(This post was continually updated as the show went on, to explain the comments speculating things contradictory to the post contents.)
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Will Ospreay returned to save Darby Allin from a Death Riders attack. FD will see Team Ospreay vs Death Riders in a Lights Out Steel Cage Match. I would expect that if Gabe Kidd is cleared that’s where he’ll fit in. Later in the show, Ospreay says that he called up Tanahashi, who agreed to be in the match. Yet later in the show the full Cage Match lineup is revealed: Ospreay/Darby/Tana/Ibushi/Omega vs Mox/Claudio/Gabe/Young Bucks.
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The mystery NJPW talent in the ???/Ishii/Hologram/Brody vs Fletcher/Josh/Young Bucks match was Hiromu Takahashi. After Hiromu pinned Josh Alexander with the new variant move “TIME BOMB Q”, it’s confirmed he’s the TNT challenger for FD.
Other notes:
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Also an FYI that they have seemingly confirmed the Hangman vs MJF World title match is for Forbidden Door, so that’s four AEW vs AEW matches and possibly a second straight year of an AEW vs AEW match main-eventing the show; unless they decide to go with the Cage Match.
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They also announced Cope/Christian vs Nick Wayne/Kip Sabian, so sorry Wayne vs Despe fantasy bookers.
by EffingKENTA