We see a video of "Hangman" Adam Page drinking alone in his home and then heading out interspersed with video of recent happenings in AEW.
We hear from The Learning Tree ("The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho, Big Bill, "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith) as they walk around backstage as they move around backstage and tell the trainer how to roll wrist tape. After hearing advice from Jericho to take a roll of wrist tape from the trainer's room in order to get free wrist tape, Bryan Keith steals a whole bunch of stuff from the trainer's room.
Mercedes Moné watches the next match from ringside.
Stephanie Vaquer beats Lady Frost. After the match, Vaquer and Mercedes Moné have a staredown in the middle of the ring. Vaquer leaves, then Mercedes is attacked from behind by Zeuxis, but she gets the better of her with a Backstabber. Vaquer gets back in the ring and thrust kicks Mercedes, then hits her with the package backbreaker before lifting up both the New Japan Pro Wrestling Strong Women's Championship and the TBS Championship.
Backstage, The Lucha Brothers (Penta el Zero Miedo and Rey Fenix) announce that at Forbidden Door, they and PAC have something special when Titan and Himoru Takahashi show up to challenge them to a trios match. Penta says PAC is focused on the men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, but he and Fenix have another partner in Mistico.
Serena Deeb beats Kelly Madan. After the match, Serena Deeb says she has fallen short on her quest to become AEW Women's World Champion, but she refuses to be put into wrestling purgatory. She says she is the best and demands someone to wrestle that is on her level. Serena Deeb's challenge is accepted by Riho, who has not been seen in some time, and the two of them have a staredown in the ring.
Backstage, "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho heads to the restroom and asks someone walking out if they have washed their hands, as germs spread easily this time of year. The person Jericho is talking to walks back into the restroom.
Backstage, Big Bill and "The Bad Apple" Bryan Keith learn about the Zamboni from "The Learning Tree" Chris Jericho. When Jericho checks on the Zamboni crew to see if they can man it properly, they are attacked by Samoa Joe, Hook and Katsuyori Shibata. The brawl soon spills its way into the crowd and then into the ring, then Jeff Cobb suddenly shows up and takes out Hook and Shibata before brawling with Joe, whom he takes out with ease. Jericho then raises Cobb's hand, revealing him to be his and Big Bill's partner at Forbidden Door.
We see a video package for Orange Cassidy vs. Zack Sabre Jr. at Forbidden Door.
Backstage, Orange Cassidy says things are not going great for him right now and that his world is falling apart, and tomorrow, he has a fight against the best technical wrestler. He wants to know where Zack Sabre Jr. was during his match when Zack finally shows up. Zack says he did not need to watch his match because he knows all of his tricks after a year and that Orange is out of ideas, but Orange says Zack has waited a year to be pinned with his hands in his pockets. Orange grabs Zack by the shirt collar, but Zack is unphased, saying he has already won.
Hechicero beats Kevin Blackwood by submission.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, "The Prodigy" Nick Wayne, Luchasaurus, Mama Wayne). Christian Cage says his eyes are squarely on the trios titles, as he has held AEW on his back for the past year and he deserves to be recognized as a champion. He says that all of the championship belts will look good on them when The Bang Bang Gang ("Switchblade" Jay White, "Rock Hard" Juice Robinson, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn) shows up. "Switchblade" Jay White asks Christian Cage if he has apologized to his family for saying "I Quit" before mocking the rest of The Patriarchy and telling Christian that the Switchblade Spotlight is too bright even for him.
Daniel Garcia beats The Butcher in "The Battle of Buffalo." After the match, Garcia raises The Butcher's hand, then the two of them head to the back together.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Will Ospreay, who is soon met by Don Callis and his family. Ospreay tells Callis that he can handle the weigh-in on his own, but tells Kyle Fletcher that Swerve Strickland will have his entire crew with him at the weigh-in and needs someone to have his back. Ospreay and Kyle leave, then Rush shows up and has a staredown with Callis.
We see another ad for Champs Sports' Brodie Lee classic Reebok sneaker, this time narrated by Brodie Lee Jr. aka -1. The shoes are available Monday.
Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Jack Perry. He says he never agreed to his match tonight and that he only teams with The Elite (Nicholas Jackson, Matthew Jackson, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada). Interim EVP Christopher Daniels shows up and tells him that if he does not wrestle tonight, he will be taken out of the TNT Championship Ladder Match at Forbidden Door.
Hikaru Shida beats "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo to advance in the women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament after hitting the Katana following a series of Victory Roll attempts. After the match, Deonna attacks Shida, but she is chased out of the ring by Thunder Rosa.
Karen Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh and Sonjay Dutt wish Jeff Jarrett the best of luck in the men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.
We see "Timeless" Toni Storm walk barefoot on broken glass as she talks about her entrance to her match at Forbidden Door.
"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita, El Phantasmo and "Scapegoat" Jack Perry beat Mark Briscoe, Lio Rush and Dante Martin in a trios match. After the match, Jack Perry attacks Takeshita from behind with the TNT Championship. This leads to everyone in the match fighting against each other, and Mark Briscoe climbs a ladder with the TNT Championship before leaping off and hitting everyone on the outside.
It is time for the weigh-in for Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship at Forbidden Door. Will Ospreay is weighed first, and he officially weighs in at 220 lbs. Swerve is weighed second, and he officially weighs in at 230 lbs. When it comes time for the official photographs, Swerve and Ospreay have an intense staredown and war of words, then Ospreay says he will knock the grills out of Swerve's mouth when he starts a new era. Swerve says all the pressure is on Ospreay, not him, and that he is the one on another level and the one who has been a world champion. He says he handles his business like a champion, then mentions his wife only to get piefaced. Security and posses move quickly into place to stop a brawl, and when things calm down, Ospreay hits Swerve with a Hidden Blade and knocks him out before holding up both the International and World Championships.
Here are the highlights from tonight's show!
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