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Twelve men walked through the “door of death” Sunday night at All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) Forbidden Gate with two goals in mind.
Mark Briscoe and his five team members were hoping to beat AEW World Champion MJF and the five members who were forced to support him in a steel cage match. If Briscoe’s team won, Briscoe would receive an AEW World Championship match against MJF.
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Andrade El Idolo enters the ring during New Japan Pro-Wrestling at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on January 5, 2026. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
AEW debuted a circular cage to keep all 12 men housed. The unique setup brought its own type of dangerous fun for each of the competitors. Thumbtacks were introduced into the mix, Kyle O’Reilly used a Nintendo Entertainment System as a weapon, Kevin Knight was shocked at the top of the cage and fell through a few tables and even Lio Rush made an appearance.
It all came down to whether Team Briscoe would be able to win over the Don Callis family and MJF. Andrade El Idolo, who was supposed to support MJF, had his own chance to put Briscoe aside. But he refused to take orders from MJF and took off his “Team DCMJF” jersey to reveal gear with some expletives aimed at the champion and Don Callis.
Kevin Knight falls from a cage at AEW Forbidden Door on June 28, 2026. (AEW)
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Andrade hit MJF with his signature backfist. Jake Doyle was perplexed and Andrade kicked him in the groin. Briscoe hit Doyle with a Jay Driller and pinned him.
Briscoe’s team of O’Reilly, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, Darby Allin and Konosuke Takeshita defeated MJF, Andrade, Doyle, Knight, Kyle Fletcher and Kazuchika Okada.
Konosuke Takeshita in action at AEW Forbidden Door on June 28, 2026. (AEW)
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Briscoe will get his AEW World Championship shot on “Dynamite” on Wednesday.
