AEW Forbidden Door 2026 predictions, preview and more

Forbidden Door is 1 of the much unsocial events connected the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) calendar.

The amusement brings successful wrestlers from AEW, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Stardom each connected 1 card. To heighten the stakes adjacent further, finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s and Women’s Tournaments volition besides conclude.

The paper for 2026’s iteration of Forbidden Door features 5 title matches. The lawsuit begins astatine 7 p.m. ET with the Buy In and the main paper begins astatine 8 p.m. ET astatine the SAP Center successful San Jose, California.

Read beneath for previews and predictions of each match.

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Skye Blue vs. Maika

Skye Blue and Stardom’s Maika volition vie connected the Buy-In information of Forbidden Door with a spot successful the TBS Championship Survival of the Fittest lucifer connected the line. The victor volition beforehand for a changeable astatine the TBS Championship, which was vacated by Willow Nightingale owed to an injury. Blue has been aligned with Thekla, who has vowed to destruct Stardom and New Japan. Blue volition springiness the Triangle of Madness’ archetypal deed astatine Stardom.

Prediction: Skye Blue wins this one.

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Megan Bayne and Lena Kross (c) vs. Thunder Rosa and Olympia for the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship

Megan Bayne enters the ringing during the Women's Pro-Wrestling "Stardom" All Star Grand Queendom astatine Yokohama Arena successful Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, connected April 26, 2026. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

Megan Bayne and Lena Kross, the Divine Dominion, person been connected a teardrop since winning the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship. The duo has dispatched each challenger successful their way. On Sunday, they volition conscionable Thunder Rosa and CMLL’s Olympia. The Divine Dominion’s prowess cannot beryllium overlooked here.

Prediction: Megan Bayne and Lena Kross retain.

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Adam Copeland and Christian Cage (c) vs. David Finlay and Clark Connors for the AEW World Tag Team Championship

Adam Copeland and Christian Cage triumph astatine AEW Double oregon Nothing successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

David Finlay and Clark Connors person targeted Adam Copeland and Christian Cage since Double oregon Nothing ended. Copeland and Cage couldn’t adjacent person their infinitesimal for flash photography with AEW fans. They’ve had to look implicit their shoulders astatine astir each AEW TV appearance. But the seasoned tag squad duo person lived up their impressionable careers wherever it has mattered the astir – successful the ring.

Prediction: Cope and Cage support the tag titles astir their waists.

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Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson vs. Místico and Máscara Dorada vs. Shingo Takagi and Titán

A triple-threat tag squad lucifer puts the champion of pro wrestling connected display. The Young Bucks instrumentality connected Místico and Máscara Dorada and Shingo Takagi and Titán. AEW, CMLL and NJPW volition beryllium connected show successful this lucifer successful what should beryllium a amusive one.

Prediction: Matt and Nick Jackson instrumentality location the triumph here.

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Jon Moxley (c) vs. Bandido for the AEW Continental Championship

Bandido enters the ringing during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling 'Best of Super Jr.' lawsuit astatine Korakuen Hall successful Tokyo connected May 24, 2019. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

Jon Moxley has held the AEW Continental Championship since Worlds End successful December and has defended the rubric each measurement of the way. Bandido offers a unsocial situation for Moxley, who likes to support his opponents grounded for the astir part. Bandido could propulsion disconnected the upset present astatine Forbidden Door and instrumentality a rubric disconnected a subordinate of The Death Riders.

Prediction: Bandido wins AEW gold

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Shota Umino (c) vs. Pac for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship

Shota Umino looks connected during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling property league successful Tokyo, Japan, connected April 3, 2026. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

New Japan’s Shota Umino volition instrumentality to an AEW ringing to support the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Pac. He won the rubric disconnected AEW’s Andrade successful a three-way lucifer astatine Dominion earlier this month. It is simply a large rubric defence arsenic helium goes up against the hard-hitting Pac. Should Pac and Moxley lose, The Death Riders volition beryllium without immoderate titles successful the faction.

Prediction: Umino retains the title

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Thekla (c) vs. Starlight Kid for the AEW Women’s World Championship

Thekla with the title astatine the AEW Double oregon Nothing lawsuit successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

Thekla’s warfare against New Japan and Stardom started astir instantly aft Double oregon Nothing. She enactment 3 challengers distant astatine the past pay-per-view and begged the Japanese pro wrestling promotions to nonstop their best. They obliged. Starlight Kid is simply a erstwhile Stardom champion and portion Thekla has the Triangle of Madness down her, Starlight Kid has Neo Genesis successful her corner. Thekla has proven to beryllium 1 of the fiercest women’s wrestlers successful the satellite and she volition beryllium it again connected Sunday night.

Prediction: Thekla retains successful a hard-hitting match.

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Mercedes Moné vs. Maya World

Mercedes Mone attacks Kris Statlander with the title loop during AEW Dynamite astatine the Wolstein Center successful Cleveland, Ohio, connected Oct. 30, 2024. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)

It each comes down to this. The Owen Hart Cup women’s last betwixt Mercedes Moné and Maya World with a changeable astatine the AEW Women’s World Championship connected the enactment astatine All In. Moné is the CEO and 1 of the champion successful the ring. She returned to AEW arsenic a chaotic paper entrant successful the tourney and has been connected a teardrop since then. World is an up-and-comer who is riding a question of momentum going into the final. World has proven much than susceptible to sound down immoderate hostile that stepped to her. It each culminates successful Sunday’s match.

Prediction: Mercedes Moné wins and goes to All In.

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Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

Kenny Omega enters the ringing during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Wrestle Dynasty lawsuit astatine Tokyo Dome successful Tokyo, Japan, connected Jan. 5, 2025. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)

Sometimes, a lucifer that is not successful the main lawsuit tin bargain the show. Pro wrestling fans saw that astatine Double oregon Nothing betwixt Konosuke Takeshita and Kazuchika Okada. Sunday whitethorn beryllium nary antithetic erstwhile Kenny Omega and Zack Sabre Jr. measurement successful betwixt the ropes for their apt classical that they volition enactment on. Omega and Sabre are 2 of the champion successful the satellite and what they volition bring to the ringing doesn’t needfully request to beryllium explained. Sit backmost and ticker this 1 intently.

Prediction: Kenny Omega takes attraction of Zack Sabre Jr.

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Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland

Will Ospreay makes his instrumentality astatine AEW Revolution successful Jacksonville, Fla., connected March 15, 2026. (AEW)

Will Ospreay has vowed, with each his being, that helium is going to main lawsuit All In astatine Wembley Stadium. He has kept his committedness truthful far, but faces a acquainted foe successful Swerve Strickland successful the finals of the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament. There’s a batch of emotion down the last present and it volition beryllium expressed during the match. Ospreay and Strickland some privation to beryllium connected apical of AEW and person proven to beryllium much than susceptible of taking connected that challenge.

Prediction: Will Ospreay volition spot his imagination realized and decision Swerve Strickland.

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Team Briscoe vs. MJF and The Don Callis Family successful a 12-man alloy cage match

MJF holds the AEW World Championship astatine AEW Double oregon Nothing successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 25, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)

AEW satellite champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman is putting Mark Briscoe done the wringer arsenic Briscoe tries to situation for his title. MJF has a laundry database of reasons wherefore Briscoe shouldn’t beryllium capable to marque the situation but he’s near disconnected a fewer things – Briscoe’s grit and heart. Briscoe and his squad volition person to bushed MJF and his squad successful a alloy cage lucifer for him to get that shot. Briscoe’s squad includes Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly, Konosuke Takeshita and Darby Allin. MJF’s squad includes Kevin Knight, Kyle Fletcher, Jake Doyle, Kazuchika Okada and Andrade El Idolo.

Prediction: Team Briscoe wins successful a brutal match.