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By Cory Strode on 2023-06-25 20:24:00

Welcome to PWInsider.com's Forbidden Door coverage!

ZERO HOUR

It is Sunday and it's time for the Zero Hour preshow for Forbidden Door from Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Scotiabank Arena. Renee Paquette and RJ City explain how to get the PPV tonight from the middle of the ring.

The announce team is Excalibur, Kevin Kelly and Chris Charlton

Brian Cage, Swerve Strickland, Kuan, and Toa Liona vs Trent Beretta, Chuck Taylor, El Desperado & Rocky Romero.

Rocky and Kaun, and Kaun shows Rocky in the corner both times they lock up. Rocky grabs an arm bar and tags in Trent, and Trent gets a cover for two9. Chuck tags in and they give a dual elbow drop.  Chuck gets worked over by Kaun, but he is able to escape and tag in Trent after they tag in Lona. and all 8 men start fighting in the ring.  Trent and his team all dive onto the Embassy on the floor.

Back in the ring, Liona works over Trent, and knocks him to the floor where Kaun nails him and rolls him back in the ring for Liona to get a two count. Swerve hits a brain buster for two. Kaun tags in Keeps Trent from tagging.  He puts Trent on the top, and Trent gives back elbows to knock Kaun to the mat. Cage grabs Trent while on the apron and gives him a Death Valley Driver on the apron. 

Trent crawls toward his corner, but his team is knocked off the apron. The Embassy hits Trent in the corner with charges, but 

Desperado tags in and cleans house. Desperado’s team gives the people what they want, but the Embassy breaks it up and Desperado is covered for two. Rocky is able to tag in and everyone gets to hit a finishing move on the last person to hit a finishing move. Trent is tagged in and he and Chuck his Strong Zero on Swerve, broken up byu Kaun. Rocky is tagged back in and Swerve gets the Diamond foot stomp for the pin and the win.

Winners: Brian Cage, Swerve Strickland, Kuan, and Toa Liona 

Athena vs Billie Starkz Owen Hart Tournament

Athena asks to shake hands, and when Billie does, Athena tries to attack, but Billie hits a series of kicks and covers for two. They run the ropes and Billie gets a front brain buster for two. Athen tries to get to the floor, but Billie stops her. Athena gets a head scissors and drives Billie into a turnbuckle. Athena gets a snap suplex followed by a slam. Billie takes a kick to the ribs and struggles to get up. 

Athena whips her into the corner and then slams her to the mat by her hair. Athena gets another kick to the ribs, and Billie is in pain. Athena goes to the top and leaps, but Billie hits her with a kick and follows with a death valley bomb for two. Billie gets a snap mare and goes to the top. Athena hits the ropes, knocking Billie down. They fight on the top and Athena gets a hurricanrana, followed by a power bomb, a kick and covers for two.

They throw forearms in the middle of the ring, then they trade shotgun drop kicks. Billie misses with one and then Anthena misses hers. Billie covers for two. Billie goes up top and Athena goes to the apron. Billie leaps, but Athena dodges and Billie hits the apron and rolls to the floor. Athena rolls her into the ring, lifts her and drops her across her knees for the pin and the win.

Winner and going on in the Owen Hart Tournament: Athena

Stu Grayson vs El Phantasmo

They shove each other, and then Stu kicks ELP and beats him down in the corner, ELP charges Stu and takes him down. He hits a drop kick off the ropes and goes to hit an arm drag with rope leaps, but Stu stops him with a kick and drops ELP and covers for one. They trade chops seeing who is tougher. They then trade slaps, moving to strikes, and ELP hits a purple nerple. Stu knocks ELP down on the apron and leaps onto him over the top rope. 

They run the ropes and ELP hits a tope to the floor. He rolls Stu into the ring, hits a senton, a loin sault and covers for two. Stu slams ELP and then hits an F5 for two. Stu goes to the top and ELP hits a rising kick followed by a hurricanrana from the top. ELP hits Thunder Kiss 86 for two. Stu hits a series of stomps and kicks before going to the top for a 450 splash for two. ELP hits a DDT from the ropes, followed by an underhook facebuster for the pin and the win.

Winner: El Phantasmo

TJP, Kyle Fletcher, Jeff Cobb vs Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, BUSHI.

United Empire attacks before the bell and all six men are fighting. TJP works over BUSHI in the ring, and then tags in Kyle. Kyle keeps up the attack, and the keep BUSHI in their corner when Cobb tags in BUSHI gets a few blows before Cobb taks over again. BUSHI escapes a brain buster and is able to tag in Taka and is able to take out all of the Empire members. He finally nails Cobb with a drop kick for a one count. 

Taka tries for a rana, but Cobb blocks it and hits an overhead suplex. Shingo is tagged in as is Kyle and they trade blows. Kyle hits a snap suplex and gets a trust kick. TJP tags and all three men splash into Shingo and the tag team siren goes off and all six men fight in the ring. Shingo gets a death valley driver on TJP. Shjingo’s team works over TJP, and the pin in broken up by Cobb.

BUSHI dives into Kyle, and TJP is able to get a block and pin on Shingo. Shingo hits Made In Japan on TJP for the pin and the win. 

Winners: Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, BUSHI.

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