Hangman Page Wins Chaotic AEW World Title Match At Forbidden Door 2025

AEW brought a chaotic World Title match for Forbidden Door.

AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door went down at the O2 Arena in London. The AEW World Title was on the line, and that was quite a featured match on the card.

MJF was tricked into cashing in his guaranteed title match against Hangman Page. That being said, the match had an interesting stipulation. The title can change hands via a DQ or a count out, which puts the champion at a disadvantage.

This contest had a big match feel, thanks to the ring introductions from Justin Roberts. Once they got going, things were intense. The two eventually settled into the match, and then MJF gained control.

After the match went on for a while, MJF went out and cleared the timekeeper’s table to take it to the ringside area. He placed it, tablecloth and all, next to the ring, and he laid Hangman Page on it, however, the champion got up, and they fought on the apron. This resulted in Hangman hitting a moonsault into a tombstone on the outside of the ring.

Eventually, Hangman hit a Deadeye through the table while standing on the apron. This was a big moment, but he couldn’t capitalize as MJF was dead weight in the ring, but he got his foot on the ropes. The match kept going after that as Hangman tried to rally the crowd, but he took a shot to the face from a steel chair for his troubles.

Hangman Page took a tombstone from MJF on the broken table to bust him open the hard way. He laid on the outside of the ring and nearly broke a ten count. After that, MJF was busted open in a big way, and he bled all over the ring after taking a shot from Hangman in the ring. Fans chanted “you deserve it,” as MJF started to bleed thanks to the exposed turnbuckle.

Bryan Danielson said that they were leaving it all in the ring as the Beaded GOAT sat in on commentary. Fans were also chanting, “this is awesome,” as the two gathered themselves for the final stretch of the contest. After a long series of two and one counts, Hangman nailed a Deadeye for a near fall. Fans exploded after that as nearly 19,000 fans were on their feet chanting “AEW.”

Fans chanted, “fight forever” as the two continued. MJF got his Dynamite Diamond Ring out and handed it to Hangman Page, and then he spit on him. Hangman almost hit him with the ring, which would cause a DQ and a title change, but Page tossed the ring down before MJF pushed him into the referee. Then MJF nailed a Heatseeker as the referee counted to three, but Hangman’s foot was on the bottom rope the whole time. Suddenly, Mark Briscoe came out, but security had to hold him back as he was so angry about this injustice. Suddenly, Bryce Remsburg saw the foot on the rope and he said the match will continue.

After that, Hangman Page rallied and went for a Buckshot, but MJF hit a low blow. Eventually, MJF nailed Page with the steel case with his guaranteed contract, but Page kicked out. MJF put his ring on, but the referee stopped him. Then Page hit him with the steel contract case and he hit a Deadeye before nailing a Buckshot Lariat to win the match and retain his title. However, MJF still has his guaranteed titled shot at any time in the future.

We will have to see what AEW does in the future for the World Title scene. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess who will step up next.