Tim and Dug are back to break down AEW Dynamite’s go-home show for Forbidden Door: a show with a lot of strong wrestling, some really useful video packages, and a Forbidden Door build that still feels a little…weird.

This week, we talk about Will Ospreay vs. El Phantasmo, Swerve Strickland vs. Daniel Garcia, Jack Perry vs. Zack Sabre Jr., the Young Bucks vs. TMDK, Ricochet vs. Konosuke Takeshita, and the latest in the Don Callis Family vs. Conglomeration story. We also dig into Harley Cameron’s win over Marina Shafir, the Mercedes Moné/Maya World video package, Thekla’s continued presentation, and what AEW did — or didn’t do — to make Forbidden Door feel special.

Plus: the late kickouts and referee issues that AEW has to clean up, why the closing brawl fell flat, whether the Mark Briscoe/MJF stipulation gives too much away, how New Japan and CMLL factor into this year’s Forbidden Door, and whether this version of the event still has the same magic.

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(00:00) - Intro: Forbidden Door go-home show and the donut recovery plan
(01:36) - Heat Check: What worked on AEW Dynamite
(04:07) - The mid column: Team Briscoe, Renee, and Cope & Cage vs. The Dogs
(07:27) - Late kickouts, referee problems, and why AEW has to clean this up
(15:05) - Mark Briscoe’s promo, Tony Schiavone’s rough night, and the odd go-home vibe
(19:51) - Why the Forbidden Door build feels different this year
(21:03) - Death Riders vs. Brodido & Místico
(24:59) - Team Briscoe backstage segment
(26:20) - Marina Shafir vs. Harley Cameron
(30:58) - Maya World, Mercedes Moné, and a strong Forbidden Door video package
(34:07) - Will Ospreay vs. El Phantasmo
(39:27) - New Japan, CMLL, visa issues, and Forbidden Door’s future
(43:15) - Swerve Strickland vs. Daniel Garcia
(46:19) - Don Callis Family, MJF, Andrade, and RPG Vice
(48:14) - Jack Perry vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
(53:33) - Young Bucks vs. TMDK and the Elite/TMDK fallout
(55:40) - Red Velvet vs. Queen Aminata, plus a door-to-door sales interruption
(01:01:16) - Cope & Cage, The Dogs, and the backstage fight
(01:02:29) - Ricochet vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the International Championship
(01:03:21) - Why the main event should have closed the show
(01:04:54) - The closing brawl that felt too scripted
(01:09:34) - Mark Briscoe, MJF, and the Jay Driller prediction
(01:12:00) - Final Forbidden Door thoughts
(01:14:28) - Thekla, Starlight Kid, Thunder Rosa, and underbuilt matches

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