AEW's 2024 Forbidden Door PPV, held in collaboration with NJPW, STARDOM, and CMLL, was a successful event both in terms of ticket sales and live gate, drawing over 11,000 fans and surpassing $1 million. Highlights included Swerve Strickland defending the AEW World Championship against Will Ospreay, a six-man ladder match for the vacant TNT title, and Mercedes Mone competing against Stephanie Vaquer in a 'Winner Takes All' match. Notable matches featured Jon Moxley vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title and Toni Storm defending her AEW Women's World Championship against Mina Shirakawa. A major upset occurred when Mariah May pinned Saraya in the Women's Owen Hart Cup Tournament. Former WWE star Dijak teased his potential arrival in AEW, and Lio Rush suffered an injury during the TNT Title Ladder Match, sidelining him from future events.