Will Ospreay closed the weekend with fireworks, successfully defeating Swerve Strickland in the main event of AEW Forbidden Door 2026 on Sunday night from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Elsewhere across the card, Mercedes Moné earned another shot at the Women’s World Championship, Mark Briscoe won a ****** le shot against MJF, Jay White returned, Thekla wrecked Stardom, and Kenny Omega showed he’s still got it.
As we blitz into the summer months ahead of AEW All In at Wembley Stadium, here’s nine big takeaways from everything we just witnessed.
Will Ospreay is ready to fulfill his dream at Wembley.
It took everything he had in an Owen Hart Cup final that flip-flopped between Ospreay pouring blood and Swerve Strickland gushing puddles. The action was paced perfectly as Ospreay and Strickland picked their spots and extended the Match of the Night Year into a nail-biter.
The storytelling in this one was flawless, with Ospreay unable to get over the hump on his own and Strickland essentially laughing in his face through a crimson mask. As the Death Riders trotted to ringside, Ospreay’s no-sell on a House Call was chill inducing. Over the next few minutes, Ospreay pulled his past to the present, with callbacks to Jon Moxley, “Hangman” Adam Page, and ultimately a Tiger Driver to end Strickland’s night.