that day. In doing this, she recited America the Beautiful, with a few minor changes in the song. However, she assured us that she had written that herself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mina Shirakawa<\/strong>, Storm&#8217;s opponent earlier in the night, was invited out by Storm. They did Shirakawa&#8217;s celebratory dance together before leaving without answering any of the media&#8217;s questions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C873B_jPQRG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C873B_jPQRG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Mariah May \u2661 \u30de\u30e9\u30a4\u30a2\u30fb\u30e1\u30a4 (@mariahmayx)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Swerve Strickland<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Strickland attended the media scrum following his phenomenal match against <strong>Will Ospreay<\/strong>. He praised Ospreay, saying, &#8220;He&#8217;s one of the best talents I&#8217;ve ever seen, and it&#8217;s going to be a long time before you find someone as special as him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9EEi5rOmhx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9EEi5rOmhx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Swerve Strickland (@swerveconfident)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They pushed one another to limits during that match, keeping the audience invested. However, it wasn&#8217;t just the match that kept them invested, but the story leading up to it.<\/p>\n<p>During the scrum, Strickland expressed the importance of telling a story in wrestling. He revealed that part of making a compelling story is fighting with your heart; the audience wants to feel what they are fighting for and what it means to them. The fans make a big match with their anticipation and excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward, Strickland would like to face Bryan Danielson one more time. There is a chance that will happen if Danielson wins the Owen Hart Tournament, which will be found out on July 10 when the finals take place. Strickland respects Danielson but wants to redeem himself from his previous loss against him.<\/p>\n<h3>Tony Khan<\/h3>\n<p>Khan remained at the scrum and was the last one to take questions from the media. He discussed the success of <em>Forbidden Door 2024<\/em>. It was the third straight year with over 11,000 fans in attendance and over a million-dollar live gate. The cable and satellite purchases won&#8217;t be known for a while, but he did say that there were plentiful digital buys.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing with crossover wrestling events, <em><strong>Wrestle Dynasty<\/strong><\/em> was announced earlier that night. This event will take place in Japan one night after <em><strong>Wrestle Kingdom<\/strong><\/em> in January 2025. It will be another combined event with AEW, ROH, NJPW, CMLL, and Stardom. It is expected to be another historic night that will feature phenomenal matches.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lcN7l1I9h1I?si=PxVjlR0UA9e-_d0z\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 AEW \u2013 Stay tun<\/em><em>ed to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can catch AEW Dynamite on Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS. AEW Rampage airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday night. AEW Collision airs Saturday at 8pm Eastern on TNT. More AEW content available on their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AEW\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forbidden Door 2024 was another successful pay-per-view event for All Elite Wrestling. This is the third Forbidden Door pay-per-view event, after previous successful years. Like previous years, this year&#8217;s event included the crossover between AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, but CMLL and Stardom were also included this year. 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